BA Modern Languages and Economics (Spanish)

Programme overview

Entry requirements

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Programme specification

The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme in 2023/24 or before. For students entering the programme from September 2024 or after, you can find the details of your programme: BA Modern Languages and Economics (Spanish)(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

The BA Modern Languages and Economics is a Joint Honours programme combining the study of one world language and culture with the study of economics. Studying for a Joint Honours degree allows you to gain an in-depth knowledge of two subjects, through first-class teaching and including a period of residence abroad. This Modern Languages and Economics program is designed to equip you with a unique blend of mathematical, linguistic and cultural skills that you enable you to thrive in an increasingly multicultural and economically integrated world.

This unique programme allows you to gain a broad understanding of the economic issues in business, society and public life alongside specialist knowledge in areas that interest them from a wide range of optional modules. You will learn about economic theory and history in core modules, as well as developing your mathematical and research skills and studying microeconomics and macroeconomics. This will be complemented by the study of a cultural and linguistic context outside the United Kingdom. You will gain an additional perspective on the economic and political system in the UK by both the economic study of another culture and by the experience of living and working/studying elsewhere.

You will acquire good research skills and be able to analyse complex information before drawing your own conclusions. Having begun your studies with anything from beginner to post-A-level competence in your language of choice, you will graduate with the ability to communicate and defend your views clearly in this language, either orally or in writing. In addition, you will have strong research and organisational skills and be confident working independently or in a team. You will also have a strong understanding of cultural diversity, allowing you to work effectively with people whose backgrounds differ from your own. You may have additional applied language skills such as translation, interpreting or business communication.

This dynamic interdisciplinary course is designed to empower you with a comprehensive skill set, fostering a global perspective and a keen understanding of economic intricacies in an increasingly interconnected world. Whether your aspirations lie in international business, diplomacy, finance, or global NGOs, the unique skill combination of modern languages and economics opens doors to a wide range of professions.

Year 1

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At Level 1, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 50 credits in Economics and a minimum of 40 credits in Spanish. Students without A level Maths must also take an additional 10 credits with Economics (LUBS1275).

Students on Route B must take 110 or 120 credits across their two subjects. Students are required to take 50 or 60 credits in Economics, depending on their Maths qualifications, and 60 credits in Spanish. Students on Route B may take the remaining 10 credits as discovery modules.

Students on Route A must take 90 or 100 credits across their two subjects. Students on Route A are required to take 50 or 60 credits in Economics, depending on Maths qualification, 40 credits in Spanish. Students on Route A may take the remaining 20 or 30 credits as discovery modules or as further options with Spanish.

Compulsory Modules

All students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS1285	Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business 1B	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)	PFP
LUBS1295	Economics and Global History	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)	PFP
LUBS1951	Economic Theory and Applications	30	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

Optional Modules

Students who have not completed A level Maths must take the following module:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS1275	Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business 1A	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)	PFP

Route A
Students with prior knowledge of Spanish (B1 of the CEFR) will be required to study the following modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
SPPO1010	Practical Language Skills in Spanish 1	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
SPPO1420	Researching Spanish and Latin American Studies	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Route B
Students with no prior knowledge of Spanish will be required to study the following modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
SPPO1091	Pre-Intermediate Spanish Language (A2 of the CEFR)	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)	PFP
SPPO1093	Spanish for Beginners (A1 of the CEFR)	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SPPO1410	Researching Spanish and Latin American Studies	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Route A
Students with prior knowledge of Spanish (taking SPPO1010) may take up to 20 credits from the following list of optional modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MODL1090	Intercultural Competence: Theory and Application	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
SPPO1045	The Historical Development of Spain and Hispanic America	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO1080	Portuguese Language for Beginners 1A	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
SPPO1145	Catalan Language and Culture I	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO1160	Introduction to the Cultural Production of Spain and Spanish America	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Discovery Modules

Students with prior knowledge of (taking SPPO1010) who do NOT take LUBS1275 may take up to 30 credits of discovery modules.

Students with prior knowledge of (taking SPPO1010) who take LUBS1275 may take up to 20 credits of discovery modules.



Route B

Students with no prior knowledge of (taking SPPO1093 and SPPO1091) who do NOT take LUBS1275 may take up to 10 credits of discovery modules.

Route B
Students with no prior knowledge of (taking SPPO1093 and SPPO1091) who do NOT take LUBS1275 may take up to 10 credits of discovery modules.

Year 2

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At Level 2, students must study 120 credits. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in Economics and a minimum of 40 credits in Spanish. The remaining 20 credits may be taken as discovery modules or as further options with Economics or Spanish.

Students wishing to take their Final Year Project with Economics at Level 3 (LUBS3302) must take the pre-requisite optional module LUBS2430 at Level 2.

Compulsory Modules

Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS2140	Intermediate Microeconomics	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)	PFP
LUBS2610	Intermediate Macroeconomics	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)	PFP

Optional Modules

Route A
Students who took SPPO1010 in year 1 will be required to study the following module:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
SPPO2010	Practical Language Skills in Spanish 2	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

Route B
Students who took SPPO1091 and SPPO1093 in year 1 will be required to study the following modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
SPPO2215	Politics and Social Issues in the Contemporary Spanish-speaking World	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2220	Spanish Language Skills B1/B2	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

Route A
Students taking SPPO2010 are required to study a minimum of 20 credits and may study up to 40 credits from the following list of optional modules:
Route B

Students taking SPPO2220 and SPPO2210 may study up to 20 credits from the following list of optional modules. Students on Route B CANNOT select SPPO2110.

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
SPPO2100	Issues in Hispanic Cinema	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2110	Literature and the Arts in the Spanish-speaking World	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2510	Latin America since Independence (c1800 - c1930)	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2680	Modern Spain (1868-1975)	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Route A
Students taking SPPO2010 may study up to 20 credits from the following list of optional modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
SPPO2580	Translation Theory and Practice in a Spanish - English Context	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2595	Catalan Language and Culture II	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO2650	The Spanish regional Melting Pot: the old same History?	20	Not running in 202526

All students are required to study a minimum of 20 credits and may study up to 40 credits from the following list of optional modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
HECN2010	Introduction to Health Economics	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2042	The Evolution of Economic Ideas	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2050	Industrial Economics	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2230	Mathematics for Business and Economics 2	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2281	Macroeconomic Policy and Performance	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2401	International Economics	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2420	Business Economics	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS2430	Economics Research Methods	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2575	Statistics and Econometrics	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS2590	Labour Economics	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2675	How to be a Successful Policy Economist	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS2680	Ethics and Economics	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
TRAN2010	Transport Economics	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
TRAN2030	Project Appraisal	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

All students may study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules: 

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MODL2001	Linguists into Schools	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2003	Global Queer Politics and Cultures	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL2015	Black Europe	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2070	Reception, Transmission and Translation: The Global Circulation of Literature	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2075	Global Environmental Humanities	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL2250	Digital Communications Across Cultures	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Discovery Modules

All students may choose to take 20 credits of discovery modules.

Year 3

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Compulsory Modules

Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MODL9500	LCS Year Abroad	120	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

Year 4

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At Level 3, students must study 120 credits. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in Spanish and a minimum of 60 credits in Economics. The remaining 20 credits may be taken as discovery modules or as further options with Economics or Spanish.

All students must take EITHER 30 OR 40 credits as a Final Year Project (FYP) module, which can be taken in - and count towards - either of their two subjects (EITHER Economics OR Spanish).

Compulsory Modules

Students will be required to study the following compulsory module:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
SPPO3010	Practical Language Skills in Spanish 3	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

Optional Modules

Students will be required to study the following compulsory module:

All students are required to take ONE of the following Final Year Project (FYP) modules.

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
LUBS3302	Economics Joint Honours Final Year Project	30	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP
MODL3050	Final Year Project	40	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

Students who take their FYP in Economics (LUBS3302) are required to take 30 credits and may take up to 50 credits from the following list of optional modules.

Students who take their FYP in Spanish (MODL3050) are required to take 60 credits from the following list of optional modules.

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
HECN3010	Introduction to the Economic Evaluation of Health	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3005	Advanced Microeconomics	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3011	Contemporary Issues in Economic Growth	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3250	Transnational Corporations in the World Economy	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3330	Economic Development	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3340	Economics of Famines	20	Not running in 202526
LUBS3365	Environmental Economics	10	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LUBS3370	Applied Econometrics	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3375	Behavioural Economics	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3430	Modern Theories of Money and Monetary Policy	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3435	Public Enterprise and Regulation	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3505	Advanced Macroeconomics	10	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LUBS3590	International Economics: Integration and Governance	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LUBS3785	The Economics of Unions	10	Not running in 202526
LUBS3925	The Political Economy of Work	10	Not running in 202526
LUBS3930	Economics of Business and Corporate Strategy	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students who take their FYP in Economics (LUBS3302) are required to take a minimum of 20 credits and may take up to 40 credits from the following lists of optional modules (from Basket 1 AND Basket 2):

Basket 1

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
SPPO3062	Spanish in an Economic and Business Context	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO3071	Contemporary Spain: Politics, Culture and Society After Franco	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO3800	Icons and Stars: Celebrity and Revolution in Spain and Latin America	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO3900	Race and Representation in the Spanish-speaking world	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Basket 2

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
SPPO3420	Spanish-English Translation	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
SPPO3535	Catalan Language and Culture III	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students who take their FYP in Economics (LUBS3302) may take up to 20 credits from the following list of optional modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
MODL3200	Representing the Holocaust: Transgression and the Taboo	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3410	Contemporary World Literature	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3600	Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption	20	Not running in 202526
MODL3610	Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents	20	Not running in 202526
MODL3620	Decolonial Approaches	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3630	Social Movements across Cultures	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL3650	Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL3800	Linguists into Schools	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Discovery Modules

Students who take their FYP in Economics (LUBS3302) may take up to 20 credits of discovery modules.

Last updated: 16/07/2025 16:58:50

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