Course Overview
Lancaster's combined Spanish Studies and Computing degree is taught jointly by our Department of European Languages and Cultures - ranked in the UK's top ten by the 2011 Complete University Guide 2011 - and our School of Computing and Communications - ranked 10th in the country in the UK's most recent Research Assessment Exercise (2008). This degree scheme includes a year spent working or studying abroad.
Your Spanish Studies programme aims to increase your fluency while exploring the social, historical, political and cultural background of Spain and Spanish-speaking countries. In Computing, you'll focus on developing professional skills, including extensive study of software and systems development.
You'll begin your degree with courses including Spanish Studies (Intensive for Beginners or Advanced) and Java Programming; Computational Fundamentals, and Web Technologies. In your second year, you'll study subjects such as Software Design; Human Computer Interaction, and Power and Resistance in Spain and Spanish America: From the Spanish Empire to the 21st Century.
In your third year you'll complete your Residence Abroad: Intercultural and Academic Reflection before finishing your degree with modules such as Social Movements and Committed Writing in Mexico since 1968.
For a list of compulsory modules, please see the tab above.
The language department is so friendly, the staff are really approachable and I have made some of my closest friends on my language courses.
Career opportunities
Spanish Studies gives you highly desirable fluency in one of the world's most spoken languages while your Computing degree equips you with practical workplace skills. Lancaster graduates are the most employable language graduates in the UK, according to TBC.
Career options are diverse and include IT, accountancy, librarianship, advertising, journalism and business. If you choose to work abroad, there are interesting openings in the British Council, Civil and Diplomatic Service and foreign-oriented businesses, as well as teaching opportunities.
Alternatively, you may prefer to follow former alumni who have progressed on to postgraduate studies. Lancaster University is a world-class centre for research and also offers professional training in such areas as interpreting.
Entry Requirements
A-level: AAB inc. Spanish unless this is to be studied from beginners' level, in which case applicants should have evidence of language-learning ability (e.g. an AS or A-level in another foreign language or GCSE grade A in a foreign language). We normally expect three A-levels.
General Studies: Accepted as one of 3 A-levels
Key skills: Not included in offer
Scottish Highers: ABBBB
Irish Leaving Cert: Offers will be made on the basis of 5 or 6 Higher level subjects. Please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office (01524 592028) for further information
International Bacc: 35 pts overall with 16 pts from best three HL courses
BTEC: DDD/DDM
Mature students: Applications welcomed from mature students who can provide evidence of language-learning ability. Please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office (01524 592028) for further information
IELTS: 6.5
For details of how we evaluate international qualifications, please click here.
Financial Support
Lancaster University's priority is to support every student to make the most of their life and education. In addition to government maintenance loans, grants and national scholarships, Lancaster University offers a range of financial support for full time UK Undergraduate students from lower-income backgrounds. Many students each year will be entitled to bursaries or scholarships to help them with the cost of fees and/or living expenses.
The Lancaster Scholarship package is designed to reward the hard work and natural ability of full-time UK students applying to study with us regardless of their household income. Students achieving A*, A, A in their A-level examinations (or equivalent academic qualifications) will receive a £1,000 per year Lancaster Scholarship during their undergraduate studies if they place us as their firm choice institution. Continuation of the Lancaster Scholarship is subject to satisfactory academic progression.
Our combined £5,000 bursary package will help students from England whose household incomes are less than £25,000 per year with fees and living costs.
Students from England eligible for our £5,000 bursary package will also be awarded a £3,000 Lancaster Scholarship if they achieve A*, A, A in their A-level examinations (or equivalent academic qualifications). This totals £8,000 of support for students during their studies.
For full details of the University's financial support packages including eligibility criteria, please visit our fees and funding page.
