Spanish and Latin American Studies (MLang)

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Please contact our enquiries team if you're not sure that you have the right experience or qualifications to get onto this course.

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Each year combines compulsory modules to build your mastery of Spanish with a wide range of options. This allows you to tailor your learning to suit your interests and ambitions.

To give you the best possible start, we use our system of 7 language levels to work out your proficiency in Spanish and Portuguese. We can then make sure our teaching develops your skills as effectively as possible.

Year 1 overview

This year provides an introduction to cultural forms, political and historical issues, and linguistics. It also helps you build on your academic skills.

You’ll study topics helping you understand the position of Spanish as a world language and the importance of Latin American Spanish and culture, such as:

• an introduction to The Portuguese-speaking world

• the history and politics of the Hispanic world

• elements of lLinguistics - sound, structure and meaning

Year 2 overview

This year gives you the opportunity to concentrate on your own particular interests.

Topics include:

• gender, race and nation in modern Latin America

• high, popular and mass culture in modern Spain

• globalisation: culture, language and the nation state

• culture, power and resistance in the Portuguese-speaking world

• ethnography of Latin America

• power and discourse in Spanish-speaking societies

• Spanish linguistics

There will also be a module that prepares you for the year abroad, developing your listening, reading, writing and other academic skills.

Year 3 overview

You will spend your year abroad on a study placement with one of our selected partner universities in countries such as Spain, Portugal, Brazil or Mexico.

You’ll also do an independent study project on an issue of current importance to the country you’re living in.

You’ll also continue to study your second language.

Find out more about the year abroad.

Year 4 overview

After returning to the UK, you’ll take Masters-level modules and can focus on areas of interest that you have developed during your studies.

You’ll write a Modern Languages dissertation exploring a topic of particular interest to you in greater depth.

You can take Spanish language modules, and choose from topics such as:

• teaching foreign languages to younger learners

• translation

• intercultural communication

• audiovisual translation

• writing and written language

• developing approaches to language teaching

Want more detail? See all the modules in the course.

The learning activities for this course include the following:

• lectures
• classes and tutorials
• coursework
• individual and group projects
• independent learning (studying on your own)

Course time

How you'll spend your course time:

Course leader

Michael Kranert is the course leader.

As a modern languages graduate, you can choose from a wide variety of employment options, especially jobs that require Spanish speaking.

These will make the most of your skills in:

• gathering and interpreting information

• working with and leading teams

• understanding and adapting to different cultures

Previous graduates have gone on to careers including:

• translation

• interpreting

• teaching

• marketing

• publishing

• international development

• advertising, film and television

There is a compulsory employability module for all first-year students in the faculty.

Many of our graduates go on to further study. Subjects taken include interpreting and translating, law, accountancy, management and international relations.

Careers services at Southampton

We are a top 20 UK university for employability (QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022). Our Careers and Employability Service will support you throughout your time as a student and for up to 5 years after graduation. This support includes:

• work experience schemes

• CV and interview skills and workshops

• networking events

• careers fairs attended by top employers

• a wealth of volunteering opportunities

• study abroad and summer school opportunities

We have a vibrant entrepreneurship culture and our dedicated start-up supporter, Futureworlds, is open to every student.

Tuition fees

Fees for a year's study:

• UK students pay £9,250.
• EU and international students pay £19,300.

What your fees pay for

Your tuition fees pay for the full cost of tuition and all examinations.

Find out how to:

• pay your tuition fees

• calculate your student finances

Accommodation and living costs, such as travel and food, are not included in your tuition fees. Explore:

• accommodation costs

• living costs

• budgeting advice

Bursaries, scholarships and other funding

If you're a UK or EU student and your household income is under £25,000 a year, you may be able to get a University of Southampton bursary to help with your living costs. Find out about bursaries and other funding we offer at Southampton.

If you're a care leaver or estranged from your parents, you may be able to get a specific bursary.

Get in touch for advice about student money matters.

Scholarships and grants

You may be able to get a scholarship or grant to help fund your studies.

We award scholarships and grants for travel, academic excellence, or to students from under-represented backgrounds.

Support during your course

The Student Services Centre offers support and advice on money to students. You may be able to access our Student Support fund and other sources of financial support during your course.

Funding for EU and international students

Find out about funding you could get as an international student.

When you apply use:

• UCAS course code: 1G1S
• UCAS institution code: S27

Apply for 2022 entry

What happens after you apply?

We will assess your application on the strength of your:

• predicted grades
• academic achievements
• personal statement
• academic reference

We normally invite all candidates to an interview.

We'll aim to process your application within two to six weeks, but this will depend on when it is submitted. Applications submitted in January, particularly near to the UCAS equal consideration deadline, might take substantially longer to be processed due to the high volume received at that time.

Equality and diversity

We treat and select everyone in line with our Equality and Diversity Statement.

Got a question?

Please contact our enquiries team if you're not sure that you have the right experience or qualifications to get onto this course.

Email: enquiries@southampton.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)23 8059 5000