BA (Hons) Social Policy & Spanish at University of Strathclyde

Programme overview

Joint honours BA (Hons) combining Social Policy (how societies distribute resources and develop services to meet individual and social needs) with Spanish language and culture, including a year abroad in Valencia or Zaragoza.

Duration: 4 years | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Social Policy & Society in Contemporary Scotland, Private Issues & Public Problems and Spanish 1A/1B in Year 1; Scottish Social Policy since 1845, Key Concepts in Social Welfare, The Making of Social Policy and Spanish 2A/2B in Year 2; Research Methods in Social Policy, Comparative Social Policy and Spanish 3A/3B in Year 3 followed by a year abroad; a Social Policy dissertation or Global Challenges and Spanish Honours language classes in Year 4.

Career pathways

Common destinations for social policy graduates include local and national government policy development and research. Modern language graduates enter teaching, translation, and multilingual or international environments.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Scottish Highers: standard entry AAAA (1st sitting) or AAAAB (2nd sitting) including Higher English plus National 5 Maths or Applications of Mathematics at C; minimum entry AABB (1st sitting) or AABBB (2nd sitting) including English at B plus at least one other social science subject from the preferred list (Modern Studies, a modern language, Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies and similar) plus National 5 Maths or Applications of Maths at C. A-levels ABB-BBB. IB 32-30. Irish Leaving Certificate: two H2 and three H3 passes including English. HNC Year 1 entry: Social Sciences with an A in the Graded Unit and National 5 Maths at C or equivalent. Deferred entry not normally accepted.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Rest of UK (England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland) rate for full-time undergraduate programmes; Scotland-domiciled fee to be confirmed by the Scottish Funding Council Source

International applicants: GBP 24,100 a year (2027/28) Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years

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