Spanish & Latin American Studies with a year abroad King's College London

Overview

The department is especially strong in medieval and early modern studies, and modern literatures and cultures from Spain and Latin America. Our tradition of excellence in teaching and research provides an education for life, as well as the linguistic expertise and cultural awareness that are so much in demand in today’s job market.

Key benefits

• Strengthen your career prospects with a highly desirable combination of language skills, cultural literacy and critical thinking.
• King’s has been teaching Spanish since 1831 and has one of the country’s most highly rated Spanish departments for teaching and research.
• The Department of Spanish is currently ranked 6th in the UK (QS World Rankings by Subject 2018).
• This degree is taught by staff who are experts in their field.
• Our central location offers easy access to a wide range of institutes and centres that promote Hispanic culture.
• The year spent studying abroad offers you the chance to immerse yourself in a new culture and society and achieve language fluency.
• Lively department social life through the student-run Hispanic Society.
• In your first year you will explore an unrivalled range of topics covering literature, history, film, music and visual arts from the Hispanic and Lusophone worlds. In your second and third years, you will have the chance to take up more optional modules and focus your study on your areas of interest.
• We have exchanges with a number of global partner universities, and 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).