Spanish and Latin American Studies
Study Spanish as part of your Combined Honours degree. Explore Latin American culture and a combination of practical language study and communication skills.
About the programme
UCAS Code: BA Combined Honours (Y001)
You'll learn Spanish to a high level of expertise to prepare you for your intercalating year abroad and for subsequent employment.
Language courses are taught in Spanish using a communicative approach, but you will also get a thorough, interactive grammar course in Stage 1 and 2, and learn liaison interpreting in your final year.
Combined Honours students are expected to spend one third of their time on Spanish language study.
As well as Spanish language modules, optional modules cover aspects of language, culture and society in modern and contemporary Spain and in Latin American countries.
You can also choose from a wide range of subjects including:
- film
- history
- society
- linguistics and language acquisition
- modern literature
- popular culture
All Combined Honours students studying a language, have the option to go abroad for an intercalating year between Stages 2 and 3. You'll be based in a Spanish-speaking country, to develop your language knowledge and expertise.
When you return in Stage 3 you continue to study Spanish and optional non-language modules taught in Spanish.
You can also choose to write a dissertation on an approved topic focusing on Spain or Latin America or the use of Spanish in the contemporary world.
This is offered by the School of Modern Languages
Stage 1
You will follow either Level A (if you are a beginner) or Level B (if you have an A Level in Spanish).
Students study either 40 or 60 credits from the list below in Stage 1.
Select the module code for specific module information including the module summary and aims, knowledge and skills you'll gain, and the module leader.
Level A
Compulsory modules
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPA1065 | Level A (HE Entry Level) Spanish I | 20 | 1 |
| SPA1066 | Level A (HE Entry Level) Spanish II (Pre-requisite SPA1065) | 20 | 2 |
Optional Modules
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Vaule | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| SML1021 | Introduction to International Film | 20 | 1&2 |
| SML1022 | Introduction to Cultural Studies | 20 | 1&2 |
| SML1025* | Language and Cross-Cultural Communication | 20 | 2 |
*This module is for Stage 1 only.
Level B
Compulsory module
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPA1071 | Level B (HE Intermediate) Spanish (Pre-requisite: A-level (or equivalent) Spanish) | 20 | 1&2 |
Optional modules
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAS1010 | Introducción a América Latina | 20 | 1&2 |
| SML1019 | Introduction to Linguistics | 20 | 1&2 |
| SML1021 | Introduction to International Film | 20 | 1&2 |
| SML1022 | Introduction to Cultural Studies | 20 | 1&2 |
| SML1025* | Language and Cross-Cultural Communication | 20 | 2 |
| SPA1019 | Introduction to History, Culture and Society of the Iberian Peninsula | 20 | 1&2 |
*This module is for Stage 1 only.
All students taking at least one language, regardless of level, must take the following module:
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| SML1099 | Academic Study and Research Skills | 0 | 1&2 |
Stage 2
Students study 40, 60 or 80 credits from the lists below at Stage 2.
You follow either Level B or Level C, depending on what Level you studied at Stage 1.
Select the module code for specific module information including the module summary and aims, knowledge and skills you'll gain, and the module leader.
Level B
Compulsory module
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPA1070 | Level B (HE Intermediate) Spanish (Ex-Level A) (Pre-requisite SPA1065 and SPA1066) | 20 | 1&2 |
Optional modules
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAS1010 | Introducción a América Latina | 20 | 1&2 |
| SML1019 | Introduction to Linguistics | 20 | 1&2 |
| SML1021 | Introduction to International Film | 20 | 1&2 |
| SML1022 | Introduction to Cultural Studies | 20 | 1&2 |
| SPA1019 | Introduction to History, Culture and Society of the Iberian Peninsula | 20 | 1&2 |
Level C
Compulsory module
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPA2061 | Level C (HE Advanced) Spanish (Pre-requisite SPA1071) | 20 | 1&2 |
Optional modules
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAS2028 | Cultura y poder en América latina: debates desde la antropología | 20 | 1&2 |
| SML2014* | Italian Language and Culture I (Capped at 60) | 20 | 1&2 |
| SML2016** | Reading in Translation (Co-requisite: students must be studying LAS2028, SPA2026 or SPA2027 as well) | 20 | 1 |
| SPA2021* | Catalan I | 20 | 1&2 |
| SPA2026 | Language Diversity in the Hispanic World | 20 | 1&2 |
| SPA2027 | Food, Football and Fiction: Constructing Catalan Cultural Identity | 20 | 1&2 |
*Students can only take ONE of GER2031: Dutch I, SML2014: Italian Language and Culture I, SML2017: Korean I and SPA2021: Catalan I. These modules are for Stage 2 only.
**Students can only take ONE of SML2014: Italian Language and Culture I, SML2016: Reading in Translation and SPA2021: Catalan I with Spanish.
All students must take the following module:
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| SML2099 | Year Abroad Preparation | 0 | 1&2 |
Intercalating Year
Students taking a language as a subject have the option to spend a semester or an entire academic year abroad in a country where their chosen language is spoken between Stages 2 and 3. This shall be their Intercalating Stage. While abroad they shall take the following modules (dependent on choice of placement):
Compulsory module:
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| SML3004 | Year Abroad Tutor Posts | 100 | 1&2 |
Optional modules:
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| SML3006* | Study Abroad | 20 | 1&2 |
| SML3007 | Year Abroad Placement Report (Semester 1) | 20 | 1 |
| SML3008 | Year Abroad Placement Report (Semester 2) | 20 | 2 |
| SML3009 | Year Abroad Project (Semester 1) | 20 | 1 |
| SML3010 | Year Abroad Project (Semester 2) | 20 | 2 |
*All students spending at least one semester studying as part of their year abroad must take SML3006.
Stage 3
You follow either Level C or Level D.
Select the module code for specific module information including the module summary and aims, knowledge and skills you'll gain, and the module leader.
Level C
Compulsory module
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Vaule | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPA2061 | Level C (HE Advanced) Spanish (Pre-requisite SPA1071) | 20 | 1&2 |
Optional modules
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAS2028 | Cultura y poder en América latina: debates desde la antropología | 20 | 1&2 |
| LAS4007 | Latin American Art: Indigenous Contemporary Art and Activism | 20 | 2 |
| SPA2026 | Language Diversity in the Hispanic World | 20 | 1&2 |
| SPA2027 | Food, Football and Fiction: Constructing Catalan Cultural Identity | 20 | 1&2 |
| HSS3500* | Combined Honours Final Year Project | 20 | 1&2 |
| HSS3099* | Combined Honours Final Year Project | 40 | 1&2 |
*Undertake an in-depth, independent research project with flexibility to select a topic related to one or all your subject areas, and the option to deliver a written or creative output. Supervisors are assigned from the Combined Honours academic team, and you can choose which subject(s) you want the credits to go towards.
Level D
Compulsory module
All students must choose ONE of the modules below. Students must not select more than 20 credits for a single language (Pre-requisite: SPA2061):
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPA4086 |
Level D (HE Further Advanced): Spanish for Professional and Academic Purposes |
20 | 1&2 |
| SPA4087 |
Level D (HE Further Advanced): Spanish Translation & Interpreting |
20 | 1&2 |
Optional modules
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAS4005 | Language Endangerment and Revitalisation in Latin America | 20 | 2 |
| LAS4007 | Latin American Art: Indigenous Contemporary Art and Activism | 20 | 2 |
| LAS4010 | Cultura y Política en Colombia | 20 | 2 |
| SML4003 | Advocating and Teaching Languages in Schools (Pre-requisite: Students must have achieved a minimum of 60% in the language in Level C at Stage 2) (Capped at 15) | 20 | 1&2 |
| SML4004* | Italian Language and Culture II (Pre-requisite: SML2014 in Stage 2) (Capped at 40) | 20 | 1&2 |
| SML4008** | Memory and Storytelling Across Borders (Co-requisite: students must be studying LAS4005, LAS4007, LAS4010 or SPA4005 as well) | 20 | 1 |
| SML4099 | Dissertation/T&I Project (Must be Spanish or Latin American based) | 20 | 1&2 |
| SPA4002* | Catalan II (Pre-requisite: SPA2021 in Stage 2) | 20 | 1&2 |
| SPA4005 | Cultura Popular en España y Cuba | 20 | 1 |
| HSS3500*** | Combined Honours Final Year Project | 20 | 1&2 |
| HSS3099*** | Combined Honours Final Year Project | 40 | 1&2 |
*Students can only take ONE of GER4004: Dutch II, SML4004: Italian Language and Culture II, SML4007: Korean II and SPA4002: Catalan II.
**Students can only take ONE of SML4004: Italian Language and Culture II, SML4008: Memory and Storytelling Across Borders and SPA4002: Catalan II with Spanish.
***Undertake an in-depth, independent research project with flexibility to select a topic related to one or all your subject areas, and the option to deliver a written or creative output. Supervisors are assigned from the Combined Honours academic team, and you can choose which subject(s) you want the credits to go towards.
Get in touch
If you have any questions about choosing this subject as part of your Combined Honours degree, contact us and we'll be more than happy to help.
Subject adviser
Dr Patricia Oliart - School of Modern Languages
Professor Guy Austin - School of Modern Languages