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Hispanic Studies and Criminology

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-Time
  • 28 September 2027
  • Undergraduate
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Course summary

Hispanic Studies (50% of your degree) combines advanced linguistic development with in-depth cultural study. You will take Spanish at beginners or advanced level, working towards becoming proficient, alongside cultural modules each semester, in addition to modules in your partner subject. In year two, all students can study Catalan or Portuguese. In later years, you continue with Spanish language modules and specialist options spanning Iberian and Latin American literature, cinema and culture from medieval to modern periods. A Year Abroad, which may be split between two regions, consolidates fluency and enhances your international career prospects.

Studying Criminology as 50% of your degree gives you an in-depth understanding the complex social, political and cultural issues that shape crime and criminal justice today. Our programmes are research-led and designed to develop critical and creative thinking, preparing you for a range of careers or further study. You’ll build a solid conceptual foundation through core modules exploring the history of crime and punishment, criminological theory, and criminal justice institutions. You can then tailor your degree through optional modules that reflect our department’s diverse research expertise, covering topics such as sentencing, institutional deaths, cyber crime, gender-based violence, and corporate crime.

Most Combined Degrees allow you to adapt the weighting of each by 25% after the first year, helping you to keep your options open. Please note, however, students studying either a Business or Economics pathway in combination with another subject cannot increase from 25% to 50% or from 50% to 75% and it is not possible to transfer from a 50% to 75% Law. To find out more about your programme choice, please go first to our Combined Degrees webpages: liverpool.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/combined-degrees.

Ways to study this course

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Study options

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) • Full-Time • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 28 September 2027

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
LLL3
Institution code:
L41
Campus name:
Main Site
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
LLL3
Institution code:
L41
Campus name:
Main Site

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
BBB

including A level in the relevant language at grade B for entry to advanced language; (no subject requirement for entry to beginners' language).

Some Level 3 qualifications are only acceptable alongside 2 or 3 A levels, please contact us for details.

T Level
D

T levels considered in a relevant subject.

Distinction overall, with a grade B in the Core Component and a Distinction in the Specialism Component.

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

Scottish Higher
AABBB

Grade A at Advanced Higher in relevant language required for advanced language.

Access to HE Diploma
Distinction: 30 Merit: 15

Pass relevant Access to HE Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits with 30 at Distinction and 15 at Merit. A level in the relevant language at grade B required for entry to advanced language; (no subject requirement for entry to beginners' language).

GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE Mathematics and English at grade 4/C required. Applicants with equivalent qualifications or who do not meet these GCSE requirements will be considered on an individual basis according to their circumstances.

Scottish Advanced Higher
ABB

Grade A at Advanced Higher in relevant language required for advanced language.

Extended Project
A

Applicants who offer the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) and 3 A levels and meet our offer criteria will be made the standard offer, plus an alternative offer. This will be at one A Level grade lower plus a grade A in the EPQ, for example the offer would be BBB or BBC plus A in the EPQ.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Offer: 30

30 points overall with no score less than 4 or Pass IB Diploma plus 5,5,5 in 3 HL subjects. HL grade 5 required in the relevant language for entry to advanced language; (no subject requirement for entry to beginners' language).

WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
B

Accepted at grade B plus two A levels at BB (including the relevant language for entry to advanced language; no subject requirement for entry to beginners' language).

Some Level 3 qualifications are only acceptable alongside 2 or 3 A levels, please contact us for details.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DDD

BTEC applications are encouraged. We evaluate each BTEC application on its merits. A level in the relevant language at grade B required for entry to advanced language; (no subject requirement for entry to beginners' language).

Some Level 3 qualifications are only acceptable alongside 2 or 3 A levels, please contact us for details.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H2H2H2H3H3H3

including H2 in the relevant language for entry to advanced language; (no subject requirement for entry to beginners' language).

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Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

The University of Liverpool is committed to supporting talented applicants from all backgrounds to succeed. One of the ways we support students and fair access to higher education is through making reduced offers as part of our contextual admissions strategy, the Liverpool Scholars programme, Realising Opportunities national collaboration of universities and Sutton Trust Pathways. Additional consideration may be given to applicants with disrupted education or extenuating circumstances.

Learn more on the University of Liverpool website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

If this is your first degree and you are a Home student applying for entry in 2027, you do not have to pay your fees upfront. Instead, you can take out a tuition fee loan which is paid straight to the University. This is available to most students, no matter what their household income.

Tuition fees are subject to increase each year, subject to the government’s regulated fee limits. For UK students applying for 2027 entry the Tuition Fee is £10,050.

You will find full information about tuition fees in the “Fees and funding” section of all course pages on our website.

Some of our programmes charge less than the full £10,050 fee:
• Psychology BSc (Hons) (2+2 programme with Foundation element), run in collaboration with Wirral Metropolitan College.
• Programmes with a year in industry or a year abroad

Some courses may have course-related costs that are not covered by your tuition fee. You can find information on these at Liverpool.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/study-costs

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