Why study this course?
It is possible for students applying for the Spanish MA to spend time working abroad in a Spanish-speaking country between their second and third year of study. This adds an extra year to the MA (Hons) course making it a total of five years in length.
Students who spend a year abroad not only gain valuable work experience as teachers and tutors, but also develop their linguistic skills, intercultural competence, and self-confidence.
UK students are usually placed in a school through the British Council’s Language Assistantship scheme, although this is not guaranteed. Successful applicants go on to teach English at a school, college or university in Spain or Latin America. Assistants are paid a salary locally and, after attending a basic induction course in teaching resources and methods, are typically required to teach for 12 hours per week under the supervision of local staff at the educational institution employing them.
However, you can organise an alternative work placement with the approval of the Spanish Department. For example, previous students have worked in art galleries, publishing houses and various businesses.
The year abroad experience is competitive and is not guaranteed. Places are granted on merit during the second year of study and do not take into account the initial UCAS application. If students are unsuccessful with their year abroad application, they will be moved to the four-year Spanish MA single Honours degree programme.
To find out more information, or to discuss the possibility of an integrated year abroad, please contact the Department of Spanish.
Course details
The MA (Honours) in Spanish with an integrated year abroad follows the same course structure as the Spanish MA (Honours) degree, with the addition of a year abroad in between second and third year of study.
During their integrated year abroad, students are required to take the following compulsory module:
- Spanish Integrated Year Abroad: language learning and cultural familiarisation through a work placement in a Spanish-speaking country. Placements will be as language assistants in schools or on other assignments approved by the department.
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Entry requirements
The entry requirements for Spanish with a year abroad are the same as for the Spanish MA (Honours) degree.
To be eligible for Spanish with a year abroad, students must gain Honours entry in all subjects that they intend on taking at Honours level. Students who do not achieve entry to Honours level in their chosen subjects must withdraw from their selected year abroad destination at that point.
Beginners in Spanish are normally expected to spend a year abroad in a Spanish-speaking country in order to advance to Honours years (fourth and fifth year). If you are a beginner in Spanish and another language (through a joint degree), please consult your year abroad coordinators in both departments.
For degrees combining more than one subject, the subject with the higher entry requirements determines the grades you need. You will also need to meet any further subject-specific entry requirements as outlined on their pages.
Joint Honours degrees
You can also take Spanish (WIYA) as part of a joint Honours degree in which you will take core modules of your chosen subjects.
| Course name | UCAS code |
|---|---|
| Ancient History and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | RVL1 |
| Arabic and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | RTK6 |
| Art History and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | RVK3 |
| Chinese Studies and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | CW14 |
| Classics and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | RQ48 |
| Comparative Literature and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | RQ4F |
| Economics and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | LRC4 |
| English and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | QRH4 |
| Film Studies and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | PR3K |
| French and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | RRC4 |
| Geography and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | LRR4 |
| German and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | RRF4 |
| Greek and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | Q7R4 |
| International Relations and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | LRF4 |
| Italian and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | RR34 |
| Latin and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | QRP4 |
| Management and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | NRF4 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Ancient History and Spanish | VR14 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Arabic and Spanish | RT46 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Art History and Spanish | RV43 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Chinese Studies and Spanish | CH14 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Classics and Spanish | QR84 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Comparative Literature and Spanish | RQF4 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Economics and Spanish | LR14 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) English and Spanish | QR34 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Film Studies and Spanish | PR34 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) French and Spanish | RR14 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Geography and Spanish | LR74 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) German and Spanish | RR24 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Greek and Spanish | QR74 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) International Relations and Spanish | LR24 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Italian and Spanish | RR43 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Latin and Spanish | QR64 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Management and Spanish | NR24 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Mathematics and Spanish | GR14 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Medieval History and Spanish | RV4C |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Middle East Studies and Spanish | TRP4 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Modern History and Spanish | RV41 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Persian and Spanish | T6R4 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Philosophy and Spanish | RV45 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Russian and Spanish | RR47 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Scottish History and Spanish | RVD3 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Social Anthropology and Spanish | LR64 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Spanish and Sustainable Development | F885 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Spanish and Theological Studies | RV46 |
| Mathematics and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | GRC4 |
| Medieval History and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | RVLC |
| Middle East Studies and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | TR64 |
| Modern History and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | RVK1 |
| Persian and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | T64R |
| Philosophy and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | RVK5 |
| Russian and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | RRK7 |
| Scottish History and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | VR24 |
| Social Anthropology and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | LRP4 |
| Spanish and Sustainable Development (With Integrated Year Abroad) | F881 |
| Spanish and Theological Studies (With Integrated Year Abroad) | VR64 |
"With" degrees
You can take Spanish (WIYA) as part of a "with" Honours degree in which the majority of the course deals with the first name subject. St Andrews offers the following "with" degrees in Spanish (WIYA):
- Economics with Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) - UCAS code L1RL
- Geography with Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) - UCAS code L7RK
- Master of Arts (Honours) Economics with Spanish - UCAS code L1RK
- Master of Arts (Honours) Geography with Spanish - UCAS code L7R4
- Master of Arts (Honours) Mathematics with Spanish - UCAS code G1RL
- Master of Arts (Honours) Spanish with Geography - UCAS code R4L7
- Mathematics with Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) - UCAS code G1RX
- Spanish with Geography (With Integrated Year Abroad) - UCAS code R4LR
"With" degrees taken with Spanish are also available 'With Integrated Year Abroad'.
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Contact us
- Phone
- +44 (0)1334 46 2954
- spanishhod@st-andrews.ac.uk
- Address
- Department of Spanish
Buchanan Building
Union Street
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