The Department is active in all fields of Hispanic language, literature and cultural history from the earliest times to the present day. You will be studying with staff who are experts in their fields and whose advanced research is reflected in the optional courses available at King's. Degree programmes Common to all our programmes, which are normally four years, are the compulsory language courses taken each year. These concentrate on different language skills from oral presentation to comprehension, translation and editing. In the first year you also take the computer-assisted language learning course.
Optional courses cover linguistic subjects, historical and cultural themes and literary studies.
The third year will normally be spent at a university abroad. Those taking a joint degree in two languages divide the year between two appropriate countries. Students who complete the Spanish for international communication modules may opt to additionally enter the examinations for the Diploma of the Institute of Linguists. Our Admissions Tutors will be looking for evidence of your intellectual interests as well as your linguistic ability. You may then be invited to an interview between December and March.