MA Scandinavian Studies and Spanish
About this course
MA (Hons) in Scandinavian Studies and Spanish, a German and Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies degree centred on the study of two European languages and their cultural contexts. The programme includes a compulsory year abroad spent studying or working in one or two international destinations. No prior knowledge of the languages is required upon entry. The first year introduces a broad range of subjects including linguistics and language sciences, philosophy, divinity and law, and history, classics and archaeology. The second year explores thematic topics through courses such as Cultural Responses to War, Migration, Exile, Diaspora, and Crime and Detection in Literature. The third year is spent abroad through study, work placements, or a combination of both options. The final year concentrates on advanced language acquisition, covering essay, commentary and summary writing, translation, and spoken fluency in Spanish alongside Danish, Norwegian or Swedish, supported by optional study in film, literature, history, politics, and media and cultural production.
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Entry requirements
A level: from AAA to ABB (required: a language other than English at B) IB: 34 points with 655 at HL
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What students say
Based on about 39 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 83%
- Learning opportunities: 66%
- Assessment and feedback: 64%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 63%
- Learning resources: 86%
- Student voice: 58%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 60 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 94%
- Left higher education: 4%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 20%
- Unemployed: 10%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 55 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 8%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 6%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 41%
- South East: 8%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 23%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 55 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 96%
- Baccalaureate: 3%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
Modules
- business, economics and informatics
- politics, social policy, social anthropology and international relations
- art and architectural history
- history, classics and archaeology
- linguistics and language sciences
- Celtic and Scottish ethnology
- philosophy, divinity and law
- Cultural Responses to War
- Migration, Exile, Diaspora
- Crime and Detection in Literature
- Gender and Culture
- The Coming-of-Age Narrative
- Introduction to European Cinema
- Dynamics of Language and Power
- Languages Beyond University
- study in one or two destinations
- work in one or two destinations
- study in one destination and work in another
- two semesters at a single institution
- one semester at two different institutions (in different destinations)
- Student Wellbeing Service
- Student Counselling
- Student Disability and Learning Support
- University emergency helpline (available 24 hours a day)
- essay, commentary and summary writing in your two languages
- translation to and from your languages into English
- spoken Spanish and either Danish, Norwegian or Swedish
- film
- literature
- history
- politics
- language
- linguistics
- media and cultural production
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of MA Scandinavian Studies and Spanish at University of Edinburgh earn?
The median salary is £29,000 after 3 years, £37,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £28,500 and £55,500. The £37,500 median after five years is £5,000 more than the UK median for German and Scandinavian studies.
What do graduates of MA Scandinavian Studies and Spanish at University of Edinburgh do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on MA Scandinavian Studies and Spanish at University of Edinburgh?
83% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for MA Scandinavian Studies and Spanish at University of Edinburgh?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 175 UCAS points.
Does MA Scandinavian Studies and Spanish at University of Edinburgh include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on MA Scandinavian Studies and Spanish at University of Edinburgh?
94% of students continued into their second year, and 4% left higher education.