Spanish MA (Hons)

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Master

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    St andrews (Scotland)

  • Duration

    4 Years

As an MA (Hons) student of Spanish, you will develop language and communications skills to a high level of proficiency. You will be able to choose from a broad range of course options that reflect and explore the rich cultural heritage of Spain and Latin America, including: literature from the Golden Age to the present day, history, linguistics, film and translation.

Spanish at St Andrews caters both for students who are beginners and for those who have already studied Spanish as a main subject at school.

During your third year, you have the opportunity to study abroad in Spain at one of the University’s Erasmus+ partners, or in Montevideo, Uruguay.

The MA (Hons) in Spanish is also available as a five-year course with an integrated year abroad. The integrated year abroad is an opportunity for students to spend a year working in a Spanish-speaking country between second year and third year. Find out more about integrated year abroad options.

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St Andrews (Fife)
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University Of St Andrews, KY16 9AJ

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On request

About this course

Graduates in Modern Languages from St Andrews can expect to have not only a high level of competency in language skills, but a highly developed appreciation for other cultures and peoples. Other transferable skills, including analysis, synthesis and communication skills will prepare you for a career in almost any industry.

In a job market that is becoming increasingly global, competency in global languages is valued by employers across all sectors, including industry and business. They recognise that a modern languages degree shows wide cultural experience as well as other personal transferable skills needed in employment.

Graduates go into areas such as teaching, journalism, law, international business, publishing and media, the civil service and NGOs.

Recent Spanish graduates have gone to work for:
the British Council
Citibank
Christian Salvesen
Harper Collins
HSBC’s executive training programme
Glasgow City Council.

SQA Highers AAAB
GCE A-Levels AAB
IB points 36

International applicants
If English is not your first language you will need an overall IELTS score of 7.0, with a minimum score of 6.5 in each component (Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking), or an equivalent English Language qualification.

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Subjects

  • Spanish Language
  • Latin
  • Translation
  • Options
  • Writing
  • Literary Translation
  • Practice
  • Spoken
  • Written
  • Analysis

Course programme

First year

Two different types of modules are offered in first year: intensive foundation courses for beginners or students with an SQA National 5 or GCSE in Spanish, and advanced language and literature courses for those with higher entrance qualifications such as a SQA Higher or GCE A-level.

Students who are beginners or who have studied Spanish to National 5 or GCSE-level are required to take the following compulsory modules in their first year:
  • Spanish for Beginners 1: initiates Spanish language acquisition with a firm grounding in the syntax, morphology and vocabulary of the language.
  • Spanish for Beginners 2: builds on Spanish for Beginners 1 and further develops the understanding of Spanish grammar and language.
Students who have an SQA Higher or a GCE A-level in Spanish are required to take the following compulsory modules in first year:
  • Spanish Language and Texts 1: provides grammar and language instruction alongside reading Spanish texts to provide language in context.
  • Spanish Language and Texts 2: builds upon Spanish Language and Texts 1 through contemporary and early Spanish texts and increased linguistic difficulty in the study of spoken Spanish.
Second year

Students who are ex-beginners in Spanish who wish to move into mainstream studies of Spanish language and literature are required to take the following compulsory modules in their second year:
  • Spanish Language and Texts: ex-Beginners: involves revision and further developing an understanding of the language and intensive practice in oral, spoken and written skills. In the literature component, study is planned so that thorough vocabulary acquisition, analysis of syntax and understanding of extended texts can be realistically achieved.
  • Spanish Language and Critical Approaches to Texts 2: language material will reflect cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world, and literary texts are studied in the context of regions and eras including Middle Ages and Renaissance in Spain and modern Spanish America.
Advanced students must take the following compulsory modules in their second year:
  • Spanish Language and Critical Approaches to Texts 1: skills in reading, listening, speaking and writing Spanish are developed through prepared work and class activities. Language material will reflect cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world, and major critical approaches in texts are studied with reference to the genres of poetry, prose and drama.
  • Spanish Language and Critical Approaches to Texts 2: further develops skills learnt in Spanish Language and Critical Approaches to Texts 1. Language material will reflect cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world and literary texts are studied in the context of regions and eras including Middle Ages and Renaissance in Spain and modern Spanish America.
All students (both advanced and ex-beginners) also have the option of taking the following module, recommended in particular for students wishing to continue their Spanish studies at Honours level:
  • Spanish Language and Critical Approaches to Cinema: enhances the language skills of the student, with intensive practice in oral, spoken and written skills. The syllabus is based on a selection of films from Spain and Latin America, which are used as sources for thematic discussion and linguistic development. Weekly film viewings in advance of scheduled classes are part of the programme. Ex-Beginners will normally take this module in Semester 2.
Honours

If you take Spanish in your third and fourth years, you will choose from a variety of advanced options which incorporate literary, historical and cultural studies into language learning. Students of all language levels take the same core modules in Spanish language, including advanced oral, writing and communication skills.

Modules at Honours level in previous years have included (but are not limited to):
  • Action Heroes and Anti-heroes in Early-Modern Spain
  • The Argentine and Chilean Avant-Garde (1920s-1930s)
  • Autobiographical Writing in Twentieth-Century Spain
  • Linguistic Study of the Spanish Language
  • Literary Translation
  • Mexico in the Nineteenth Century
  • Post-1975 Writing in Spain 1
  • Spanish American Literature 1 (Gauchos and Indians)
  • Strange Girls and Domestic Angels: Women’s Writing in Spain
  • Tales of the Nation.
In fourth year, students have the option of undertaking a dissertation of up to 5,000 words or 10,000 words, written in English, on a topic agreed with a supervisor. This independent project enables you to develop key research skills which are desired by both prospective employers and by graduate schools offering postgraduate degrees.

Additional information

Overseas £22,350

Spanish MA (Hons)

£ 9,250 VAT inc.