Spanish and Linguistics

About this course

Spanish is one of the world's most widely spoken languages, the official language of over twenty countries across Europe and Latin America, and a language of growing importance in North America and global business. Studying Spanish at university means engaging not just with the mechanics of a language but with an enormously diverse array of literatures, cultures, and societies from medieval Spain to contemporary Latin America. Linguistics, studied alongside Spanish, brings scientific rigour to the question of how language itself works, examining the structures and social dimensions of human communication at a systematic level. At the University of Edinburgh, this four-year full-time programme takes you to an advanced level in Spanish while giving you a thorough grounding in linguistic analysis. In the Spanish component, you will study the history, literature, and culture of Spanish-spea

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 55% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 68 / 100Customer service occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 10% of graduatescards →

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