BA Education and Spanish (with a year abroad)
About this course
BA (Hons) Education and Spanish (with a year abroad) is a combined degree exploring education and Spanish within the broader academic subject area of Education and Spanish (with a year abroad). Core topics include Research Methods. Students spend the third year abroad studying at another institution or undertaking a work placement or internship in a Spanish-speaking region. The first year covers foundational concepts through Researching Education, Key Concepts in Education, and Spanish Language and Cultures: Upper Intermediate. The second year progresses with Spanish Language and Cultures: Advanced and Educational Research Methods, alongside optional choices such as Teaching English as a foreign language I and Education Policy and its Impacts. The final year involves an Empirical Education Dissertation and Spanish Language and Cultures: Proficient, complemented by optional modules like Translation: Methodology and Practice and Education and Global Development.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 31 points BTEC: DDM We consider a range of BTEC qualifications equivalent to 3 A Levels, or in combination with A Levels or other qualifications. For example: Distinction, Merit in BTEC Level 3 National Diploma plus B at A Level Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate plus BB at A level Distinction, Merit in 2 BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificates plus B at A level
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What students say
Based on about 59 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 82%
- Assessment and feedback: 70%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 87%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 85%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 70 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 91%
- Left higher education: 5%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 4%
What graduates do next
Based on about 38 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 69%
- Working and studying: 12%
- Further study: 12%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 30%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 10%
- Information Technology Professionals: 10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 70%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 90 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 4%
- North West: 13%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 31%
- East Midlands: 10%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 17%
- South East: 7%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 90 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 93%
- Other HE qualification: 2%
- Other qualifications: 4%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Researching Education
- Key Concepts in Education
- Cultural and Creative Approaches to Education
- Spanish Language and Cultures: Upper Intermediate
- Understanding Spanish Cultures and Societies (Post A-level)
- Intensive Spanish Language and Cultures: Beginner
- Understanding Spanish-speaking Cultures and Societies (ab initio)
- Understanding Language in the Real World
- Structure of English
- Spanish Language and Cultures: Advanced
- Educational Research Methods
- Plurilingualism, multilingualism and transnational languages: concepts, strategies and approaches
- Teaching English as a foreign language I
- Teaching English as a foreign language II
- Multiple Identities in 21st Century Spain
- World Cinemas: representing national and transnational societies and cultures
- Worldviews Knowledge and Education
- Education Power and Society
- Children's Literature
- Teaching Learning and Assessment
- Education and the Environment
- Education Policy and its Impacts
- Sociology of Childhood and Youth
- Teaching and Learning a Second Language
- Empirical Education Dissertation
- Spanish Language and Cultures: Proficient
- Translation: Methodology and Practice
- Independent Study in Languages and Cultures
- Latinos in the USA
- World Cinemas: representing national and transnational societies and cultures
- Teaching English as a foreign language II
- Education and Global Development
- Perspectives on Literacy in Education
- Language and Psychology
- Transformative Environmental Education
- Race, Difference, Equity and Equality and other issues in Education
- Assessment in Education
- Learning Gender: Exploring the Links Between Gender, Education and Society
- Dressed for Success: Bringing Texts Alive in the Classroom
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Education and Spanish (with a year abroad) at University of York earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £23,500 after 3 years, £30,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £34,500. The £30,000 median after five years is £3,000 less than the UK median for Language and area studies (other).
What do graduates of BA Education and Spanish (with a year abroad) at University of York do next?
93% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Education and Spanish (with a year abroad) at University of York?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Education and Spanish (with a year abroad) at University of York?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 31 points in the IB. The average entrant had 130 UCAS points.
Does BA Education and Spanish (with a year abroad) at University of York include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year and a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Education and Spanish (with a year abroad) at University of York?
91% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.