Spanish and Latin American Studies

I loved that some of the professors are native speakers - some are from Spain and some are from countries in Latin America and that kind of really helps with vocabulary.

Magda Suchocka, BA (Hons) Spanish and Latin American Studies student 2013

• Develop high levels of fluency in Spanish, with language learning fully integrated into the course. You do not need prior knowledge of Spanish to follow this course; it is possible to follow our excellent beginners programme in your first years of study, and achieve the same level of fluency at graduation. You can also study a second language as an option.
• Gain career enhancing skills alongside your academic study with skills training ‘built-in’ to courses, work placements and the possibility to learn another language. You can develop an in-depth knowledge of Spanish and Latin American history, society, politics, and culture.
• Immerse yourself in the Spanish and Latin American way of life and develop your linguistic, cultural and professional skills by spending half your placement abroad in Spain and the other half in our partner institutions in Latin America.
• Study with experienced lecturers employing innovative and exciting teaching techniques such as interactive lectures, simulations, scenario exercises, debate-discussions and the use of audio-visual sources. In particular, our state-of- the-art ‘Conference Interpreting Suite’ allows our students to develop valuable first-hand experience in interpreting.