Program Overview

Economics with Hispanic Studies BA

Course Overview

Our BA Economics with Hispanic Studies course covers the fundamentals of economics while allowing you to develop your Spanish language skills. Topics learned include macroeconomics, microeconomics, statistics, and data analysis. As you progress, you get more choice in your economics modules such as mathematical, financial, developmental, international and quantitative economics. Alongside Spanish language, there are modules in Spanish literature, art, history and business. Your third year will be spent studying in Spain.

Why Choose This Course?

• Top 10 in the UK for economics in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025
• Study in Spain for your third year
• Gain experience during term-time through our Faculty Placement Programme
• Annual management, consulting and finance careers fair connects you with employers
• Co-taught by the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures
• 5th in the UK, with 99% of our research output ranked as world-leading or internationally excellent (Research Excellence Framework 2021)

Key Information

• UCAS Code: L1R4
• Duration: 4 years full-time
• Fees: £24,300 per year (for full details, including fees for part-time students and reduced fees during your time studying abroad or on placement, see our fees page)

Course Structure

Year One

• Core Economics Modules:
  • Current Economic Issues
  • Foundations of Economics
  • The Politics of Economics and the Economics of Politicians
• Core Spanish Modules:
  • Students without A level Spanish must take: Spanish 1: Beginners
  • Students with A level Spanish must take: Spanish 1
• Optional Modules:
  • Literature in Spanish
  • Mathematical Economics and Econometrics
  • Mathematical Economics and Statistical Methods
  • Modern Latin America
  • Portuguese 1: Beginners
  • Quantitative Economics

Year Two

• Core Spanish Modules:
  • Students without A level Spanish must take: Spanish 2: Beginners
  • Students with A level Spanish must take: Spanish 2
• Optional Modules:
  • Luso-Hispanic Cinemas
  • Modern Spanish and Spanish American Literature and Film
  • New World(s): Contacts, Conquests and Conflict in Early Modern Hispanic History and Culture
  • Portuguese 2: Beginners

Year Three

• Year Abroad: You will spend your third year studying abroad and/or on a work placement in Granada in Spain.

Year Four

• Mandatory Modules:
  • Dissertation
  • Spanish 3
• Optional Modules:
  • Advanced Development Economics
  • Advanced Econometric Theory
  • Advanced Experimental and Behavioural Economics
  • Advanced Financial Economics
  • Advanced Industrial Economics
  • Advanced International Trade I
  • Advanced International Trade II
  • Advanced Labour Economics
  • Advanced Macroeconomics
  • Advanced Mathematical Economics
  • Advanced Microeconomics
  • Advanced Monetary Economics
  • Advanced Public Economics
  • Business and Society in Spain
  • Conflict and Post-Conflict Societies through Literature and Film
  • International Money and Macroeconomics
  • Microeconometric Methods
  • Numerical Methods in Economics
  • Painting in Spain
  • Politics and Literature in Contemporary Spain
  • Portuguese 3
  • Spanish American Narrative and Film

Assessment Methods

• Dissertation
• Essay
• Examinations
• Presentation
• Group presentation
• Group exercise

Careers Overview

Our graduates do well in their careers. You can see our statistics in the job prospects section below.

• Top Five Graduate Employers:
  • EY
  • PwC
  • Deloitte
  • Civil Service
  • KPMG

Placements and Internships

The Faculty of Social Sciences runs an exclusive placements programme of term-time opportunities across all years of study. There are both paid and volunteer opportunities at local, national and even international level, across a wide range of organisations and businesses.

Management, Consulting and Finance Careers Fair

This annual fair invites top employers in a range of exciting management, consulting and finance fields, offering graduate roles and internship opportunities. Big names have attended in the past, such as Accenture, Deloitte, Experian and HM Treasury.

School Events

Between the School of Economics and Nottingham Economics and Finance Society (NEFS), we offer a dynamic programme packed with events that bridge the gap between theory and real-world practice. From exclusive speaker series to alumni conferences, these events put you face-to-face with industry leaders and successful graduates, giving you invaluable insights.