Global Affairs, Politics and International Relations and Spanish

The combination of global affairs, politics, international relations, and Spanish is designed for students who want to understand how the world is governed and wish to do so with the linguistic capacity to engage directly with one of the most widely spoken languages on the planet. Spanish is the native language of around 500 million people across Spain, Latin America, and beyond, making it one of the most geographically and politically significant languages available for study. Pairing it with a rigorous programme in global affairs and international relations gives you both the conceptual tools and the cultural access to engage seriously with issues of power, diplomacy, and governance across multiple regions.

At Chester this four-year full-time programme includes a sandwich year and a work placement, ensuring you develop professional experience alongside your academic study. You will examine how states, international organisations, non-governmental bodies, and multinational actors interact in a world of shifting alliances, contested norms, and uneven power. Core areas of study include political theory, international law, development, security studies, and comparative politics, with your language work running alongside these in both practical and cultural dimensions.

You will develop the ability to analyse complex global situations, to communicate findings clearly in both English and Spanish, and to understand how culture and language shape political possibilities in different national contexts. The placement experience connects your academic learning to real professional environments in politics, development, international business, or the public sector.

Graduates of this programme are well prepared for careers in diplomacy, the civil service, international development, journalism, non-governmental organisations, international business, and policy analysis. The combination of Spanish fluency and a grounding in global affairs is particularly valued by organisations working across Latin America, Spain, and internationally. Some graduates pursue postgraduate study in international relations, political science, area studies, or law, while the analytical, research, and communication skills developed throughout the programme serve equally well across a wide range of professional contexts.