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STA Programme Requirements 2025/26

9. Modern Languages - Hispanic Studies

9.5. Hispanic Studies and Politics

First Year 2025-26 Second Year 2025-26 Final Year 2025-26
  • One from listed Language Level:
  • HSP4200 Introductory Spanish (30 credits BEGINNERS)
  • HSP4201 Spanish I (30 credits POST A-LEVEL)
  • HSP4202 Spanish I N (30 credits NATIVE SPEAKERS)
  • SML4006 Culture and Language (30 credits)
  • POL110 Thinking Politically (30 credits)
  • EITHER:
  • POL105 Political Analysis (30 credits)
  • OR:
  • POL113 Politics in Action (15 credits) AND POL108 Background to British Politics (15 credits)
  • OR:
  • POL113 Politics in Action (15 credits) AND POL109 Global Histories (15 credits)
  • One from listed Language Level:
  • HSP5202 Spanish II Intensive (30 credits BEGINNERS)
  • HSP5201 Spanish II (30 credits POST A-LEVEL)
  • HSP5207 Spanish II N (30 credits NATIVE SPEAKER)
  • 15 credits of SML/FRE/GER/HSP/RUS/POR/CHI/CAT/LIB-coded modules at Level 5
  • POL263 Modern Political Thought 1 (15 credits)
  • 45 credits of POL-coded modules at Level 5
  • 15 credits of optional modules from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Level 4, 5 or 6
  • HSP6201 Spanish III (30 credits ALL LEVELS)
  • 15 credits of SML/FRE/GER/HSP/RUS/POR/CHI/CAT/LIB-coded modules at Level 6
  • 60 credits of POL-coded modules at Level 6
  • 15 credits of optional modules from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Level 5 or 6

    • All students are required to take 120 credits in each academic year. It is not possible to take less, or more than 120 credits.
    • Students should normally take a balance of 60-60 credits worth of modules in each semester. A 75-45 split might be accepted as an exception, but it will mean a workload-heavy Semester 1 that students may find challenging. A 45-75 split is not permitted.
    • Some programmes allow modules to be taken at a different level of the student’s programme of study (first year = Level 4, second year = Level 5, final year = Level 6), but we strongly recommend that students going into their second year choose all their credits to be at Level 5, and students going into their final year choose all their credits to be at Level 6. This is to ensure that students meet their progression and/or degree classification requirements as explained in the Academic Regulations.