Spanish Studies and Politics

Lancaster’s joint spanish studies and politics degree is taught by the department of languages and cultures in conjunction with the department of politics, philosophy and religion. your spanish studies programme gives you the opportunity to acquire high-level language skills and gain a thorough understanding of the country’s historical, cultural, social and political background in a global context.

A degree in languages can help you to develop rich interpersonal, intercultural, cognitive and transferable skills that combine well with the broader knowledge of international issues and social systems you’ll acquire through studying politics. graduates have gone on to careers in the civil service, government, public affairs, accountancy, it, business development, events management, finance, journalism, publishing, research and sales, as well as teaching and translation both in the uk and abroad. spanish studies is ranked 1st for graduate prospects in the times and sunday time good university guide 2019 and we are also ranked 3rd for politics’ graduate careers after 6 months in the guardian university guide 2020. many graduates continue their studies at lancaster, making the most of our postgraduate research facilities. there are a diverse range of masters programmes on offer in politics, as well as options to study translation or languages and cultures at postgraduate level. lancaster university is dedicated to ensuring you not only gain a highly reputable degree, but that you also graduate with relevant life and work based skills. we are unique in that every student is eligible to participate in the lancaster award which offers you the opportunity to complete key activities such as work experience, employability/career development, campus community and social development.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. Lancaster University has partnerships with the following companies: