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MSc - Master of Science
Main Campus
Part Time
Sep 2026
2 Year
Spanish was formally added to the University of Edinburgh's curriculum in 1919. Since then, we have developed into a large teaching and research community - one of the best-established subject areas of our kind in the UK.Today, Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American studies at Edinburgh offers a unique research environment that brings together cutting-edge expertise in Iberian and Latin American cultures with a strong cross-field focus on:literary studiesvisual cultureslanguage and societyWe specialise in the major areas of literary and cultural studies, and film and visual culture, from:Spain, with a particular focus on Catalonia and the Basque CountryLatin America, including Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, and other countries in the regionPortugal, Brazil and Lusophone AfricaWe foster innovative postgraduate work that bridges linguistic and academic boundaries. Our research collections, resources and facilities are outstanding.