4-Term Pathway - International Foundation Year in Social Sciences and Humanities - Continue to Bachelor of Arts - Spanish Studies and Film

This program will prepare students for entry to Year 1 of an undergraduate degree in a wide range of subjects, including many based at the £10m LICA building. Popular subjects include law, film studies, sociology, linguistics and politics.

Lancaster’s joint Spanish Studies and Film degree is taught by the Department of Languages and Cultures in conjunction with Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts (LICA).

The Spanish Studies programme enables students to acquire high-level language skills and gain a thorough understanding of the country’s historical, cultural, social, and political background in a global context. In Film, students will examine cinema’s aesthetic, social and political importance in the context of an increasingly visual and media-orientated culture, while also investigating the intersections between contemporary art, theatre, design, sound and film.

The first year comprises an exploration of the Spanish language and its cultural context as well as an introduction to Film Studies. Alongside this, students will study a minor subject of their choice.

Beginners Languages

Studying a language from beginners level is somewhat intense in nature so Lancaster only allows students to study one language from beginners level. Please bear this in mind when looking at the first year module options. If students apply to study a degree with a language from beginners level, their optional modules will only include higher level languages and modules in other subject areas.