Spanish & Latin American Studies at Aberdeen has an outstanding reputation and is top-rated for teaching. This five-year programme, including a full year in a Spanish-speaking country, will develop your Spanish language skills and add in-depth knowledge of the literature, culture, society and history of varied regions of the Spanish-speaking world. Spanish & Latin American Studies at Aberdeen has an outstanding reputation, with excellent ratings for its teaching quality. Aberdeen is one of the most dynamic places to study and research the Spanish language and the cultures and societies of countries where it is spoken. Spanish is the second most widely spoken language after English in the western hemisphere and is currently spoken by 485 million native Spanish speakers across Spain, 19 Latin American countries and parts of the US. Not only is it the second language in many parts of the USA, but Spanish is also the fastest growing modern language in the UK. You will grow your skills in Spanish - whether starting as a beginner or with an advanced level - and you will explore the societies, history, films, visual culture, literature and politics of Latin America, taught by experts internationally recognised as leaders in their fields. As an integral part of your degree, you will spend all the third year of your five-year degree taking your language and cultural skills to a very high level as a visiting student, language teaching assistant or working on an independent placement in a Spanish-speaking country.