BA Bulgarian and Spanish
About this course
BA in Bulgarian and Spanish, a modern languages degree focused on developing advanced proficiency in both languages alongside cultural, literary and historical studies of Eastern Europe, Spain and Latin America. Core topics include Research Methods and Critical & Analytical Thinking. This four-year course includes a compulsory year abroad. The first year establishes language foundations through Bulgarian Language Level 1, Spanish Language I, and introductory cinema and cultural studies modules. In the second year, students build intermediate competence with Bulgarian Language Level 2a-Comprehension, Bulgarian Language Level 2b-Production, and Spanish Language II, alongside specialized studies in European literature and culture. The third year is spent abroad. The final year concentrates on advanced fluency via Bulgarian Language Level 3a - Comprehension, Bulgarian Language Level 3b - Production, and Spanish Language III, alongside a compulsory Free-standing Dissertation. Optional modules in all stages allow further specialization in topics such as Golden Age Drama, Crime Fictions in Latin America, and Spanish Film from the 1990s: New Ways of Seeing (II).
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB (Spanish required.) IB: 34 points (A total of 16 points in three higher level subjects, to include Spanish, with no higher level score below 5.)
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What students say
Based on about 72 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 85%
- Learning opportunities: 79%
- Assessment and feedback: 78%
- Academic support: 89%
- Organisation and management: 82%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 71%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 55 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 91%
- Left higher education: 6%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 3%
What graduates do next
Based on about 9 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 30%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 215 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 67%
- South East: 8%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 55 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 86%
- Baccalaureate: 7%
- A degree: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 2%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Bulgarian Language Level 1
- War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema
- Literature and Memory
- Spanish Language I
- Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Studies 1
- Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Studies 2
- Reading European Literature: Period, Context, Text
- How to Read Film: Critical Analysis and Key Concepts
- Understanding History: Facts, Interpretations, Stories
- Introduction to the Study of Language and Linguistics
- Canons and Creativity: Period, Context, Text
- How Words Work: Sounds and Sense
- How Words Work: Meaning and Modularity
- Vampires, Society and Culture: Transylvania and Beyond
- Narratives of Exile
- Tales of the Unexpected: the Supernatural and Fantastic in Literature, 1800 - 1930
- Bulgarian Language Level 2a-Comprehension
- Bulgarian Language Level 2b-Production
- Introduction to Bulgarian Culture and Literature
- Writing from the Other Europe
- Spanish Language II
- Nationalism and Ethnicity in Contemporary Europe
- Utopias and Dystopias in Literature
- Narrating Female Virtue, from Medieval to Modern
- Theatre Translations and Adaptations
- Introduction to Film Genre
- Topics in Popular Film and Media
- Aspects of European Thought
- Cultures of Conflict
- Post-1945 European Literature
- Travel Writing
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 1
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 2
- Year Abroad Term 1
- Year Abroad Term 2
- Bulgarian Language Level 3a - Comprehension
- Bulgarian Language Level 3b - Production
- Free-standing Dissertation
- Spanish Language III
- Narratives of Exile
- Crossroads of Culture: Language and Identity in the Literatures of Ukraine from Crimea to the Shtetl
- Perspectives on Nonbinary, Gender-inclusive and Genderqueer Language
- Spanish Film from the 1990s: New Ways of Seeing (II)
- Spanish and Latin American Studies: Cultural Dilemmas II
- The Battle for Memory in the Contemporary Spanish Novel: Part 1, The Transition to Democracy
- The Battle for Memory in the Contemporary Spanish Novel: Part 2, Democracy Consolidated
- Golden Age Drama: Plays, Players and Playing in Early Modern Spain
- Contemporary Catholicisms in Latin American Culture: Experimentation, Perversion, Revolution
- Crime Fictions in Latin America
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Bulgarian and Spanish at University College London earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £31,000 after 3 years, £42,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £32,500 and £57,000. The £42,500 median after five years is £9,500 more than the UK median for Iberian studies.
What do graduates of BA Bulgarian and Spanish at University College London 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 Bulgarian and Spanish at University College London?
85% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Bulgarian and Spanish at University College London?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 154 UCAS points.
Does BA Bulgarian and Spanish at University College London include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Bulgarian and Spanish at University College London?
91% of students continued into their second year, and 6% left higher education.