BA International Relations with Spanish
About this course
Bachelor of Arts in International Relations with Spanish, a politics and international relations and spanish, portuguese and latin american studies degree examining global diplomatic and linguistic frameworks. Core topics include Research Methods, Global & Comparative Perspective. Students spend the third year studying abroad and complete a dissertation in the final year. The first year covers foundational themes through modules such as Debates in World Politics I, Understanding International Relations, and Spanish Language 1 (Advanced). The second year explores specialised areas through International Relations Theory, Spanish Language 2 (Advanced), and Global Governance. The fourth year involves advanced study with Dissertation, Spanish Language Final Year, and Conflict and Peace in Deeply Divided Societies. Optional modules across various stages allow students to focus on areas such as political ethics, Hispanic cultures, and regional politics.
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Entry requirements
A Level: AAB and including at least a B in Spanish. IB: 6,6,5 at Higher Level with a minimum of 32 points overall. BTEC: BTEC options considered
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What students say
Based on about 11 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 83%
- Learning opportunities: 80%
- Assessment and feedback: 85%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 69%
- Learning resources: 87%
- Student voice: 72%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 70 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 89%
- Left higher education: 11%
What graduates do next
Based on about 39 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 67%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 11%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 25%
- Finance Professionals: 12%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 9%
- Elementary occupations: 8%
- Media Professionals: 6%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 80%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 265 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 7%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 21%
- East of England: 9%
- London: 35%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 6%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Debates in World Politics I
- Debates in World Politics II
- Discover Your Future in Politics and International Relations
- Global History
- Understanding International Relations
- Spanish Language 1 (Advanced)
- Introduction to Hispanic Cultures
- International Relations Theory
- Spanish Language 2 (Advanced)
- Global Governance
- International Security
- AI Essentials and Geopolitics
- Challenges to Liberal Democracy in Europe
- Comparative Politics
- Digital Democracy
- Globalisation, Capitalism and Welfare
- Parties and Voters across the Globe
- Political Ethics
- Politics of Sex and Sexuality
- Russian Politics: From Revolution to Putin
- The International Law and Politics of Armed Conflict
- Sexuality and Identity Politics
- UK Politics in a Time of Crisis
- US Politics
- Digital Media and Spanish Youth Culture
- Histories of the Excluded: Inquisition and the Birth of Human Rights
- Icons of the Hispanic World
- LI Mexican and Chicano Art in the Twentieth Century: Revolution and Beyond
- Reading the World in Contemporary Spanish American Fiction
- Structures and Varieties of the Modern Hispanic Languages
- Translation in the Workplace
- Whole Academic Year Studying Abroad
- Dissertation
- Spanish Language Final Year
- China: State and Society
- Conflict and Peace in Deeply Divided Societies
- Contemporary International Political Economy
- Corruption and Clientelism: Global Perspective
- Environment and climate politics: from global to local
- Global Capitalism and Migration
- Global Security
- Identity in Middle East International Politics
- Nuclear Crises
- Parliamentary Studies
- Political Theory and Social Criticism
- Politics of South Asia
- Professional Development
- Rising Powers & Global Order
- Strategy, Leadership and Foreign Policy
- The Diplomacy of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
- The Politics of Gender, Sex and Sexuality
- The Politics of Memory
- Topics in British Politics
- Understanding Brexit: Identity and Euroscepticism in Europe
- Imagining the Truth: Latin American Culture in a Post-truth World
- Performing Gender/Translating Performance
- Social and Political Processes in Contemporary Latin America
- Spanish Exile Culture
- The Digital Past
- The Spanish Caribbean: History and Literature
- Translation and Creativity in the Digital Age I
- Translation and Creativity in the Digital Age II
- US Latinx Cultures: Spanish Caribbean
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA International Relations with Spanish at University of Birmingham earn?
The median salary is £28,500 after 15 months, £26,500 after 3 years, £34,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £27,500 and £45,000. The £34,000 median after five years is the same as the UK median for Politics.
What do graduates of BA International Relations with Spanish at University of Birmingham do next?
81% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA International Relations with Spanish at University of Birmingham?
83% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA International Relations with Spanish at University of Birmingham?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 147 UCAS points.
Does BA International Relations with Spanish at University of Birmingham include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA International Relations with Spanish at University of Birmingham?
89% of students continued into their second year, and 11% left higher education.