Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies

The MA Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies enables students to deepen and broaden their understanding of the Hispanic & Lusophone world, while providing the opportunity to concentrate on a disciplinary or country-specific focus of interest. The programme studies literature, language, history and culture from medieval times to the present and covers Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Lusophone Africa and Latin America.

KEY BENEFITS

• Unrivalled range of modules across the field, taught by specialist scholars of international standing.
• Guided country-specifc or disciplinary focuses of study.
• Excellent opportunities for both taught and research modules.
• Excellent seminar and lecture series that attracts national and international speakers and allows students access to state-of-the-art thinking in the subject areas.
• Located in the heart of London.

PURPOSEFor graduates wishing to deepen and develop their knowledge of the field of Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies and gain research training and experience. This MA enables students to follow their interests and meet their personal needs while at the same time constituting an intellectually coherent approach which can be pursued at an advanced level.

DESCRIPTIONThe programme develops students' understanding of the problems and debates which have arisen in the field of Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies both through classroom-led curriculum-based study and supervised research. It provides a rigorous but innovative framework within which students can deepen their study of topics of individual interest. You will be given training in theoretical concepts and in research skills in order to equip you to undertake research in your chosen area. You will take up to 6 modules and also write a dissertation which draws on your core studies and also your own particular interests, all supervised in an outstanding research department.

Modules will be selected from those available, with departmental guidance, to construct a coherent programme covering one or many of the following themes:

• Literature & Culture
• Translation and Performance
• Music
• History
• Portugal
• Spain
• Brazil
• Lusophone Africa
• Latin American Cultural Studies
• Cinema
• Visual Arts.