BA Spanish and Yiddish
About this course
BA in Spanish and Yiddish, a modern languages degree spanning Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies and Modern Languages. Core topics include Research Methods. The course includes an integrated year spent abroad to immerse students in the relevant societies. The first year covers language acquisition and cultural foundations through Kita Alef: Introduction to Jewish Studies, Yiddish Language 1, Spanish Language I, and Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Studies 1. The second year builds proficiency with Yiddish Language 2 and Spanish Language II, alongside optional modules such as Yiddish Women Writers and History of Colonial Latin America. The third year consists of study abroad periods including SELCS Year Abroad Term 1 and Hebrew and Jewish Studies Study Abroad 1. The final year centers on advanced study through Spanish Language III, with options like Dissertation and Golden Age Drama: Plays, Players and Playing in Early Modern Spain.
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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 32 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 92%
- Learning opportunities: 79%
- Assessment and feedback: 81%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 67%
- Learning resources: 85%
- Student voice: 65%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 100 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 12%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 3%
What graduates do next
Based on about 13 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 75%
- Further study: 15%
- Unemployed: 5%
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: 90%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
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 60 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 75%
- Baccalaureate: 9%
- A degree: 2%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
- Other qualifications: 3%
- No formal qualifications: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Kita Alef: Introduction to Jewish Studies
- Yiddish Language 1
- Spanish Language I
- Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Studies 1
- Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Studies 2
- Yiddish Language 2
- Spanish Language II
- Yiddish Women Writers
- 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
- Hebrew and Jewish Studies Study Abroad 1
- Hebrew and Jewish Studies Study Abroad 2
- Spanish Language III
- Dissertation
- Final Year 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
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Spanish and Yiddish 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 Yiddish 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 Yiddish at University College London?
92% 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 Yiddish at University College London?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 156 UCAS points.
Does BA Spanish and Yiddish 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 Yiddish at University College London?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 12% left higher education.