Hispanic Studies and History
University of Nottingham
UCAS Code: VR14 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
University of Nottingham
UCAS Code: VR14 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Including History. Spanish also required for post A Level study but no language required for beginners pathway.
AQA Certificate in Mathematical Studies (Core Maths)
If you have already achieved your Core Maths qualification at grade A you will automatically be offered one grade lower in a non-mandatory A level subject. If you are still studying for your Core Maths qualification you will receive the standard course offer, and also an alternate offer with a condition of one grade lower in a non-mandatory A level subject if you achieve an A grade in your Core Maths qualification. Core Maths qualifications offered by other exam boards are also considered for an alternative offer.
Access to HE Diploma
To including 9 Level 3 credits of History graded Distinction. A Level Spanish grade B required for post A Level pathway.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
Including History grade M2. Spanish also required for post A Level study but no language required for beginners pathway.
Extended Project
If you have already achieved your EPQ at Grade A you will automatically be offered one grade lower in a non-mandatory A level subject. If you are still studying for your EPQ you will receive the standard course offer, with a condition of one grade lower in a non-mandatory A level subject if you achieve an A grade in your EPQ.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE English grade 4 (alpha grade C)
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
or 655 in 3 Higher Level Certificates including 5 points in History at Higher Level. If taking then 5 points in Spanish Higher Level or 6 points in Spanish at Standard Level (Programme B). No language qualification is required for beginners pathway.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
and A Level History grade B. A Level Spanish grade B required for post A Level pathway.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
and A Level grades BB including History. A Level Spanish grade B required for post A Level pathway.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Unfortunately we are unable to accept this qualification on its own due to the subject specific requirements at A Level. A Level History grade B required. A Level Spanish grade B required for post A Level pathway.
Applications are assessed on an individual basis.
Scottish Advanced Higher
Including History and Spanish. No language is required for beginners pathway. This qualification is only acceptable when combined with Scottish Higher grades ABBBB.
Scottish Higher
This qualification is only acceptable when combined with Scottish Advanced Highers at grades AB including History and Spanish. No language is required for beginners pathway.
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
This qualification is considered alongside other UoN accepted qualifications such as A Levels. A Level History grade B (or UoN accepted equivalent). A Level Spanish grade B (or UoN accepted equivalent) also required for post A Level study but no language required for beginners pathway.
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About this course
If you’re passionate about history but also dream of spending time in a Spanish speaking country and becoming fluent in the language – how do you choose which degree to study: We say, choose both!
This joint honours course allows you to combine your curiosity for human experience with your love of communicating in another language.
Modules cover language, business, culture, history and politics so you’re able to truly personalise this intercultural degree around your personal interests or career aspirations.
Modules
Hispanic Studies
In years one, two and three you will take 60 credits in each of History and Hispanic Studies modules. In year one Hispanic Studies you take Spanish language at beginners or post-A level. Post-A level students may also take beginners Portuguese. Beginners will reach the same degree standard as non-beginners.
You will also choose non-language modules to introduce you to the cultures, history and societies of the Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking worlds. These modules are taught in English and give you an overview of Hispanic Studies.
Your core history module is Learning History. This module will show you how to reflect on the nature of history as a discipline and develop skills required for the writing and debating of history by practising skills and exploring methodology.
In year two your language classes in Spanish (and Portuguese if you continue with it) are dedicated to giving you the fluency and confidence for work or study during the year abroad. Your optional Hispanics modules expand your knowledge of these cultures and societies. You will also take optional history modules which will allow you to expand your understanding of different regions and time periods.
Your third academic year is spent in Spain and/or Spanish America either studying at a university, working as a language teaching assistant or doing a work placement. If you intend to carry on with Portuguese after year two you may also spend the year in Portugal and/or Brazil.
In your final year you will develop the language skills you built up on the Year Abroad. In history you will select a Special Subject (which involves in-depth study of a particular topic taught in seminars) and one optional module. In addition, you can take specialist modules based on the research we are currently doing both in History and in Hispanic Studies.
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The Uni
University Park Campus
Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
What students say
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How do students rate their degree experience?
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Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)
Iberian studies
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After graduation
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History
What are graduates doing after six months?
This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.
Top job areas of graduates
History is a very popular subject (although numbers have fallen of late) — in 2015, over 10,000 UK students graduated in a history-related course. Obviously, there aren't 11,000 jobs as historians available every year, but history is a good, flexible degree that allows graduates to go into a wide range of different jobs, and consequently history graduates have an unemployment rate comparable to the national graduate average. Many — probably most — jobs for graduates don't ask for a particular degree to go into them and history graduates are well set to take advantage. That's why so many go into jobs in the finance industry, human resources, marketing, PR and events management, as well as the more obvious roles in education, welfare and the arts. Around one in five history graduates went into further study last year. History and teaching were the most popular further study subjects for history graduates, but law, journalism, and politics were also popular postgraduate courses.
Iberian studies
What are graduates doing after six months?
This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.
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.
What about your long term prospects?
Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.
History
The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.
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£34k
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.
Iberian studies
The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.
£22k
£29k
£36k
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.
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