Spanish and Business, MA (Hons)

Spanish is the official language in 20 countries and is widely spoken in four more territories, including the United States. In addition to having over 400 million native speakers, it is spoken as a second language by around nine million people, globally, making it an excellent partner subject to Business. Spanish Studying Spanish at the University of Edinburgh, you will be immersed in an extraordinary range of literature, film, poetry and theatre from around the world, explored in its historical context. You will receive intensive language training, giving you the opportunity to develop advanced spoken and written skills. You will learn how to discern different varieties and registers of Spanish, and gain crucial intercultural competencies.Business Studying Business will prepare you for the social, political and cultural challenges facing contemporary businesses, governments and not-for-profit organisations. You will develop the personal and professional competencies required to work across a range of roles in contemporary business including:

• finance

• strategy

• marketing

• human resource management

• data analytics

• entrepreneurship and innovation

The Business School student development team provide opportunities for you to develop a range of essential business graduate competencies. You may take undergraduate Edinburgh Awards supported by an alumni professional mentor and trained coaches:

• Personal and Professional Development (Year 2)

• Effective and Responsible Leadership (Year 3 or 4)

You can also participate in a large number of business societies, business events and peer-support schemes. Why Edinburgh We are unique in Scotland in offering students a full academic year abroad within the four-year honours programme, regardless of whether you spend the year studying or working. The programme is extremely flexible. In Years 1 and 2, you will choose option courses from a wide range of disciplines, and specialise as you progress through your honours years.Our programmes are also highly sought-after and accredited by a wide range of leading business education organisations and professional bodies. We have leading graduate employers involved across the curriculum. When you graduate, you will have the combination of broad cultural education and specialist knowledge valued by employers worldwide.