Spanish and Linguistics
The University of Edinburgh
UCAS Code: RQ41 | Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)
The University of Edinburgh
UCAS Code: RQ41 | Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
AAA. Required subjects: A levels: a language other than English at B. GCSEs: English at C or 4.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
37 points with 666 at HL - 34 points with 655 at HL. Required subjects: HL: a language other than English at 5. SL: English at 5.
Scottish Higher
AAAA (achievement by end of S5 preferred). BBB must be achieved in one year of S4-S6. Required subjects: Highers: a language other than English at B. National 5s: English at C.
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About this course
Spanish is the official language in 20 countries and widely spoken in four more territories, including the United States.
This flexible programme gives you the opportunity to study Spanish while developing your social scientific understanding of language.
Spanish and Linguistics make an excellent joint honours choice by combining the study of:
* a modern language in its cultural context
* the expression and creation of meaning
Linguistics courses of particular relevance to language students cover:
* the speech sounds of the world's languages
* variation in the languages of the world
* the structure and history of world languages
**Spanish**
Studying Spanish at the University of Edinburgh, you will be immersed in an extraordinary range of literature, film, poetry and theatre from around the world. Our programme invites you to explore the diverse and rich cultures of Spain, Latin America and the Caribbean in historical context.
On joining us, beginners take our Spanish 1A course; students with substantially more experience of learning the language typically take Spanish 1B. Intensive training gives you the opportunity to develop advanced spoken and written skills in Spanish, including how to discern different varieties and registers of the language.
By Year 3, you will have the skills to spend the year in a country where Spanish is spoken. Combined with taking option courses during your degree, this experience gives you the crucial intercultural competencies valued by employers around the world.
By your final year, you will have developed critical and analytical skills to the standard of completing a dissertation or long essay.
**Linguistics**
Linguistics examines how language works, describing how sounds, words, sentences and conversations combine to express and create meaning.
You will also study:
* the uses of language in everyday life
* the ways in which it varies across society and evolves over time
* how it is mastered by children
As you progress through the programme, you will have the opportunity to plan and test scientific hypotheses about linguistic phenomena using specialist linguistics and phonetics equipment.
**Why Edinburgh**
As a world-leading festival and capital city, Edinburgh is a fantastic place to study a modern language in its cultural context and alongside Linguistics.
Spanish has been taught here since the early years of the twentieth century, celebrating its centenary in 2019.
Studying over four years enables you to choose courses, including from other disciplines, that match your own interests, expertise and employability needs. For example, you can opt to study Basque, Portuguese or Catalan as part of your programme.
We are unique in Scotland in offering students a full academic year abroad within the four-year honours programme, regardless of whether you spend the year studying or working.
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This is not a particularly common subject at first degree level and most of the degrees that fall in this category are offered by the University of Durham. If you fancy one of these broad degrees, it is probably best to speak directly to tutors to find out what your options on your degree might be and what they can lead to,
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Top job areas of graduates
It's often said there's a shortage of modern language graduates, and graduates from Spanish courses have a lot of options available to them when they complete their courses. In 2015, nearly 1300 UK graduates got degrees in Spanish and the subject is seeing its popularity increase. About one in five got jobs overseas — often as English teachers. If you want to put your degree to work in the UK, teacher training is a common option, and businesses see Spanish-speaking countries as important markets, leading to graduate opportunities in marketing, human resources, sales and project management. But remember — whilst employers say they rate graduates who have more than one language, you need to have them as part of a whole package of good skills.
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Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.
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