BALatin American Studies with Human Rights

Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	4 years
Study language	English
Awards	BA
Course code	T7M9

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher)

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 6.0 TOEFL (IBT): 76 CAE: B2 with 52+ CAE (from Jan 15): 169+

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided.

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Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Year 1

Foundations of Human Rights
Introduction to Contemporary Latin America
Introduction to Latin American History: From 16th Century Conquest to 19th Century Modernization
Co-Curricular Employability Module (Year 1)
Spanish / Italian / Romanian to Portuguese Conversion (optional)
Advanced Spanish (optional)

Year 2

Human Rights Organisations: International and Regional Institutions
Social Dimensions of Human Rights
America: Centres and Margins, Borders and Boundaries (optional)
Social Entrepreneurs, Sustainability and Community Action (optional)
Proficiency Level Portuguese (optional)
Proficiency Level Spanish (optional)

Final year

Selected Issues in Human Rights
Mastery Level Portuguese (optional)
Dangerous Ideas: Essays and Manifestos as Social Criticism (optional)
Brazil in Focus: Business, Culture and Society (optional)

Career opportunities

As a student in Latin American Studies, your year abroad can develop your confidence, independence, maturity and other invaluable life skills. Fluency in the Spanish or Portuguese language can open up exciting career paths around the world. An understanding of human rights in a global context will also be invaluable for a wide range of employers.

This provides excellent preparation for areas which might include international development organisations, banking, branches of the Civil Service, journalism, tourism and non-governmental agencies, arts administration, translation and interpreting, as well as various other professions.

Our recent graduates have gone on to work for a wide range of organisations including:

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The BBC
Human rights organisations
Development NGOs
International law firms