BA (Honours) Languages with Tourism (Spanish)
UCAS code
R4N8Attendance
Full-time
Four years full-time (including one year work placement)At a glance
Get ahead in the tourism industry by significantly increasing your fluency in Spanish and one other language. You spend 18 months abroad with six months spent in a foreign university and 12 months working for a Spanish-speaking organisation developing your language skills and business experience.
Key points
• Take advantage of a demand for tourism graduates with language expertise.
• Use our high-tech digital language labs to improve your language skills.
• Spend six months studying and twelve months working abroad in a Spanish-speaking organisation.
• Study Spanish plus an additional language from either French, German or Italian.
What is languages with tourism?
Language skills are highly valued within the global tourism industry. The ability to speak another language and knowledge of another culture, as well as the international business industry opens up a wide range of career options.
About this course
Develop the tourism and language skills needed to take advantage of a growing demand for graduates with language expertise in the tourism industry. You prepare for a career in international tourism, where speaking more than one language is an important skill in a wide range of roles.
You study two languages consisting of Spanish with another foreign language. You can choose your additional language from a selection of • French • German • Italian. Italian is offered at beginner level only. Your non-language modules studied abroad will cover tourism topics, such as management in a global context.
You study two languages made up of either
• two languages at post-A level/AS level
• or one at post-A level/AS level and one at post-GCSE or beginner level
Use the latest methods to quickly increase your language fluency in modern facilities designated for language students. This includes high-tech multimedia digital language laboratories and computer facilities, as well as social areas for informal learning.
We encourage a strong student community across our language courses. This includes a peer mentoring programme and tandem language practice with native speaking language assistants. This improves your conversation skills and helps you get to know other students on your course.
The tourism content of the course enables you to develop your knowledge of tourism as a global business and to understand the issues of sustainability and other contemporary challenges facing the industry.
As part of your course, you spend 18 months abroad. This includes six months at one of our partner universities. You will spend this study period in the country of your weaker language.
You also spend 12 months on placement in an organisation based in a Spanish-speaking country. If you have two A level languages you can discuss your options with your tutor and choose which language is spent on placement and which is spent as study abroad.
Your placement is a great opportunity to gain valuable international business experience. It helps you develop your skills and language ability, and significantly enhances your employability.
You can apply for placements with international companies such as Iberia Airlines, Spain or within tourism offices, tourist information and international visitor services.
Key areas of study
Key areas include • Spanish language • your chosen additional language • language across cultures • tourism and development • business, society and culture • understanding tourism as a business • the world of tourism • sustainable tourism planning.
Associated careers
As a graduate of this course you have a wide choice of career options in the UK and internationally.
You can find careers in multinational organisations and in UK-based firms with international operations or roles in the tourism industry such as tourist offices and international visitor services. Other popular roles include translation, interpreting and education.
Course content
Year one modules
• language 1 • language 2 • business, society and culture 1 and/or language across cultures • understanding tourism as a business • the world of tourism
Year two modules
• language 1 • language 2 • business, society and culture 2 or cross cultural awareness 2 • tourism and development 1 • business tourism or ecotourism • managing in a global context or equivalent module abroad
You study for one semester in a foreign university in the country of one of your chosen languages.
Year three
• work placement abroad in the country of your stronger language
Final year modules
• language 1 • language 2 • business, society and culture 3 or global issues in contemporary society • contemporary challenges to tourism • sustainable tourism planning
Assessment
• examinations • coursework • presentations • group work • translation and interpreting exercises • written assignments • project work
Entry requirements
2014 entry requirements
Normally, five GCSEs at grade C or above including English language and mathematics, plus one of the following
• 280 points including at least 160 points from two GCE/VCE A levels or BTEC National qualifications or one AVCE double award. We accept general studies.
You must have at least one A level (minimum grade E) or one AS level (minimum grade C) in one of your chosen programme languages.
• Access – an Access to HE Diploma with at least 45 credits at level 3 and 15 credits at level 2. At least 15 level 3 credits must be at merit grade or above, from a QAA-recognised Access to HE course, or an equivalent Access to HE certificate.
If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 or above, with a minimum score of 5.5 in each skill.
If you do not have any of the qualifications above but have relevant experience you are welcome to discuss potential opportunities with the admissions tutor.
2014 Entry Requirements
Normally, five GCSEs at grade C or above including English language and mathematics, plus one of the following
• 280 points including at least 160 points from two GCE/VCE A levels or BTEC National qualifications or one AVCE double award. We accept general studies.
You must have at least one A level (minimum grade E) or one AS level (minimum grade C) in one of your chosen programme languages.
Fees
Home and EU students
2013/14 academic year
For 2013 entry, mandatory UK field trips are included in the course fee.
International students
2013/14 academic year
Typically £11,880 a year
2014/15 academic year
Typically £11,880 a year
How to apply
You apply for this course through UCAS.
Contact details
For more information or to check the progress of your application phone +44 (0)114 225 5555, fax +44 (0)114 225 2167, e-mail admissions@shu.ac.uk