Spanish and Latin American Studies

Introduction:
This course achieved 97% student satisfaction in the most recent National Student Survey.
In the 21st century, the knowledge of other languages and cultures has become vital. Among these, the Spanish language and the cultures of Spain and Latin America have a great impact. Why learn Spanish? Why learn about the cultures of the Spanish-speaking cultures? 450 million people speak Spanish, which makes it one of the most useful languages in the world for travel and the language of one of the largest business, professional and academic markets.
Our courses provide an in-depth study of the language and of the vibrant modern cultures of Spain and Latin America, as well as historical and social aspects of these. We offer courses both for beginners and for those with a prior background in Spanish. Language skills open a wide range of career opportunities in business, teaching, the civil service, academia or publishing. Teaching is led by a team of academics with a wide range of research interests including film and cinema, anthropology, history and literature of Spain and Latin America. These guarantee that the linguistic and cultural diversity of the studied countries is taken into account.
This subject may be studied in combination with a number of other subjects - learn more.