Study Schemes

BA  German / Spanish [RR24]

Academic Year: 2025/2026Joint Honours scheme - available from 2000/2001

Duration (studying Full-Time): 4 years

Award Eligibility:Standard Awards; Excellence Scholarship;

Part 1 Rules

Year 1  Timetable Core/Student Option

SPANISH ADVANCED: you must take:

Semester 1
SP19900

Spanish Language Advanced

Semester 2
SP19930

Spanish Language Advanced

Year 1  Timetable Core/Student Option

GERMAN ADVANCED: you must take:

Semester 1
GE19900

German Language Advanced

Semester 2
GE19930

German Language Advanced

Year 1  Timetable Core/Student Option

GERMAN BEGINNERS: you must take:

Semester 1
GE11120

Beginners German 1

Semester 2
GE11020

Beginners German 2

Year 1  Timetable Core/Student Option

SPANISH BEGINNERS: you must take:

Semester 1
SP10820

Beginners Spanish 1

Semester 2
SP11020

Beginners Spanish 2

Year 1  Options

SPANISH ADVANCED: you must take SP10610 and must also choose an additional 20 credits of the following or other Level 1 content modules:

Semester 1
EL10500

Introduction to European Film

EL10700

Brazilian Portuguese (Basic)

EL10800

Language, Culture, and Identity in Europe

SP11120

Study and Research Skills in Spanish and Latin American Studies

Semester 2
EL10520

Introduction to European Film

EL10720

Brazilian Portuguese (Basic)

EL10820

Language, Culture, and Identity in Europe

SP10610

Hispanic Civilization

Year 1  Options

GERMAN ADVANCED: you must take GE10810 and must also choose an additional 20 credits of the following or other Level 1 content modules:

Semester 1
EL10500

Introduction to European Film

EL10700

Brazilian Portuguese (Basic)

EL10800

Language, Culture, and Identity in Europe

Semester 2
EL10520

Introduction to European Film

EL10720

Brazilian Portuguese (Basic)

EL10820

Language, Culture, and Identity in Europe

GE10810

Exploring German Cultural Identity

Year 1  Options

GERMAN BEGINNERS: you must choose 20 credits of the following or other Level 1 content modules:

Semester 1
EL10500

Introduction to European Film

EL10700

Brazilian Portuguese (Basic)

EL10800

Language, Culture, and Identity in Europe

Semester 2
EL10520

Introduction to European Film

EL10720

Brazilian Portuguese (Basic)

EL10820

Language, Culture, and Identity in Europe

Year 1  Options

SPANISH BEGINNERS: you must choose 20 credits of the following or other Level 1 content modules:

Semester 1
EL10500

Introduction to European Film

EL10700

Brazilian Portuguese (Basic)

EL10800

Language, Culture, and Identity in Europe

SP11120

Study and Research Skills in Spanish and Latin American Studies

Semester 2
EL10520

Introduction to European Film

EL10720

Brazilian Portuguese (Basic)

EL10820

Language, Culture, and Identity in Europe

Part 2 Rules

Year 2  Core (30 Credits)

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 1
GE20100

German Language

Semester 2
GE20130

German Language

Year 2  Core (30 Credits)

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 1
SP20100

Spanish Language

Semester 2
SP20130

Spanish Language

Year 2  Options

Choose 30 credits of the following GE or EL modules:

Semester 1
EL20500

Extended Essay Module

EL20700

Brazilian / Portuguese Language II

GE22820

Children's Literature in German

GE26020

Die Wende: Representations of Division and Unification in German Film

GE27110

Short Prose in German

Semester 2
EL20510

Extended Essay Module

EL20720

Brazilian / Portuguese Language II

GE27220

German-speaking Refugees from National Socialism in the UK

Year 2  Options

Choose 30 credits of the following SP or EL modules but note that you cannot take both SP20010 and SP20310:

Semester 1
EL20500

Extended Essay Module

EL20700

Brazilian / Portuguese Language II

SP26120

Spanish American Cinema

Semester 2
EL20510

Extended Essay Module

EL20720

Brazilian / Portuguese Language II

SP20010

The Spanish Avant-Garde

SP20310

Language of Business and Current Affairs 1

SP25020

Seeing Spain Through Cinema

SP27020

Cuban Cinema of the Revolution: Crisis, National Identity and the Critique of Contemporary Society

Year 3  Core (60 Credits)

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 1
SPS0000

Year Abroad Assessment

Semester 2
SPS0060

Year Abroad Assessment

Year 3  Core (60 Credits)

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 1
GES0000

Intercalary Year Dissertation

Semester 2
GES0060

Year Abroad Assessment

Final Year  Core (30 Credits)

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 1
GE30100

German Language

Semester 2
GE30130

German Language

Final Year  Core (30 Credits)

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 1
SP30100

Spanish Language

Semester 2
SP30130

Spanish Language

Final Year  Options

Choose 30 credits of the following SP or EL modules:

Semester 1
EL30100

Dissertation

EL30500

Extended Essay Module

EL30700

Brazilian / Portuguese Language III

SP35120

Reading Late 19th Century Literature

Semester 2
EL30120

Dissertation

EL30510

Extended Essay Module

EL30720

Brazilian / Portuguese Language III

SP35020

Seeing Spain Through Cinema

SP37020

Cuban Cinema of the Revolution: Crisis, National Identity and the Critique of Contemporary Society

SP39910

Traducción al español

Final Year  Options

Choose 30 credits of the following GE or EL modules:

Semester 1
EL30100

Dissertation

EL30500

Extended Essay Module

EL30700

Brazilian / Portuguese Language III

GE32820

Children's Literature in German

GE36120

Die Wende: Representations of Division and Unification in German Film

Semester 2
EL30120

Dissertation

EL30510

Extended Essay Module

EL30720

Brazilian / Portuguese Language III

GE31110

Contemporary German Politics

GE37220

German-speaking Refugees from National Socialism in the UK

Aberystwyth University Standard Awards

  • Entrance Scholarship / Merit Award
  • Sports Bursary
  • Music Bursary
  • International Excellence Scholarship
  • Residential Bursary
  • Aberystwyth Bursary
  • Care Leaver Bursary