MA Spanish and Business
About this course
MA (Hons) in Spanish and Business, a business and management and spanish, portuguese and latin american studies degree encompassing language and commercial training. Core topics include Entrepreneurship. The four-year programme includes an academic year abroad spent studying or working, during which students complete an independent research project on a contemporary business issue. The first year covers the foundations through strategy, finance, marketing and people management. The second year focuses on innovation and entrepreneurship, organisation studies, international business and business analytics. The third year involves studying or working abroad through options such as 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), arrange to work or volunteer with a private company or charity, or apply to an established placement scheme, such as the British Council’s English Language Assistants programme. The fourth year spans film, literature, history, politics, language, linguistics and media and cultural production, alongside three honours-level business courses.
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Entry requirements
A level: from A*AA to AAA (required: a language other than English at B) IB: from 36 points with 665 at HL to 34 points with 655 at HL
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 19%: 8 offers from 43 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
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%
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%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
Modules
- strategy
- finance
- marketing
- people management
- linguistics and language sciences
- business, economics and informatics
- politics, social policy, social anthropology and international relations
- art and architectural history
- history, classics and archaeology
- Celtic and Scottish ethnology
- philosophy, divinity and law
- finance
- marketing
- innovation and entrepreneurship
- organisation studies
- international business
- business analytics
- understanding and delivering public services
- human resource management
- business economics
- business simulation
- 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)
- arrange to work or volunteer with a private company or charity
- apply to an established placement scheme, such as the British Council’s English Language Assistants programme
- Student Wellbeing Service
- Student Counselling
- Student Disability and Learning Support
- University emergency helpline (available 24 hours a day)
- film
- literature
- history
- politics
- language
- linguistics
- media and cultural production
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of MA Spanish and Business 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 £5,500 more than the UK median for Business studies.
Are students happy with the teaching on MA Spanish and Business 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 Spanish and Business at University of Edinburgh?
The typical offer is AAA at A level, or 36 points in the IB. The average entrant had 175 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for MA Spanish and Business at University of Edinburgh?
19% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 8 offers from 43 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Is MA Spanish and Business at University of Edinburgh accredited?
Yes. Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
Does MA Spanish and Business at University of Edinburgh include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on MA Spanish and Business at University of Edinburgh?
94% of students continued into their second year, and 4% left higher education.