Modern Languages with Latin American Studies University of Essex

Overview

In addition to mastering both Spanish and Portuguese at a high level of proficiency, over four years you gain practical skills in the use of these languages (such as in translating and interpreting), as well as developing a thorough understanding of several of the planet's most vibrant societies. We also house the internationally important collection of Latin American art, ESCALA.

Beginning with a broad survey of the area and its history in your first year, from pre-Conquest times to the present day, the course gives you a substantial degree of freedom. This allows you to focus on the topics and areas which inspire you the most, such as:

• Contemporary Latin American art, culture and society
• The economic and political history of Latin America
• Indigenous issues in Latin America
• Caribbean literature

You can also add an additional language to your portfolio, choosing a third language from French, German, and Italian. Learn more at the  Modern Languages with Latin American Studies course offered by  University of Essex .

Career opportunities:

Companies and organisations in the UK and abroad are struggling to find university graduates who are fluent in at least one other language, apart from English.

Being an Essex modern languages graduate places you in a very advantageous position. You will be able to speak and write fluently, or to a very competent standard, in up to four languages. Language skills are in scarce supply and can be used in almost any job.

The graduates become teachers, translators, administrators and journalists. Their valued language skills have enabled them to work in diverse fields including banking, entertainment, media, education and tourism, as well as for a host of UK and international companies. In particular, a degree in modern languages lends itself to a career in education, translation, interpretation, trade, PR, communications, immigration or diplomacy.

For example, one of the recent graduates is now a newspaper editor in Spain, while another teaches modern languages in Southampton.