European Studies (Spanish pathway) with a year abroad

King's College London

Bachelor's degree

In London

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    4 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

The European Studies (Spanish pathway) BA is an interdepartmental study course that allows you to study Modern Europe from a Spanish perspective. You will study the politics, history, language and contemporary culture of Spain in-depth, preparing you for the third year where you will be taught and examined at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

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London
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Strand, WC2R 2LS

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About this course

No prior knowledge of Spanish is required for the ab initio version of this pathway, you will learn the language from scratch.
The department is a founding member of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, which regularly hosts high-profile scholars and practitioners at King's.
Taught by research-active, multi-national team of academics with the opportunity to specialise in particular fields or politics, government and nation.
Your third year will be spent studying abroad providing you with excellent opportunities to engage in Spanish culture and society.
Opportunities to take part in a broad range of extra-curricular events, from lectures by visiting speakers to the student-organised annual ‘European Week’ where you will debate contemporary issues.
You will develop analytical and presentational skills valued by employers, leading to careers in politics, diplomacy, administrations, business and journalism.
Enjoy an unrivalled range of contacts with cultural institutes, libraries, international firms and government agencies.

Trade Policy Analyst, Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development
Communications Consultant, Kreab Gavin Anderson
Event Coordinator, Reed Exhibitions
Individual Giving Administrator, Tate
Journalism/Writing Intern, New York Times

Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A-levels. However, if offered the grade achieved may be taken into account when considering whether or not to accept a candidate who has just fallen short of the conditions of their offer.

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Subjects

  • Spanish Language
  • Latin
  • IT Law
  • Politics
  • Law
  • Spanish Grammar
  • Spanish Conversation
  • International Economics
  • European Law
  • Language

Course programme

1st Year

Courses are divided into modules. Each year you will normally take modules totalling 120 credits.

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide upto-date, innovative and relevant courses of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on this course page for updates.

Required Modules

You are required to take the following modules:

  • Spanish Language I (30 credits)
  • The Making of Modern Europe (30 credits)
  • Spain in the 20th Century (15 credits)
  • Global Iberias - Part 1 (15 credits)
Optional Modules

In addition you are required to take 30 credits from a range of optional modules, which may typically include:

  • Introduction to Politics (15 credits)
  • Introduction to International Economics (15 credits)
  • European Law (Dickson Poon School of Law) (15 credits)
  • The Causes of War (Department of War Studies) (15 credits)
2nd Year

Required Modules

You are required to take the following modules:

  • Spanish Language II (15 credits)
  • The Integration of the European Union (30 credits)
  • Nationalism in Spain (15 credits)
  • Spain in the World (15 credits)
Optional Modules

In addition you are required to take 30 credits from a range of “Europe” optional modules, which may typically include:

  • International Political Economy (30 credits)
  • International Relations (30 credits)
  • Public Law (30 credits) (Dickson Poon School of Law)
  • War & Society (30 credits) (Department of War Studies)
  • War in International Order (30 credits) (Department of War Studies)
  • Military Strategy (30 credits) (Department of War Studies)
  • Empires, Imperialism & the History of the Modern World (30 credits) (Department of War Studies)
  • A History of the European Cold War (1917-91) (30 credits) (Department of War Studies)
  • Urban & Social Geography: Space, Society & Culture (15 credits) (Department of Geography)
  • Microeconomics (15 credits) (Department of Political Economy)
  • Politics of Central & Eastern Europe (15 credits)
  • Macroeconomics (15 credits) (Department of Political Economy)

You are also required to take 15 credits from a range of optional modules from the Department of Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies. These options may typically include:

  • Visuality, Literature & Modern Life in Latin America (15 credits)
  • Fatherlands: Spain & Portugal under the Dictators (15 credits)
  • Catalan Language & Culture (15 credits)
3rd Year

Required Modules

You will spend your third year of study in Spain at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, where you can choose from a range of modules in the Faculty of Social Sciences. You are also required to take:

  • Year Abroad Practical Language Exam (on return to King’s)
Optional ModulesThere are no optional modules during your third year.

4th Year

Required Modules

You are required to take the following module:

  • Spanish Language IV (15 credits)
Optional Modules

In addition, you are required to take 60 credits from a range of optional “Europe” modules. These options may typically include:

  • European Political Thought (30 credits)
  • The Political Economy of Money, Finance & Crisis (30 credits)
  • The EU in the International System (30 credits)
  • European Political Economy (30 credits)
  • Extended Essay option if written on a European topic (30 credits)
  • The Nature of Riots (30 credits) (Department of War Studies)
  • War on Terror (30 credits) (Department of War Studies)
  • Power, Politics & Ethics in International Relations (30 credits) (Department of War Studies)
  • The 9/11 Era: Anglo-American Foreign Policy since the end of the Cold War (30 credits) (Department of War Studies)
  • Leadership in the Time of War & Revolution (30 credits) (Department of War Studies)
  • Public Policy in Europe (15 credits)
  • Environmental Risk, Governance & Society (15 credits) (Department of Geography)
  • Politics of Money & Finance in Comparative Perspective (15 credits)
  • Economic Policy Making (15 credits) (Department of Political Economy)
  • Representative Governments in Europe (15 credits)
  • Democracy & Development (15 credits) (Department of Political Economy)

You are also required to take 45 credits from a range of optional modules from the Department of Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies. These options may typically include:

  • Extended Essay option if written on a Spanish topic (30 credits) Or
  • Dissertation (15 credits)
  • Contemporary Spanish Politics: Institutions & Actors (15 credits)
  • Contemporary Spanish Politics: Issues & Public Policy (15 credits)
  • Images of Spain: Stereotypes in Modern Spanish Cinema
  • Political Economy of Spain (15 credits)
  • Advanced Catalan Language (15 credits)
  • Catalan Culture (15 credits)
  • The Writer & the Public: Journalism in Spain, Past & Present (15 credits)
  • Writing Women in Pre-Modern Spain (15 credits)
  • Key Terms & Points of View in Latin American Visual Arts (15 credits)

Additional information

International tuition fee - £18,900 per year.

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