Entry requirements
The entry requirements for Spanish with a year abroad are the same as for the Spanish MA (Hons) degree.
To be eligible for Spanish with a year abroad, students must gain Honours entry in all subjects that they intend on taking at Honours level. Students who do not achieve entry to Honours level in their chosen subjects must withdraw from their selected year abroad destination at that point.
Beginners in Spanish are normally expected to spend a year abroad in a Spanish-speaking country in order to advance to Honours years (fourth and fifth year). If you are a beginner in Spanish and another language (through a joint degree), please consult your year abroad coordinators in both departments.
Course details
The MA (Hons) in Spanish with an integrated year abroad follows the same course structure as the Spanish MA (Hons) degree, with the addition of a year abroad in between second and third year of study.
During their integrated year abroad, students are required to take the following compulsory module:
- Spanish Integrated Year Abroad: language learning and cultural familiarisation through a work placement in a Spanish-speaking country. Placements will be as language assistants in schools or on other assignments approved by the department.
Joint Honours degrees
You can also take Spanish (WIYA) as part of a joint Honours degree in which you will take core modules of your chosen subjects.
| Course name | UCAS code |
|---|---|
| Master of Arts (Honours) Ancient History and Spanish | VR14 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Ancient History and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | RVL1 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Arabic and Spanish | RT46 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Arabic and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | RTK6 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Art History and Spanish | RV43 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Art History and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | RVK3 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Chinese Studies and Spanish | CH14 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Chinese Studies and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | CW14 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Classics and Spanish | QR84 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Classics and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | RQ48 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Comparative Literature and Spanish | RQF4 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Comparative Literature and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | RQ4F |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Economics and Spanish | LR14 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Economics and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | LRC4 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) English and Spanish | QR34 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) English and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | QRH4 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Film Studies and Spanish | PR34 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Film Studies and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | PR3K |
| Master of Arts (Honours) French and Spanish | RR14 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) French and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | RRC4 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Geography and Spanish | LR74 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Geography and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | LRR4 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) German and Spanish | RR24 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) German and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | RRF4 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Greek and Spanish | QR74 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Greek and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | Q7R4 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) International Relations and Spanish | LR24 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) International Relations and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | LRF4 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Italian and Spanish | RR43 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Italian and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | RR34 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Latin and Spanish | QR64 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Latin and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | QRP4 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Management and Spanish | NR24 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Management and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | NRF4 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Mathematics and Spanish | GR14 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Mathematics and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | GRC4 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Medieval History and Spanish | RV4C |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Medieval History and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | RVLC |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Middle East Studies and Spanish | TRP4 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Middle East Studies and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | TR64 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Modern History and Spanish | RV41 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Modern History and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | RVK1 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Persian and Spanish | T6R4 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Persian and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | T64R |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Philosophy and Spanish | RV45 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Philosophy and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | RVK5 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Russian and Spanish | RR47 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Russian and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | RRK7 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Scottish History and Spanish | RVD3 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Scottish History and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | VR24 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Social Anthropology and Spanish | LR64 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Social Anthropology and Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) | LRP4 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Spanish and Sustainable Development | F885 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Spanish and Sustainable Development (With Integrated Year Abroad) | F881 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Spanish and Theological Studies | RV46 |
| Master of Arts (Honours) Spanish and Theological Studies (With Integrated Year Abroad) | VR64 |
"With" degrees
You can take Spanish (WIYA) as part of a "with" Honours degree in which the majority of the course deals with the first name subject. St Andrews offers the following "with" degrees in Spanish (WIYA):
- Master of Arts (Honours) Economics with Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) - UCAS code L1RL
- Master of Arts (Honours) Economics with Spanish - UCAS code L1RK
- Master of Arts (Honours) Geography with Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) - UCAS code L7RK
- Master of Arts (Honours) Geography with Spanish - UCAS code L7R4
- Master of Arts (Honours) Mathematics with Spanish (With Integrated Year Abroad) - UCAS code G1RX
- Master of Arts (Honours) Mathematics with Spanish - UCAS code G1RL
- Master of Arts (Honours) Spanish with Geography (With Integrated Year Abroad) - UCAS code R4LR
- Master of Arts (Honours) Spanish with Geography - UCAS code R4L7
"With" degrees taken with Spanish are also available 'With Integrated Year Abroad'.
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- Phone
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- Address
- Department of Spanish
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