Mathematics with Spanish BSc (Hons)

Royal Holloway, University of London

Spanish is one of the world’s major languages, with more than 470 million native speakers, including in Spain and across Latin America. It is the official language of 15 countries. Spain itself has the fifth largest population and the fifth largest economy in the EU. By studying Spanish as part of your degree you will have the chance to learn about the fascinating history and cultural diversity of the Hispanic world, and its economic and political influence. There has always been a logical connection between the study of mathematics and languages and this programme allows you to immerse yourself in both and leave the doors open as to your future options.

Galileo famously described the universe as a book written in a mathematical language, and this concept of mathematics as a universal language has never been more relevant in our technologically advanced and globalised world. On this programme you will gain a thorough grounding in the key concepts and methods of mathematics, which comprises 75% of the programme, whilst honing your Spanish language skills and gaining valuable cross-cultural perspectives. Your language classes will be taught in Spanish by skilled linguists, most of whom are native speakers, drawn from across the Hispanic world. Spanish can be picked up relatively easily from scratch, particularly if you already speak some French, but we also teach it at an advanced level if you have studied it before.

All three years of this programme are completed in the UK. Its modular structure allows you to tailor your studies to your own interests. You will not only improve your numerical skills and your proficiency at reading, writing, listening and speaking in Spanish, but you will also gain transferable skills such as critical thinking, analysis, research, data handling and creative problem-solving.

Our Department of Mathematics is internationally renowned for its work in pure mathematics, information security, statistics and theoretical physics, and our broad curriculum spans pure and applied mathematics, statistics and probability, and the mathematics of information and of financial markets. Both departments offer friendly and motivating learning environments and a strong focus on small group teaching and ongoing academic support, with a personal adviser to guide you through your studies.

We also offer a competitive work placement scheme

Specialise in mathematics and hone your language skills by learning Spanish to an advanced level.

Work across two friendly departments, where the focus is on small group teaching and you will be known as an individual.

Tailor your degree to your own interests, with our wide range of optional modules.

This programme will meet the educational requirements of the Chartered Mathematician designation, awarded by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, when it is followed by subsequent training and experience in employment to obtain equivalent competences to those specified by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for taught masters degrees.