Geography and Spanish & Latin American Studies

About this programme

The study of the earth's surface is combined with Spanish and Latin American Studies, one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. The standard MA Geography degree with a focus on studying Spanish & Latin American Studies courses. The degree is aimed at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels and will be tailored to suit. Spanish & Latin American Studies at Aberdeen is one of the most interdisciplinary programmes available in the UK. We seek to equip our students with the skills to speak and communicate in a global language, spoken by 350 million native Spanish speakers in nineteen Latin American states, the Spanish Peninsula, and increasingly in the United States. Additionally, our students gain skills enabling them to critically study historical, anthropological, literary and cultural texts, films and visual culture and to communicate their own ideas and arguments through oral and written presentation. The University of Aberdeen is delighted to offer eligible self-funded international on-campus undergraduate students a £6,000 scholarship for every year of their programme. This course, which is prescribed for level 1 undergraduate students and articulating students who are in their first year at the University, is studied entirely online, takes approximately 2-3 hours to complete and can be taken in one sitting, or spread across the first 4 weeks of term. Topics include University orientation overview, equality & diversity, MySkills, health, safety and cyber security, and academic integrity.