BA Romanian and Spanish
About this course
BA in Romanian and Spanish, a Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies and Russian Studies degree spanning the study of language, literature and culture. Core topics include Research Methods and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The programme spans four academic years and includes a compulsory year abroad. The first year covers foundational language acquisition through modules such as Romanian Language Level 1, Spanish Language I, Literature and Memory, and War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema. The second year continues language development with Writing from the Other Europe, Romanian Language Level 2a-Comprehension, Romanian Language Level 2b - Production, and Spanish Language II. The third year is spent abroad. The final year focuses on advanced proficiency and study through Romanian Language Level 3a - Comprehension, Romanian Language Level 3b - Production, Romanian Literature 3, and Spanish Language III. Optional modules allow students to explore subjects such as Crime Fictions in Latin America, Film Adaptation in the Americas, and Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas: The Native Peoples of the Americas prior to the Spanish Conquest, with an option to complete a 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
- Romanian Language Level 1
- Spanish Language I
- Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Studies 1
- Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Studies 2
- Reading European Literature: Period, Context, Text
- How to Read Film: Critical Analysis and Key Concepts
- Understanding History: Facts, Interpretations, Stories
- Introduction to the Study of Language and Linguistics
- Canons and Creativity: Period, Context, Text
- How Words Work: Sounds and Sense
- How Words Work: Meaning and Modularity
- Vampires, Society and Culture: Transylvania and Beyond
- Narratives of Exile
- Tales of the Unexpected: the Supernatural and Fantastic in Literature, 1800 - 1930
- Writing from the Other Europe
- Romanian Language Level 2a-Comprehension
- Romanian Language Level 2b - Production
- Introduction to Romanian Literature
- Spanish Language II
- Nationalism and Ethnicity in Contemporary Europe
- Utopias and Dystopias in Literature
- Theatre Translations and Adaptations
- Introduction to Film Genre
- Topics in Popular Film and Media
- Aspects of European Thought
- Cultures of Conflict
- Post-1945 European Literature
- Topics in Linguistics I
- Topics in Linguistics II
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 1
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 2
- Year Abroad Term 1
- Year Abroad Term 2
- Romanian Language Level 3a - Comprehension
- Romanian Language Level 3b - Production
- Romanian 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
- 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
- Activism, Film and Visual Arts in Latin America
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Romanian 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 Romanian 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 Romanian 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 Romanian 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 Romanian 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 Romanian and Spanish at University College London?
93% of students continued into their second year, and 6% left higher education.