BA Hungarian and Spanish
About this course
BA in Hungarian and Spanish, a modern languages degree centred on Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies and Modern Languages. Core topics include Research Methods and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The programme spans four academic years, including a period spent abroad in the third year, and is delivered across two separate departments. The first year covers foundational language acquisition and cultural studies through Hungarian Language Level 1, Spanish Language I and Literature and Memory. The second year progresses with modules such as Writing from the Other Europe, Hungarian Language Level 2a-Comprehension and Spanish Language II. The third year consists of an integrated year abroad for language immersion. The final year concludes with advanced studies including Hungarian Language Level 3b - Production, Hungarian Literature 3 and Spanish Language III, alongside optional choices like a Free-standing Dissertation 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 39 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 79%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 63%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 60 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 89%
- Left higher education: 11%
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: 55%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 15%
- 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: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
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 120 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 81%
- Baccalaureate: 8%
- Access course: 2%
- A degree: 2%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
- Other qualifications: 3%
- No formal qualifications: 4%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema
- Literature and Memory
- Hungarian Language Level 1
- 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
- Writing from the Other Europe
- Hungarian Language Level 2a-Comprehension
- Hungarian Language Level 2b-Production
- Introduction to Hungarian Literature and Culture
- Spanish Language II
- Nationalism and Ethnicity in Contemporary Europe
- Utopias and Dystopias in Literature
- 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
- Topics in Linguistics I
- Topics in Linguistics II
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 1
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 2
- Year Abroad Term 1
- Year Abroad Term 2
- Hungarian Language Level 3b - Production
- Hungarian Literature 3
- Hungarian Language Level 3a - Comprehension
- Spanish Language III
- Free-standing Dissertation
- 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
- Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas: The Native Peoples of the Americas prior to the Spanish Conquest
- Film Adaptation in the Americas
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Hungarian 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 Hungarian 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 Hungarian and Spanish at University College London?
90% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Hungarian and Spanish at University College London?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 156 UCAS points.
Does BA Hungarian 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 Hungarian and Spanish at University College London?
89% of students continued into their second year, and 11% left higher education.