BA Polish and Spanish
About this course
BA in Polish and Spanish, a Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies and Russian Studies degree spanning the humanities. Core topics include Research Methods. The course includes a compulsory year abroad split across terms. The first year covers the foundations through War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema, Literature and Memory, and Polish Language Level 1. The second year focuses on advanced language and regional studies through Writing from the Other Europe, Polish Language Level 2a-Comprehension, and Spanish Language II, with optional choices such as History of Spain in the Twentieth Century. Year three consists of a year abroad. The final year concludes studies with Polish Language Level 3a - Comprehension, Polish Literature 3, and Spanish Language III, alongside optional modules like Crime Fictions in Latin America and an optional Free-standing Dissertation.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB (Spanish required.) IB: 34 points (A total of 16 points in three higher level subjects, to include Spanish, with no higher level score below 5.)
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What students say
Based on about 70 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 85%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 80%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 75%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 60 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 93%
- Left higher education: 6%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 50%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 15%
- Unemployed: 20%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Sales occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 215 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 67%
- South East: 8%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 55 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 84%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- Access course: 1%
- A degree: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 3%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema
- Literature and Memory
- Polish Language Level 1
- Spanish Language I
- Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Studies 1
- Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Studies 2
- Writing from the Other Europe
- Polish Language Level 2a-Comprehension
- Polish Language Level 2b-Production
- Introduction to Polish Literature
- Spanish Language II
- What Women Want: Galdos and Pardo Bazan
- Womens Writing in Latin America II
- Spanish Narrative, Essay and Drama
- 20th Century Latin American Cinema: History, Politics, Aesthetics
- History of Colonial Latin America
- History of Spain in the Twentieth Century
- Cervantes and his World: Fiction, Empire and Subject
- Memoria, verdad y justicia in Argentine and Chilean Culture
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 1
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 2
- Year Abroad Term 1
- Year Abroad Term 2
- Polish Language Level 3a - Comprehension
- Polish Language Level 3b - Production
- Polish Literature 3
- Spanish Language III
- Free-standing Dissertation
- Spanish Film from the 1990s: New Ways of Seeing (II)
- Spanish and Latin American Studies: Cultural Dilemmas II
- The Battle for Memory in the Contemporary Spanish Novel: Part 1, The Transition to Democracy
- The Battle for Memory in the Contemporary Spanish Novel: Part 2, Democracy Consolidated
- Golden Age Drama: Plays, Players and Playing in Early Modern Spain
- Contemporary Catholicisms in Latin American Culture: Experimentation, Perversion, Revolution
- Crime Fictions in Latin America
- Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas: The Native Peoples of the Americas prior to the Spanish Conquest
- Film Adaptation in the Americas
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Polish and Spanish at University College London earn?
The median salary is £31,000 after 15 months, £31,000 after 3 years, £42,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £32,500 and £57,000. The £42,500 median after five years is £9,500 more than the UK median for Iberian studies.
What do graduates of BA Polish and Spanish at University College London do next?
75% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Polish and Spanish at University College London?
85% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BA Polish and Spanish at University College London?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 150 UCAS points.
Does BA Polish and Spanish at University College London include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Polish and Spanish at University College London?
93% of students continued into their second year, and 6% left higher education.