Program Overview

Law with Spanish and Spanish Law BA

Overview

This course combines the study of law with the study of Spanish language and culture. It is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of the English legal system, as well as the opportunity to develop advanced language skills in Spanish and cultural awareness.

Course Details

• Qualification: BA Hons
• Entry Requirements: AAA including Spanish
• UCAS Code: M1R4
• Duration: 4 years full-time (year 3 abroad)
• Fees: £9,535 (UK undergraduate students)

Course Structure

The course is divided into four years, with the third year spent studying abroad in Spain.

• Year 1:
  • Introduction to Law and Legal Theory
  • Law of Contract
  • Public Law
  • Spanish 1
  • Literature in Spanish
  • Modern Latin America
• Year 2:
  • Civil Law: A Comparative Introduction
  • Criminal Law
  • Foundations of Tort
  • Land Law
  • Spanish 2
• Year 3:
  • Year abroad (studying in Spain)
• Year 4:
  • Law of the European Union
  • Law of Trusts
  • Spanish 3
  • Advanced Criminal Evidence
  • Brazilian Slave Society
  • Business and Society in Spain
  • Child Law
  • Critical Approaches to International Law
  • Cybercrime, Cybersecurity and Surveillance (Internet Law B)
  • Immigration and Asylum Law
  • Intellectual Property
  • International and Comparative Law of Secured Transactions
  • International Wildlife Law
  • Issues in Company Law
  • Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
  • Law and Development: Approaches, Actors and Issues
  • Law in Practice
  • Literature and Film under Franco
  • Making the Cuban Revolution: Ideology, Culture and Identity in Cuba since 1959
  • Memory and the Future in Iberian and Latin American Culture and Politics
  • Mental Health Law and Policy
  • Politics and Literature in Contemporary Spain
  • Principles of Corporate Insolvency Law
  • Spanish American Narrative and Film
  • Translation, Power and Gender in the Spanish-speaking World

Assessment

Some modules will be assessed by examination, some by coursework, and some by a combination of the two.

Careers

This course will equip students with a thorough knowledge of English law and encourage an appreciation of Spanish law. Students will also develop advanced language skills in Spanish as well as cultural awareness. Upon graduating, students can undertake further legal training to become a solicitor or barrister.

Graduate Destinations

A high proportion of graduates go on to qualify as solicitors or barristers. Those interested in a career outside of law use their degree in a wide variety of professions and organisations such as consultancies, business advisory services, marketing, the civil service, public relations, accountancy, and campaigning.

Average Starting Salary and Career Progression

86.70% of undergraduates from the School of Law secured graduate-level employment or further study within 15 months of graduation. The average annual starting salary for these graduates was £27,539.

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