肯特郡的课程为您提供了探索西班牙和西班牙美洲的语言和文化的机会，同时提高了您的语言技能。无论您是否拥有A级或西班牙语的GCSE学位，或者您是初学者还是有一定的语言经验，都可以在肯特学习西班牙裔研究。该程序提供了一些独特的功能。您有机会在西班牙语国家度过一年的国外时光，并且我们提供了高级语言模块，侧重于翻译和口译–寻找工作时的宝贵技能。从2017/18学年开始，西班牙裔研究还将加泰罗尼亚语作为该课程的必修部分，因此您将从第二年开始学习加泰罗尼亚语。
Spanish is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world – outside Spain, it is an official language in most of South and Central America except Brazil, and is widespread in many parts of North America.The programme at Kent gives you the opportunity to explore the languages and cultures of Spain and Spanish America while developing your language skills. You can study Hispanic Studies at Kent whether you have an A level or GCSE in Spanish, or whether you are a beginner or have some experience of the language. You also explore the history, literature and film of Spain, Cuba and countries in Latin America, giving you a fascinating insight into the Spanish-speaking world.You are required to spend a year working or studying abroad between your second and final year of study. In previous years, students have studied at our partner institutions in a country appropriate to their programme of study. You'll develop your language skills, grow in self-confidence, gain a new academic perspective, and enhance your employability.<br><br>Provide a sound grounding in the Spanish language in all its aspects, through extensive reading in Spanish and through the use of Spanish as a spoken and written medium.Develop specialist knowledge of a range of areas within the broad canon of Hispanic Studies.Provide teaching which is informed by current research and scholarship and which requires students to engage withpaspects of work at the frontiers of knowledge.Contribute to widening participation in higher education by offering a wide variety of entry routes.Provide opportunities for the development of personal, communication, research and other key skills appropriate for graduate employment both in industry and in the public sector.<br><br>Recent graduates have gone into teaching, translating and interpreting, marketing, journalism, publishing, and other areas. Many language graduates begin their career abroad.The ability to speak another European language is a key asset in the global employment market, and many employers view a graduate with overseas study experience as more employable.