Theatre and Spanish
University of Bristol
UCAS Code: 4D8C | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Standard offer: AAB including a modern language. Contextual offer: BBB including a modern language Please visit: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/contextual-offers/ for more information about contextual offers.
Access to HE Diploma
Access to HE Diploma in Humanities, Humanities and Social Sciences, or Literary Studies. The 45 graded Level 3 credits must include at least 30 credits at Distinction and 15 at Merit or above. Plus proven capacity for language learning, usually through a B at A-level in a modern language. Mature students are welcome to contact [email protected] to check the suitability of their Access course.
Requirements for principal subjects are as for A-level, where D1/ D2 is A*, D3 is A, M1/ M2 is B, M3 is C.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Standard offer: 34 points overall with 17 at Higher Level, including 5 at Higher Level in a modern language. Contextual offer: 31 points overall with 15 at Higher Level, including 5 at Higher Level in a modern language. Please visit:http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/contextual-offers/ for more information about contextual offers.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DDD. All applicants must demonstrate proven capacity for language learning, usually through a B at A-level in a modern language.
Scottish Advanced Higher
Advanced Higher: AB including a modern language
Scottish Higher
Standard Higher: AAABB
Requirements are as for A-levels where you can substitute a non-subject specific grade for the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate Skills Challenge Certificate at that grade.
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About this course
This degree combines theatre with the study of Spanish, the second most widely spoken European language in the world and the second language of the United States. The course offers an enriching experience with exciting intellectual challenges and a wide range of options that will allow you to pursue your own interests. It is ideal for those with an enquiring mind and a passion for exploring the cultures of other countries and societies, including those of Latin America.
Both departments encourage strong synergy between research and teaching, resulting in a vibrant learning environment as staff incorporate new research into their classes.
The theatre course will allow you to develop your understanding and practical skills by exploring critical and historical frameworks alongside practical workshops. There are opportunities to engage with professional theatre makers and our museum-accredited archive, the Theatre Collection.
For Spanish, as well as following a structured language course, you will build your practical skills and explore critical and historical frameworks through literature, film, history, thought, politics, linguistics and culture. You will spend your third year abroad in a Spanish-speaking country, extending your language skills and cultural knowledge.
When you return to Bristol for your final year you will have the opportunity to undertake an independent practical or written research project and/or a work placement in the creative industries.
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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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