Spanish

Explore the diverse cultures, literatures and histories of the Spanish-speaking world with our immersive degree. At Birmingham, you'll gain in-demand intellectual and employability skills suitable for a variety of fields.

As one of the most widely spoken languages worldwide, Spanish provides access to numerous career opportunities in multinational organizations, governmental agencies, education and cultural institutions. At Birmingham , you'll benefit from the diverse expertise of our Department, which includes specialists in Iberian and Latin American literature, history, linguistics, and translation studies. If you are interested in combining Spanish with one or two additional languages, explore our BA Modern Languages programme.

Delve further into your language studies by choosing from a selection of exciting optional modules, which may include:

• Between the National and the Global: Peninsular Spanish History, 1936 to the Present Day

• Icons of the Hispanic World

• Structures and Varieties of the Modern Hispanic Languages

• Conflicting Identities in Spanish Cinema

• Digital Media and Spanish Youth Culture

• Gender and Sexuality in the Hispanic World

• Spanish Exile Culture

• US Latino Culture: Spanish Caribbean

• Imagining the Truth: Latin American Culture in a Post-truth World

And cross-departmental modules such as:

• Constructions of gender, sexuality and race

• Cross-cultural Cinema: Migration and Displacement

• Thinking Otherwise: Decolonial approaches to contemporary thought and culture

• Introduction to Linguistics

• From Text to Tech: Digital Approaches to Languages and Cultures

• The Romance languages: structure, variation and change

One of the most exciting elements of this degree is that you'll experience studying, working or teaching in a Year Abroad.

There's an extensive range of language combinations available to you within our Modern Languages department. Some combinations we are unable to offer due to timetabling restrictions.

Why study this course?

• Experience a new approach to language learning with our CLIL (Content Language Integrated Learning) teaching method - study topics of cultural significance in Spanish, designed and delivered by expert researchers.

• Teach, study or complete a work placement abroad, immersing yourself in Spanish.

• Learn in a vibrant city that is culturally, ethnically and religiously diverse. Join a number of language and culture-based societies to further enhance your skills, or become a contributor to our the student-led Linguist Magazine.

• Enjoy focused academic contact through our competitive contact hours. These take place in small groups, encouraging active language learning through engagement with cultural material.

16th for Iberian Languages in the Complete University Guide by subject 2025

Top 100 for Modern Languages in The QS World Subject Rankings 2024

First-year modules cover a broad base of the subject and are designed to introduce you to ways of studying at university. By the final year the modules you take will become more specialised and reflect the research expertise of the academic staff. More detailed module information can be found on the ‘Course detail’ tab on the University of Birmingham’s coursefinder web pages.