Colchester,
United Kingdom
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
BA (Honours) in Spanish, Portuguese and Brazilian Studies in Colchester United Kingdom | University of Essex
University of Essex
|
Colchester United Kingdom
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree with Honours
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP
19,500
(c. USD26,114.6)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
48 months
This program provides an opportunity to broaden your horizons by immersing you in Hispanic and Lusophone cultures worldwide.
You'll enhance your Spanish and Portuguese language abilities while gaining cultural insights into Brazil and Portugal. Completing this program allows you to connect with over 500 million Spanish and Portuguese speakers and conduct business across numerous nations.
Beyond achieving advanced proficiency in both languages, you'll acquire practical professional skills (including translation and interpretation) and develop deep knowledge of some of the world's most dynamic societies. Our campus hosts ESCALA, an internationally significant collection of Latin American art.
We rank among the world's top language and linguistics departments, where exceptional students join an academic community renowned for its world-leading research (ranked 1st for research impact in the Research Excellence Framework 2021).
With Spanish being the second most spoken native language globally, fluency makes you highly valuable to employers engaging with Spain and Latin America. Similarly, Brazil's rise as a major economic power has increased demand for Portuguese speakers.
Graduating with a modern languages degree from Essex gives you a significant competitive edge. You'll achieve fluency or near-fluency in up to four languages, all of which are highly valued in global business. Many alumni secure positions with international firms seeking language specialists and build successful worldwide careers.
Our alumni pursue diverse paths as educators, translators, administrators, and journalists. Their language expertise opens doors in banking, entertainment, media, education, tourism, and multinational corporations. A modern languages degree particularly prepares you for careers in education, translation, interpretation, international trade, public relations, communications, immigration services, or diplomacy.
For instance, one recent graduate teaches English for the British Council, while another holds an international position with NATO.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.0
Qualification Requirements
A-levels: BBB - BBC or 120 – 112 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 2 full A-levels
If Portuguese is taken as the major language, A Level pass (or equivalent) in Italian, French, Spanish or Portuguese or first language level fluency in Italian, French, Romanian or Spanish is required.
BTEC: DDM – DMM or 120 – 112 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of the equivalent of 2 full A-levels.
Other qualifications that hold UCAS tariff points, and combined qualifications: 120 – 112 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 2 full A levels or equivalent.
IB: 30 - 29 points or three Higher Level certificates with 555-554. Either must include Standard Level Mathematics grade 4, or a minimum of 3 in Higher Level Mathematics. We will accept grade 4 in either Standard Level Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches or Standard Level Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation.
To study Portuguese as your major language, you need a pass in Higher Level Italian, French, Spanish or Portuguese or fluency in Italian, French, Romanian or Spanish.
IELTS- 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each component
TOEFL IBT- 76 overall, with a minimum of 18 in reading, 17 in listening, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing
Tuition
GBP
19,500