UCAS Code: RV41 | Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)
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Entry requirements
A levelInternational Baccalaureate Diploma ProgrammeScottish HigherUCAS Tariff
A level
A,A,A
Required subjects: A Levels: a language other than English at B. GCSEs: English at C or 4.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
34-37
37 points with 666 at HL - 34 points with 655 at HL. Required subjects: HL: a language other than English at 5. SL: English at 5.
Scottish Higher
A,A,A,B
AAAB by end of S5 or AAAA by end of S6. BBB must be achieved in one year of S4-S6. Required subjects: Highers: a language other than English at B. National 5s: English at C.
UCAS Tariff
126-144
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About this course
Course option
4years
Full-time | 2024
Subjects
History
Spanish studies
Studying Spanish and History helps us understand the contemporary world, as well as shedding light on the past. On our flexible joint honours programme, you have the opportunity to develop advanced language skills in Spanish while discovering how the Spanish-speaking world, and other cultures around the globe, have shaped modern civilisation.
**Spanish**
Spanish is the official language in 20 countries and is widely spoken in four more territories, including the United States.
Studying Spanish at the University of Edinburgh, you will be immersed in an extraordinary range of literature, film, poetry and theatre from around the world. Our flexible programme invites you to explore the diverse and rich cultures of Spain, Latin America and the Caribbean in historical context.
On joining us, beginners take our Spanish 1A course; students with substantially more experience of learning the language typically take Spanish 1B.
Intensive language training gives you the opportunity to develop advanced spoken and written skills in Spanish while gaining the broad cultural education valued by graduate employers. You will learn how to discern different varieties and registers of Spanish, and gain crucial intercultural competencies.
**History**
The Edinburgh experience is distinctive for its range of historical themes, chronological periods and geographical areas. You can choose from courses covering:
* the early Middle Ages to the most recent past
* Britain and Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas
Further, our courses offer a rich variety of approaches to the past, including:
* political history
* cultural history
* social history
* economic history
* intellectual history
* gender history
* global and transnational history
**Why Edinburgh?**
As a world-leading festival and capital city, and home of two World Heritage Sites, Edinburgh is a fantastic place to study a modern language in its cultural context and alongside History.
Studying over four years enables you to choose courses, including from other disciplines, that match your own interests, expertise and employability needs.
In your first two years, you can opt to take electives in other schools, or broaden your linguistic portfolio with another language such as Portuguese or Catalan.
We are unique in Scotland in offering students a full academic year abroad within the four-year honours programme, regardless of whether you spend the year studying or working.
Tuition fees
Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:
Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
EU
£26,500
per year
International
£26,500
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£1,820
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year
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The Uni
Course location:
Central area campus
Department:
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
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What students say
We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.
76%
History
47%
Spanish studies
How do students rate their degree experience?
The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.
- History
- Iberian studies
History
Teaching and learning
86%
Staff make the subject interesting
92%
Staff are good at explaining things
82%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
67%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned
Assessment and feedback
Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices
Resources and organisation
77%
Library resources
91%
IT resources
79%
Course specific equipment and facilities
63%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly
Student voice
Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course
Who studies this subject and how do they get on?
84%
UK students
16%
International students
39%
Male students
61%
Female students
91%
2:1 or above
8%
First year drop out rate
Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)
A
A
A
Iberian studies
Teaching and learning
76%
Staff make the subject interesting
76%
Staff are good at explaining things
74%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
61%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned
Assessment and feedback
Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices
Resources and organisation
73%
Library resources
92%
IT resources
87%
Course specific equipment and facilities
38%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly
Student voice
Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course
Who studies this subject and how do they get on?
93%
UK students
7%
International students
25%
Male students
75%
Female students
100%
2:1 or above
9%
First year drop out rate
Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)
A
A
A
After graduation
The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.
- History
- Iberian studies
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.
£20,000
med
Average annual salary
94%
med
Employed or in further education
68%
high
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial
Top job areas of graduates
13%
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals
11%
Business, research and administrative professionals
8%
Other elementary services occupations
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.
£23,000
med
Average annual salary
95%
med
Employed or in further education
73%
high
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial
Top job areas of graduates
19%
Business, research and administrative professionals
16%
Teaching and educational professionals
16%
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals
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
- Iberian studies
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.
£22k
£27k
£30k
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.
£21k
£29k
£33k
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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