BA Spanish and Economics RL10
Bachelor's degree
In Reading
Description
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Bachelor's degree
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Location
Reading
Full Time: 4 Years
Develop your written and spoken Spanish to a near-native level and learn key economic analysis skills that will aid you in your future career.
Join our friendly and dynamic Department of Modern Languages and European Studies, which offers the opportunity to study in a lively, multilingual community with staff and students from all over the world. We offer a flexible and supportive approach to learning which allows you to tailor your degree to your interests, including the opportunity to learn other languages.
Through this course you will become confident and highly skilled in written and spoken Spanish. You will master the fundamental elements of the language, to the point where you will graduate with a near-native command of it. We’re proud of our small language classes, led by native speakers. Direct access to expert staff for help and feedback ensures you develop your language skills to the best of your ability.
In Spanish, you will learn the language in the political, social and cultural contexts of the countries in which it is spoken. You can study a wide range of optional modules in Spanish and Latin American culture, history, literature, politics and film with staff who are internationally-recognised experts. These include comprehensive first-year modules on "Spain and Latin America from 1492 to the present", "Contemporary Spanish narrative and culture", "Culture and revolution in modern Latin America" and "Testimonial writing from modern Latin America".
In economics, you will study practical issues in economics and explore the relationship between economics and society more widely. This course places less emphasis on mathematical and statistical content, and instead you will focus on the relevance of these techniques to applied problems. You will still learn necessary maths skills in your core modules with extensive support, should you need it. Optional modules span a number of topics, including business, policy, economic...
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- Economics
- Latin
- Staff
- Politics
- Spanish Language
Course programme
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
- Year 4
Core modules include:
- Spanish language (at beginners’ or advanced level)
- Introductory Macroeconomics
- Introductory Mathematics for Economics 1
- Introductory Microeconomics
- Introductory Quantitative Methods in Economics and Business 1
Optional modules include:
- Icons of Spain and Latin America 1
Comparative modules include:
- The Making of Modern Europe (1): Europe to 1945
- The Making of Modern Europe (2): Europe since 1945
- Greats of European Cinema
- Introduction to linguistics
Core modules include:
- Spanish language (at beginners' or advanced level)
- Economic Analysis
- Economics of Social Policy
Optional modules include:
- Icons of Spain and Latin America 2
- Modules in the culture, history and politics of Spain or Latin America
- Business Economics
- Economic History
- Economics of Social Policy
- Economics of the Environment and Energy
Comparative modules include:
- Society, thought, and art in Modern Europe
- Unity, nationalism and regionalism in Europe
- Science, perversion, and dream in global fantastic literature
- Love in Medieval Renaissance
You can choose from two options for your third year: studying at a partner institution through the Erasmus+ programme or undertaking a work placement.
Our Spanish partner institutions include universities in Alcalá de Henares, Bilbao, Oviedo, Salamanca, and Valladolid. You can also choose to study in Havana, Cuba or at the Universidad de las Américas Puebla in Cholula, Mexico. The Department of Modern Languages and European Studies has a study abroad officer who can help you prepare for study at one of these universities.
You can also talk to the Department's specialist year abroad team, who can provide you with support in securing and preparing for a placement.
Year 4Core modules include:
- Advanced Spanish language
Optional modules include:
- Spanish for management and business
- Modules in the culture, history and politics of Spain or Latin America
- Banking in Emerging Economies
- Business Economics
- Business and Management in Emerging Markets
- European Economic Integration
- European Urban and Regional Economics
- History of Economic Thought
- International Economics
- Macroeconomics for Developing Countries
- Microeconomics for Developing Countries
- Money and Banking
- Processes of Long Term Political and Economic Change
- Public Economics
Comparative modules include:
- EU Case studies I
- EU Case studies II
- EU Case studies III
- Cinemas of the World
- 19th Century European Novel
- Language and Power
BA Spanish and Economics RL10