MA Spanish
About this course
MA (Hons) in Spanish, a Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies degree centred on the language, literature, and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The curriculum accommodates absolute beginners as well as advanced speakers. Students spend the third year abroad studying or working in one or two international destinations, and complete a final-year dissertation in Spanish. The first year allows students to select external courses across subjects such as linguistics and language sciences, business, economics and informatics, and philosophy, divinity and law. The second year features thematic options including Cultural Responses to War, Migration, Exile, Diaspora, and Crime and Detection in Literature. The third year consists of an international placement involving study or work across one or two destinations. The final year covers advanced topics in film, literature, history, politics, language, linguistics, and media and cultural production.
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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 23%: 13 offers from 57 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 13 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 80%
- Learning opportunities: 68%
- Assessment and feedback: 49%
- Academic support: 86%
- Organisation and management: 52%
- Learning resources: 73%
- Student voice: 55%
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%
Modules
- 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
- 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 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 £4,500 more than the UK median for Iberian studies.
Are students happy with the teaching on MA Spanish at University of Edinburgh?
80% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for MA Spanish 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 at University of Edinburgh?
23% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 13 offers from 57 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does MA 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 Spanish at University of Edinburgh?
94% of students continued into their second year, and 4% left higher education.