Hispanic Studies and French

Hispanic Studies and French is a joint degree that allows you to gain expertise in two languages and cultures by devoting equal weight to each. Each year you take four modules: one in each of your chosen languages, and one module on a cultural or literary topic from each language department.

We offer an innovative approach to Hispanic Studies, combining the study of the Spanish language with the study of the diverse range of Hispanic cultures across Europe, the Caribbean, the Americas, and event aspects of Hispanic history in Africa and the Pacific. Particular strengths include a focus on studying the transnational networks of cultural history, memory, literature and identity that crisscross the Hispanic world.

Your modules in French will enable you to develop your knowledge and understanding of the language, literature, culture, society and politics of France and the Francophone world, in both a historical and a contemporary perspective. Having acquired foundation skills in your first-year French modules, you will go on to develop both your language skills, on our compulsory language modules in the intermediate and final years, and your own particular interests beyond the language. Our modules cover literature, politics, philosophy, film and history, and range from the Middle Ages to the present day.

You must have an A level or equivalent in French but we accept both beginners and students with some knowledge of Spanish, and in your first year we teach you in classes appropriate to your linguistic level.

You can spend your year abroad either in one country for the whole year, or you can split your time between a Spanish-speaking country and a French-speaking country.