Course Overview
Lancaster's four-year combined Spanish Studies and Music degree is delivered jointly by our Department of European Languages and Culture - ranked sixth in The Complete University Guide 2011 -and our Music Department which belongs to the Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts. This degree offers you the opportunity to study or work abroad, with a year spent in a Spanish-speaking country.
You'll develop your Spanish skills in a variety of situations while learning about Spanish and Spanish-American culture, history, society and political systems. The Music aspect of your degree programme uniquely integrates theory and practice with specialist studies in musicology, musical analysis, composition and technology.
You'll begin your degree with Spanish Studies (Intensive for Beginners or Advanced) and courses including Music Theory and Sound and Audio Theory. In your second year, you'll study subjects such as Contemporary Arts Theory; Creative Music Practice, and Spanish Language: Oral Skills.
In your third year you'll complete your Residence Abroad: Intercultural and Academic Reflection before finishing your degree with modules including Spanish Language: Written Skills.
For a list of compulsory modules, please see the tab above.
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Career opportunities
A degree with a foreign language is increasingly sought after by employers because of the communication and inter-personal skills you'll acquire. As the second most widely-spoken language in the world, the ability to speak Spanish will stand you in good stead for the future.
Typical career choices for our alumni include roles in interpreting and translation as well as opportunities in the Civil Service, the Diplomatic Service, the British Council and various international agencies. Other graduates have taken up sales and marketing opportunities in multinational corporations.
Lancaster's Music graduates possess an unusually wide range of subject-specific and transferable skills. Our graduates benefit from a grounding in contemporary arts theory and practice, which is an advantage for careers in the creative industries, broadcasting, marketing, publishing, music teaching, music production, arts management and other arts-related areas.
Many students go on to pursue one of the postgraduate MA degrees offered at Lancaster, while others have progressed into further education, both in the UK and abroad.
Entry Requirements
A-level: AAB and the ability to read music 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. One A-level will usually be in Music or Music Technology.
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 points from best three HL courses
Mature students: Applications welcomed from mature students who can provide evidence of language-learning ability
BTEC: Popular Music or Music Technology considered with normally at least DDM
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.
