BA Politics and Spanish
About this course
BA in Politics and International Relations and Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Policy Analysis, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Language & Translation. The degree programme spans four years in duration and incorporates a required study abroad year.
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Entry requirements
A level: A level requirements IB: 33 points overall, including 6(Spanish),5,5 at Higher Level.
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What students say
Based on about 46 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 77%
- Learning opportunities: 77%
- Assessment and feedback: 79%
- Academic support: 89%
- Organisation and management: 78%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 63%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 40 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 10 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 20%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 25%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 5%
- Elementary occupations: 5%
- Sales occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 60%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Who gets in
Based on about 50 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 95%
Modules
- Perspectives on Politics
- Contemporary Europe
- Spanish 1
- Spanish for Beginners
- Comparative Politics
- Introduction to Iberian Studies
- World Politics
- Introduction to Latin American Studies
- What is to be done? Sustainability, climate change and just energy transitions in the Anthropocene
- Introduction to Politics
- Modern Political Thought
- Studying Politics
- Spanish 2
- Irish Politics
- American Politics
- Security and Terrorism
- International Organisations
- Re-imagining Spain in the nineteenth century
- Protecting Paradise
- British Politics in crisis?
- Peace and Conflict Studies
- Identity Politics in Diverse Societies
- The Politics of the Planetary Crisis: power, people and place
- Working and Studying Abroad
- International Placement: Languages Year Abroad
- Spanish 3
- The Spanish Enlightenment
- Long Placement
- Contemporary Critical Theory
- Gender and Politics
- Comparative Politics of the Middle East
- Dissertation (Politics)
- Earth, Energy, Ethics and Economy: The Politics of Unsustainability
- European Cultural Identities
- War and Visual Culture and Surveillance
- Politics of the Global Economy
- The Politics of the Far Right in Europe and the Americas
- Political Parties and Elections in Northern Ireland
- National and Ethnic Minorities in European Politics
- Challenges to contemporary party politics
- Politics, Public Administration and Policy-Making
- US Foreign Policy
- Asylum and Migration in Global Politics
- Security and Technology
- Global Pol. Econ. of Energy
- Short Placement
- Radical Hope:Inspiring Present-day Sustainability Transformations through an Examination of Our Past
- 2666 by Roberto Bolaño
- Well-versed in Spanish
- The Politics of European Union Enlargement… and Withdrawal
- The Politics of Global Health: Promise and Perils
- Political and Economic Development in Latin America
- Understanding Africa: Governance, Ethnicity and State Structures
- NATO: History & Current Developments
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Politics and Spanish at Queen's University Belfast earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months. After fifteen months the middle half of graduates earn between £24,000 and £28,000. The £25,000 median after fifteen months is £4,000 less than the UK median for Politics.
What do graduates of BA Politics and Spanish at Queen's University Belfast do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Politics and Spanish at Queen's University Belfast?
77% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Politics and Spanish at Queen's University Belfast?
The typical offer is A at A level, or 33 points in the IB. The average entrant had 148 UCAS points.
Does BA Politics and Spanish at Queen's University Belfast include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Politics and Spanish at Queen's University Belfast?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.