Program Overview
The BA Spanish and International Development program at the University of Reading combines fluent Spanish proficiency with an understanding of development needs and aspirations. It offers an interdisciplinary grounding in global issues, complemented by the opportunity to study abroad in year 3. Graduates gain valuable linguistic, cultural, and transferable skills, preparing them for careers in various fields.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
On the BA Spanish and International Development programme, you will develop your abilities in Spanish, and achieve a profound understanding of different cultures and their development needs and aspirations. Study at the UK’s leading university for environmental and ethical performance (the University of Reading is ranked 1st in the People and Planet University League, 2023/24). Join our friendly and dynamic Department of Languages and Cultures, which offers the opportunity to study in a lively, multilingual community with staff and students from all over the world. We offer a flexible and supportive approach to learning which allows you to tailor your degree to your interests, including the opportunity to learn other languages. A joint honours degree that combines Spanish and International Development can give you an insight into fascinating societies, cultures and histories around the world. This programme provides an interdisciplinary grounding in development, addressing real world issues affecting people and planet, in conjunction with in-depth study of the Spanish language and its diverse cultures.
Outline:
Year 1
- Compulsory modules:
- Alternative Voices: Changing Perspectives of International Development
- International Development: Global and Local Issues
- The Making of Modern Spain and Latin America
- Optional modules:
- Beginners Spanish Language
- Intermediate Spanish Language
- Advanced Spanish Language I
Year 2
- Compulsory modules:
- Approaches to International Development
- Research Methods for BSc International Development
- Optional modules:
- Intermediate Spanish Language
- Advanced Spanish Language I
- Advanced Spanish Language II
Year 3
- Study Year Abroad
Year 4
- Compulsory modules:
- Advanced Spanish Language I
- Advanced Spanish Language II
- Advanced Spanish Language III
- Optional modules:
- Extended Essay
- Memory, Dictatorship and Cultural Resistance in the Southern Cone
- Narrating the Colombian Conflict
- Writers and Publishers in Spain
- Future Worlds in Film
- Identity and Conflict in Modern Europe
Careers:
By the time you graduate, you will be able to write and speak fluently in Spanish – an immensely useful skill to have given that there is currently a great shortage of well-qualified linguists in the UK. Outside the UK, Spanish is the main language of Latin American countries that are part of the developing world and where skills learnt on the degree can be applied. The experience of studying or working abroad also distinguishes you from non-language graduates, providing evidence of self-reliance, adaptability and enterprise.
New UK/Republic of Ireland students
£9,250
New international students
£22,350
