Language Studies with Latin American Studies, BA (Hons)

How far are your perspectives on politics, history, film, and popular culture shaped by your home country? This program invites you to broaden your horizons by exploring key aspects of the world's leading Hispanic and Lusophone cultures.You can study up to three languages at Essex—French, German, Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese—achieving at least one to Proficiency level, with Mandarin Chinese available for one year. Over three years, you'll develop practical language skills and a deep understanding of dynamic societies, supported by our ESCALA Latin American art collection. The course begins with a comprehensive overview of the region's history from pre-Conquest times onward, offering flexibility to focus on areas like contemporary Latin American art and society, economic and political history, indigenous issues, or Caribbean literature. We also provide a funded month-long summer course for beginners. As a top-ranked department in Language and Linguistics, with world-leading research, we welcome students seeking a global perspective and practical degree value.