French and Spanish & Latin American Studies at University of Aberdeen has an outstanding reputation, gaining the highest possible rating of ÔExcellentÕ in the last national Teaching Quality Assessment.ÊYou will add to your growing language skills with courses in contemporary civilisation and culture, Francophone and post-colonial studies, philosophy, history, sociology, linguistics, theatre and most genres and periods of literature from the middle ages to the present day.

You will be taught by staff recognised internationally for their research, from Renaissance studies to the politics of culture and difference in contemporary France. At Honours level, you will have the opportunity to study topics in which our staff are leading experts.

French and Spanish & Latin American Studies at University of Aberdeen also scored ÔExcellentÕ in the latest Teaching Quality Assessment.ÊAberdeen is one of the most dynamic place to study and research the Spanish language and the cultural frameworks in countries where it is spoken. You will be equipped with the skills to communicate in a global language, spoken by 350 million native Spanish speakers in 19 Latin American states, Spain, and increasingly in the US. You will also study historical, literary and cultural texts, films and visual culture.

As an integral part of your 4-year programme, you will spend the third year of your study developing your languages and cultural familiarity, with half the year spent as a language assistant or visiting student in a French-speaking country and the other half in a Spanish-speaking country.

You will graduate with great options international business Ð such as the energy sector - European organisations including the EC, tourism, language teaching, or with transferable skills appealing to employers in many other fields.