Course Overview
Lancaster's four-year Spanish Studies and History degree gives you the opportunity to study in one of the UK's top ten departments language - as ranked by the 2011 Complete University Guide - and a History Department with a 95% satisfaction rate in the latest National Student Survey. You will also spend a year working or studying in a Spanish-speaking country, immersing yourself in the culture and language.
As well as acquiring proficiency in Spanish, you'll study the country's history, art, culture and politics. You can explore Spain's history in a broader European context or specialise in particular areas of research and study.
You'll begin your degree with core courses including Spanish Studies (Intensive for Beginners or Advanced) and From the Medieval to the Modern: History and Historians. In your second and final years, you'll be able to follow modules such as Power and Resistance in Spain and Spanish America: From the Spanish Empire to the 21st Century; Economic and Social Change in France, Germany and Spain since 1945, and From Mutiny to Bollywood: Cultures of Rule and Resistance in India, 1857-1954.
In your third year you'll complete your Residence Abroad: Intercultural and Academic Reflection before finishing your degree back at Lancaster.
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
A combined degree demonstrates to employers that you are flexible, independent and multi-skilled. You will leave Lancaster with a thorough understanding of a modern European language as well as its history, art and politics. This is a great foundation for a career in the Civil Service, the Diplomatic Service or various international agencies.
Former Spanish Studies and History graduates have found positions in education, journalism, library work, advertising, business and management. Others have progressed on to further academic study, undertaking postgraduate research at Lancaster and other UK institutions or abroad.
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.
