Newcastle University

Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies BA Honours
UCAS Code: RT47 (4 Years)

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Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.

Please be aware that programme modules do change and therefore may differ for your year of entry.

Stage 1

Compulsory modules 

• POR1065 Level A Portuguese I
• POR1066 Level A Portuguese II
• SPA1071 Level B Spanish General Language

Optional modules

You take three of the following optional modules:

• LAS1010 Introduction to Latin America
• SPA1019 Introduction to History, Culture and Society of the Iberian Peninsula
• SML1018 Introduction to Literature
• SML1019 Introduction to Linguistics
• SML1021 Introduction to International Film
• SML1022 Introduction to Cultural Studies

Stage 2

Compulsory modules 

• POR2061 Level B Portuguese General Language
• SPA2061 Level C Spanish General Language

Optional modules

You take four of the following optional modules:

• LAS2026 Comparative History of Latin America: From Independence to the end of slavery 1789/1810–1888)
• LAS2027 Quechua Language
• LAS2028 Cultural Diversity in Latin America
• SPA2005 Themes and Cultural Contexts in Spanish and Latin American Cinema
• SPA2021 Introduction to Catalan
• SPA2025 Representations of Revolution, Dictatorship and Democracy in Spain and Latin America

Stage 3 (Year abroad)

You may spend your year abroad in Spain, Portugal or Latin America either studying at a university, working as a teaching assistant or on a work placement in a Spanish-speaking country.

During your year abroad, you take the following compulsory module:

• SML3004 Personal Learning Record

You also choose one of the modules below:

• SML3005 Intercalary Project
• SML3006 Study Abroad

Stage 4

Compulsory modules

• SPA4061 Level D Spanish General Language

Optional modules

You take five of the following optional modules:

• LAS2026 Comparative History of Latin America: From Independence to the end of slavery 1789/1810–1888)
• LAS2027 Quechua Language
• LAS2028 Cultural Diversity in Latin America
• SPA2005 Themes and Cultural Contexts in Spanish and Latin American Cinema
• SPA2021 Introduction to Catalan
• SPA2025 Representations of Revolution, Dictatorship and Democracy in Spain and Latin America
• LAS4001 Inter–American Relations since the Spanish American War
• LAS4004 Cultura y politica en Colombia
• LAS4005 Multilingualism and Society in Latin America
• LAS4006 Latin American Comics: Identity, Politics and Society
• POR4061 Level C Portuguese General Language
• SPA4001 Syntax and History of Spanish
• SPA4003 Recent Spanish and Mexican Cinema
• SML4099 Dissertation