Politics and Spanish & latin American Studies

Politics and Spanish and Latin American studies is a degree that places a major world language and a rich set of cultural and regional knowledges alongside the academic discipline that examines how power is organised and exercised in the modern world. Spanish is spoken by more than 500 million people across Spain, Latin America, and the United States, and developing it to a high level gives you access to a vast range of political, literary, cultural, and social traditions. Latin American studies adds deep regional expertise covering the histories, political systems, economies, and cultures of the countries of Central and South America, a region of enormous dynamism, diversity, and political significance.

Politics provides the conceptual and analytical tools to engage with national, European, and global political forces.

At the University of Aberdeen, this five-year full-time programme develops your Spanish to a high level of proficiency while also building rigorous analytical skills in politics and in-depth knowledge of Latin American cultures and societies. You will be taught by highly regarded experts who regularly comment in the media on events unfolding in the world today, giving you a programme grounded in current political reality as well as in deep cultural knowledge. You will gain the perfect foundation for a wide range of careers in Europe, politics, media, and many other fields, with a rare combination of language competence, political understanding, and regional expertise.

With a typical entry tariff of 168 UCAS points, this is a competitive programme with a genuinely distinctive profile. Graduates pursue careers in diplomacy and the foreign office, international organisations, journalism, broadcasting, NGOs, human rights, international business, the civil service, academia, and politics. The combination of Spanish and Latin American expertise with political analysis is particularly valued in roles involving engagement with Latin America, the Hispanic world, or international affairs.

Many graduates continue to postgraduate study in politics, international relations, Latin American studies, or translation.