Philosophy & Spanish with a year abroad

Overview

Key benefits

• One of the largest and most distinguished philosophy departments in the country.

• The Department is ranked as one of the top-three UK philosophy departments in the 2014 Research Excellence framework for both the quality of our research and research power.

• The National Student Survey (NSS) satisfaction results are consistently excellent. In the most recent NSS, we came first in the Russell Group for Teaching Satisfaction and Feedback and Assessment; 99% of students report being satisfied with our teaching.

• King's offers an exceptionally wide range of optional courses, covering all areas of the history of philosophy and contemporary philosophy.

• The emphasis on small-group teaching ensures students acquire and hone the skills of critical thinking.

• One of the country's most highly rated Spanish departments for teaching and research.

• The programme is taught by staff who are experts in their field.

• The central location offers easy access to a wide range of institutes and centres that promote Hispanic culture.

• The opportunity to study abroad for a year offers students the chance to immerse themselves in culture and society and achieve language fluency. We have exchanges with a number of partner universities currently including Alicante, Cadiz, Carlos III (Madrid), Córdoba, País Vasco, Pompeu Fabra, PUC (Chile), Tec (Querétaro, Mexico), Santiago de Compostela (Lugo Campus), UNAM (Mexico), Pacifico (Peru), Salamanca, San Francisco de Quito (Ecuador). The year abroad also offers the opportunity to apply for the English Language Assistantship Programme or to undertake an internship/work placement in a Spanish-speaking environment (typically sourced by students themselves).

• Lively department social life through the student-run Hispanic Society.