BA Russian and Spanish
About this course
BA in Russian and Spanish, a degree in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies and Russian Studies spanning two academic departments. Core topics include Research Methods. The third year consists of an integrated year abroad, and the final year includes advanced language study alongside optional modules. The first year introduces foundational themes through compulsory modules such as Introduction to Russian Studies I, Spanish Language I, and Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Studies 1. The second year continues language development with Spanish Language II alongside optional study in subjects like Russian Poetry from Pushkin to Brodsky and Chekhov: The Quest for Freedom. The third year involves a period spent abroad in relevant language regions. The final year consolidates fluency through compulsory modules including Comprehension of Russian (Year 4), Use of Russian (Year 4), and Spanish Language III, while offering choices such as Contemporary Art and Politics in Eastern Europe and Russia and the SSEES Research Project (Half).
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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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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 94%: 16 offers from 17 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
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 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
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 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to Russian Studies I
- Introduction to Russian Studies II
- Spanish Language I
- Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Studies 1
- Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Studies 2
- Comprehension of Russian (Year 1A)
- Use of Russian (Year 1A)
- Comprehension of Russian (Year 1)
- Use of Russian (Year 1)
- Russian Short Fiction from Romanticism to Postmodernism
- Representations of Russia
- Russian and Soviet Cinema: History, Ideology, Society
- Spanish Language II
- Minority Languages of Russia: Cultural, Linguistic Diversity and Endangerment
- Comprehension of Russian (Year 2A)
- Use of Russian (Year 2A)
- Comprehension of Russian (Year 2)
- Use of Russian (Year 2)
- Russian Poetry from Pushkin to Brodsky
- Russian and Soviet Cinema: Gender, Sexuality, and Biopolitics
- Chekhov: The Quest for Freedom
- The Person, Love and Utopia in Russian Thought
- Identities in Nineteenth-Century Russophone Literature
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 1
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 2
- Year Abroad Term 1
- Year Abroad Term 2
- Comprehension of Russian (Year 4)
- Use of Russian (Year 4)
- Spanish Language III
- Narratives of Exile
- Contemporary Art and Politics in Eastern Europe and Russia
- Old Church Slavonic and Comparative Slavonic Grammar as a Language Learning Strategy
- SSEES Research Project (Half)
- Chekhov: The Quest for Freedom
- The Person, Love and Utopia in Russian Thought
- Soviet Literature in Revolution: Experiments with Fictional Forms, 1917-1953
- Russian and Soviet Cinema: Innovation and Experiment
- Contemporary Russian Cinema
- Russian Poetry in the Silver Age
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Russian 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 Russian 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 Russian 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 Russian 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.
What is the offer rate for BA Russian and Spanish at University College London?
94% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 16 offers from 17 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Russian 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 Russian and Spanish at University College London?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.