BA Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
About this course
BA Honours in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies. Core topics include Research Methods. This four-year programme offers flexible pathway options, including an optional Year Abroad in the third year or a Careers Placement Year in the UK. Students can study Catalan from Stage 2, and Portuguese is developed from beginners' level to advanced competence.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 32 points
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 98%: 39 offers from 40 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 16 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 82%
- Assessment and feedback: 87%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 86%
- Learning resources: 96%
- Student voice: 76%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 20%
What graduates do next
Based on about 7 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 25%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 35%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 80%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
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 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Level C (HE Advanced) Portuguese
- 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)
- Inter-American Relations from the Spanish-American War (1898) to the end of the Cold War (1989/1991)
- Language Endangerment and Revitalisation in Latin America
- Latin American Art
- Cultura y Política en Colombia
- Career Development for final year students
- Cultures and Societies of the Portuguese-Speaking World
- Identidades Pós-Coloniais Luso-Afro-Brasileiras
- Advocating and Teaching Languages in Schools
- Memory and Storytelling Across Borders
- Dissertation/T&I Project
- Language Diversity in the Hispanic World
- Food, Football and Fiction: Constructing Catalan Cultural Identity
- Catalan II
- Cultura Popular en España y Cuba
- Spanish and Romance word analysis
- Level D (HE Further Advanced): Spanish for Professional and Academic Purposes
- Level D (HE Further Advanced): Spanish Translation and Interpreting
- Level A (HE Entry Level) Portuguese I
- Level A (HE Entry Level) Portuguese II
- Academic Study and Research Skills
- Introduction to Latin America
- Introduction to Linguistics
- Introduction to International Film
- Introduction to Cultural Studies
- Language and Cross Cultural Communication
- Introduction to History, Culture and Society of the Iberian Peninsula
- Level B.1 (HE Intermediate) Spanish
- Level B.2 (HE Intermediate) Spanish
- Level B (HE Intermediate) Portuguese
- 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)
- Translation for Singing
- Cultures and Societies of the Portuguese-Speaking World
- Reading in Translation
- Catalan I
- Language Diversity in the Hispanic World
- Food, Football and Fiction: Constructing Catalan Cultural Identity
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies 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 £5,000 more than the UK median for Iberian studies.
What do graduates of BA Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies at Newcastle University do next?
75% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies at Newcastle University?
89% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies at Newcastle University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 133 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies at Newcastle University?
98% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 39 offers from 40 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies 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 Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies at Newcastle University?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.