BA Linguistics with Spanish
About this course
BA Honours in English Language and Linguistics and Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies. This four-year programme explores how language is structured and how communication works, alongside Spanish language and Iberian and Latin American culture. The third year is spent abroad in a Spanish-speaking country, and Spanish language entry level depends on prior experience.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 32 points
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 100%: 18 offers from 18 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 95 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 86%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 81%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 90%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 79%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 45 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 22 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 25%
- Information Technology Professionals: 15%
- Skilled trades occupations: 10%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 10%
- Media Professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 45%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 35%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 50 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 20%
- North West: 5%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 10%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 5%
- London: 35%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 5%
- Northern Ireland: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 45 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- The Nature of Language
- Introduction to the Structure of Language 1: Phonetics, Phonology & Morphology
- Introduction to Language Structure 2: Syntax, semantics and pragmatics
- Dealing with Data
- Level B.2 (HE Intermediate) Spanish
- Introduction to Linguistics
- Academic Study and Research Skills
- Introduction to History, Culture and Society of the Iberian Peninsula
- Phonetics and Phonological Theory
- Syntactic Theory
- Year Abroad Preparation
- Level C (HE Advanced) Spanish
- Cultura y poder en América latina: debates desde la antropología
- Comparative History of Hispano-America and Brazil: From Independence to the Mexican Revolution (1789/1810-1917)
- Sociolinguistics
- Early English: Texts, Patterns and Varieties
- Monsters, Misery & Miracles: Heroic Life in Old English Poetry
- Experimental Methods in Linguistics
- Pragmatic Theory
- CHiLD: Current Hypotheses in Language Development
- It's not what you say, it's how you say it: Prosody and intonation
- Experimental Practicum
- Philosophy of Linguistics
- Language Diversity in the Hispanic World
- Food, Football and Fiction: Constructing Catalan Cultural Identity
- Year Abroad Posts
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Linguistics with Spanish at Newcastle University earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £27,000 after 3 years, £38,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £29,500 and £61,000. The £38,000 median after five years is £8,000 more than the UK median for Linguistics.
What do graduates of BA Linguistics with Spanish at Newcastle University do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Linguistics with Spanish at Newcastle University?
86% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Linguistics with Spanish at Newcastle University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 135 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Linguistics with Spanish at Newcastle University?
100% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 18 offers from 18 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Linguistics with Spanish at Newcastle University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Linguistics with Spanish at Newcastle University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.