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  • Spanish and Latin American Studies (BA)
  • 2012/2013 entry
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  • Assessment

    • You will complete an average of six language assignments a year and sit written and practical examinations in the summer term. For most literature and culture modules, you must complete two essays a year, and sit written examinations in the summer term.

  • Attendance
      • Two–three evenings a week.
      • One–two evenings per week (decelerated).
      • October–June.
  • Duration
      • Four years part-time.
      • Six years decelerated.
  • Entry requirements
      • You can join this programme with Portuguese or Spanish at any level, from complete beginners to proficiency (native speakers are welcome to apply).
      • Admission is based on a written test and interview and a Spanish OR Portuguese language entry test (except for complete beginners).
        No formal qualifications required for applicants over 21. Information for applicants under 21 can be found on our website.
      • English language requirements (for non-native speakers): Our normal requirement is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each of the sub-tests.
      • Credit for prior studies may be possible depending on whether your earlier studies are relevant and on when they took place.
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  • Location
      • Central London.
  • Teaching

    • Lectures, seminars and workshops.



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Spanish and Latin American Studies (BA) - 2012/2013 entry

Gain a near-fluent command of the Spanish language and develop a critical appreciation of the literature, art, cinema and cultural history of Spain and Latin America. Specialise in Spanish or Latin American modules, or combine both, to suit your own interests. Modules cover cultural aspects of modern Spanish and Latin American film, literature and visual culture, linguistics, colonial Latin America, and Golden Age Spain. If you are a native or near-native speaker of Spanish, you may take language and culture modules in Portuguese and Brazilian studies.
  • Course structure

    • This programme is made up of 12 modules: three at Level 4; four at Level 5; and five at Level 6. In the first year, you will complete a language module or alternative option, together with introductory modules that present a number of key texts – visual, audio-visual and literary – of Spanish and Latin American cultures, in addition to a module introducing you to key concepts and methods of cultural analysis.

      Then you may specialise in Spanish or Latin American modules, or combine both, over the next three years, tailoring the programme to suit your own interests. There is a choice of specialist modules, covering cultural aspects of modern Spanish and Latin American film, literature and visual culture, linguistics, colonial Latin America, and Golden Age Spain. If you are already a native or near-native speaker of Spanish, you may also take language and culture modules in Portuguese and Brazilian studies.

      In the final year, you can choose to research and write a project under specialist supervision.

      Year 1

      Take a core module introducing you to studying the Hispanic, Luso-Brazilian and Native American worlds, as well as the Understanding Culture module, taught by experts in cultural theory. You also take a designated language module (or alternative option where appropriate).

      Years 2, 3 and 4

      Language modules (to a minimum of Spanish VI).

      Choice from a large selection of modules, including: 

      • Advanced Translation and Interpreting
      • Childhood and Youth Culture in Modern Spain
      • Contemporary Latin American Art and Literature
      • Cross-Cultural Pragmatics
      • Cultural Geographies
      • Folk and Fairy Tales in Spanish Literature and Culture
      • Iberian Empires and the Early Modern World
      • Iberian Political Cultures
      • Introduction to Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Narrative
      • Latin American Encounters
      • Latin American Fictions
      • Luso-Brazilian Cultures
      • Power and Control in Spanish Golden Age Art
      • Survey of Twentieth-Century Spanish Art and Film

      (Please note: you are allowed to take a maximum of four culture modules; you must take at least one culture module, Understanding Culture, but can take all remaining modules in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies, if you wish.)

      Find out more about this programme in our departmental handbooks: Year 1 and Years 2–4.

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    • Graduates go on to careers in international organisations or businesses, in translation or teaching, and as researchers or journalists.

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