BA Spanish and Portuguese
About this course
BA in Spanish and Portuguese, a Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies degree centred on the study of language, literature, and culture. The course includes a compulsory year abroad spent immersed in relevant societies. The first year covers initial foundations through Introduction to Portuguese Language and Lusophone Culture, The Brazilian Novel, and Spanish Language I. The second year builds proficiency via Intermediate Portuguese Language and Lusophone Culture and Spanish Language II, alongside optional modules covering topics such as Afro-Brazilian Literature in Translation, Spanish Narrative, Essay and Drama, and History of Colonial Latin America. The third year consists of SELCS Year Abroad Term 1 and SELCS Year Abroad Term 2. The fourth year concludes the degree with Advanced Portuguese Language and Lusophone Culture and Spanish Language III, supported by options including Short Fiction and the Making of Modern Brazil and Crime Fictions in Latin America.
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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%: 17 offers from 18 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 16 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 78%
- Learning opportunities: 67%
- Assessment and feedback: 69%
- Academic support: 78%
- Organisation and management: 39%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 51%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 40 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 75%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 10%
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 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 95%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to Portuguese Language and Lusophone Culture
- Introduction to Portuguese Literature
- The Brazilian Novel
- Spanish Language I
- Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Studies 1
- Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Studies 2
- Intermediate Portuguese Language and Lusophone Culture
- Spanish Language II
- The Golden Age of Portuguese Travel Literature
- Afro-Brazilian Literature in Translation
- 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
- Advanced Portuguese Language and Lusophone Culture
- Spanish Language III
- Portugal and Its Empire in the 20th Century: Trajectories and Memories
- Short Fiction and the Making of Modern Brazil
- 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
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Spanish and Portuguese 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 Spanish and Portuguese at University College London do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Spanish and Portuguese at University College London?
78% 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 Portuguese at University College London?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 167 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Spanish and Portuguese at University College London?
94% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 17 offers from 18 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Spanish and Portuguese 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 Portuguese at University College London?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.