Program Overview

Spanish and English BA Honours

Overview

The Spanish and English BA Honours course at the University of Westminster offers students the opportunity to combine the study of Spanish with English. The course enables students to achieve proficiency in Spanish, develop linguistic and cultural knowledge of both languages, and build knowledge and understanding of linguistic, literary, and cultural studies.

Course Structure

The course is structured over five years, with the option to undertake a professional placement year in industry or a period of study abroad at one of Westminster's partner institutions.

Year 1

• Introducing English Language
• Introduction to the Study of Language and Culture
• Introduction to Translation (available to intermediate students)
• Language and Text
• Objects and Meaning: The Social Life of Material Culture
• The Spanish World and the Word
• What is Literature?

Year 2

• Expressions of Spanish Culture
• History of the English Language
• Language in the Public Space
• Making Memory: Culture, History and Representation
• Multilingual e-Collaboration: Transposing Current Affairs
• Spoken Discourse Analysis
• The Novel
• Understanding Culture: Hispanic Studies in Focus

Placement Year

Between Years 2 and 3, students have the opportunity to undertake a professional placement year in industry or a period of study abroad at one of Westminster's partner institutions.

Year 3

• Final Year Project
• Identities on the Move: Hispanic Studies in Focus
• Issues in Culture
• Language and Power
• Multilingualism in Society: Theory and Practice
• Reading the Present
• Sex Strike: Gender and Protest
• Sexualities in Literature and Culture
• Studies in Literary Language
• Themes in Contemporary Hispanic Studies
• Work Placement for Humanities

Entry Requirements

• A levels: BCC (104 UCAS Tariff points)
• T levels: 104 UCAS Tariff points
• International Baccalaureate: 104 UCAS Tariff points from all components of the Diploma Programme
• BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM
• BTEC Diploma: D*D
• Access: 104 UCAS Tariff points from the Access course
• GCSE English Language: grade 4/C – IB grade 4 Higher level
• GCSE Maths: grade 4/C – IB grade 4
• IELTS: 6.0 overall, with 5.5 in each component (if first language is not English)

Fees and Funding

• UK tuition fee: £1,589 (Price per 20-credit module)
• International tuition fee: £2,930 (Price per 20-credit module)
• Funding available for undergraduate students, including scholarships and tuition fee loans

Teaching and Assessment

• Teaching methods: lectures, seminars, workshops, problem-based and blended learning
• Assessment methods: essays, exams, individual and group presentations, projects, and critical analysis

Supporting You

• Study support: workshops, 1-2-1 support, and online resources
• Personal tutors: support in fulfilling academic and personal potential
• Student advice team: specialist advice on funding, benefits, and visas
• Extra-curricular activities: volunteering opportunities, sports and fitness activities, student events, and more

Course Location

• Regent Campus, 309 Regent Street, London W1B 2HW

Related Courses

• Spanish and Linguistics BA Honours
• Spanish and International Communication BA Honours
• English Language and Linguistics BA Honours