BA Latin and Spanish / Careers

Year of entry: 2024

Career opportunities

A degree in Latin and Spanish paves the way for an exceptionally broad range of careers.

You'll develop analytical and problem-solving skills together with intercultural awareness and communication skills - which are highly valued by employers.

You'll acquire transferable expertise at the very heart of language learning, including enhanced powers of perception and interpretation and advanced decision-making and multitasking skills.

Your in-depth understanding of language will open numerous paths with an international element, and you'll have developed excellent all-round communication skills that will make you a strong contender for openings in the media, PR and similar areas.

Our graduates have gone on to positions in:

  • business services; 
  • marketing; 
  • advertising;
  • management;
  • banking;
  • communications. 

Others opt for postgraduate study or further vocational training to become accountants, lawyers, teachers (in the UK or abroad) or enter the Civil Service.

Find out more on the Careers and employability pages for  Classics and Ancient History and  Modern Languages and Cultures .

The University has its own dedicated  Careers Service that you would have full access to as a student and for two years after you graduate.

At Manchester you will have access to a number of  opportunities to help boost your employability .