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International Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response and Spanish BA (Hons)

University of Manchester

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UCAS CODE: LR40

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

On the modern languages side of this course, students will study compulsory language units (the number of credits will depend on whether students are ab-initio or post-A-Level and whether they are studying European or non-European languages) and the study of the culture and history of a specific region.Teaching within modern languages in these latter areas are characterised particularly by the historically and politically contextualised study of culture and cultural practices, including in literature, visual culture, and music, with thematic focus on such issues as the environment, popular culture, gender, immigration and transnationalism, and religion.Crucial here is the understanding of language skills being informed by intercultural awareness and cultural knowledge being mediated by linguistic skills.On the humanitarian response side of the degree students critically explore contemporary and historical issues within the broader fields of international disaster management, peace and conflict studies, and humanitarian response.The thematic focus of humanitarian response significantly overlaps with that of languages for instance, the investigation of environment, gender, migration, cultural norms and behaviours, power, politics, and popular culture.As such, students will be able to apply their theoretical understanding of these broader ideas and contextualise them in different disciplinary and empirical areas.Furthermore, teaching within humanitarian response is very much research-led, and draws on contemporary and historical case sites from across the world.Most of these cases are in countries where English is not the principal language.For example, students will explore issues such as resilience, peacebuilding, relief aid, maternal mortality, and refugees in diverse contexts including Puerto Rico, China, Haiti, Venezuela, Mexico, Iraq, Japan, and Cameroon.This will make the content particularly engaging and relevant for students of languages.

Tuition fees

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£ 25,500per year

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University information

University of Manchester

  • University League Table

    22nd

  • Campus address

    The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, England

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    13th out of 122

    19th out of 47 2

    15th out of 101 4

  • Entry standards

    / Max 221
    165 75%

    18th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    84.0 84%

    13th

    3
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.01 75%

    81st

    15
  • Entry standards

    / Max 217
    153 71%

    22nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    76.0 76%

    21st

    7
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.85 71%

    43rd

    4
  • Entry standards

    / Max 206
    152 74%

    15th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    65.0 65%

    30th

    4
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.95 74%

    67th

    16

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