BA Spanish and History of Art
About this course
BA in Spanish and History of Art, a degree spanning Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies and History of Art. Core topics include Research Methods. This four-year course includes a compulsory year abroad spent abroad in terms one and two. The first year introduces foundational concepts through History of Art and its Objects, Spanish Language I, and First-Year History of Art Survey (1): Premodernity to c. 1600. The second year advances studies with modules such as Advanced Lecture in the History of Art (1) A, Spanish Language II, and optional choices like The History of the Category 'Art'. The third year consists of SELCS Year Abroad Term 1 and SELCS Year Abroad Term 2. The final fourth year features Spanish Language III alongside optional modules including BA Dissertation in History of Art, Architecture and the Modern City, and Spanish Film from the 1990s: New Ways of Seeing (II).
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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 100%: 7 offers from 7 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 44 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 82%
- Academic support: 96%
- Organisation and management: 87%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 88%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 75 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 91%
- Left higher education: 9%
What graduates do next
Based on about 62 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 69%
- Working and studying: 8%
- Further study: 18%
- Unemployed: 2%
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: 81%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 79%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 61%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 335 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 4%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 60%
- South East: 13%
- South West: 4%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 55 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 76%
- Baccalaureate: 13%
- A degree: 7%
- Other HE qualification: 2%
- Other qualifications: 3%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- History of Art and its Objects
- First-Year History of Art Survey (2): c. 1600 to the Contemporary
- First-Year History of Art Survey (1): Premodernity to c. 1600
- Spanish Language I
- Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Studies 1
- Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Studies 2
- Advanced Lecture in the History of Art (1) A
- Advanced Lecture in the History of Art (2) A
- Spanish Language II
- The History of the Category 'Art'
- Methodologies of Art History
- Methodologies of Making
- Theory and History of Conservation
- Prints and Printmaking
- Questions of Feminism in Modern and Contemporary Art
- Short Undergraduate Course in History of Art post 1800
- Action Re-action
- Imagining Jerusalem in the Middle Ages
- Empires of Africa
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 1
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 2
- Spanish Language III
- Architecture and the Modern City
- BA Dissertation in History of Art
- South African Photography: From Colonialism to the Contemporary
- On Property: Photography, Land and Labour in America
- Sex and Gender in Medieval Art
- Colonial/Modern: Indigenous Art Past and Present
- Cut/Switch/Swipe: Technologies in Modern and Contemporary Art
- What is Asian Feminist Art?
- Reimagining Museum Narratives: Storytelling through Materials and Making
- Spanish Film from the 1990s: New Ways of Seeing (II)
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Spanish and History of Art at University College London earn?
The median salary is £29,000 after 15 months, £28,500 after 3 years, £39,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £29,500 and £53,500. The £39,000 median after five years is £6,000 more than the UK median for Iberian studies.
What do graduates of BA Spanish and History of Art at University College London do next?
94% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Spanish and History of Art at University College London?
95% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BA Spanish and History of Art at University College London?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 173 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Spanish and History of Art at University College London?
100% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 7 offers from 7 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Spanish and History of Art at University College London include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Spanish and History of Art at University College London?
91% of students continued into their second year, and 9% left higher education.