Bachelor [Photography] From University of Derby Arts, Humanities and Education College

Why study this course with us?

• You will be challenged to understand how development happens and what key stakeholders do. We aim for you to experience development first-hand through fieldwork, international experience, and meeting UN diplomats in Geneva.
• You will have opportunities to explore a range of development issues with members of the development community, and may be able to build your own network of development professionals during your course.
• The International Development Studies and Spanish course offered by the University of Chester has a strong vocational orientation, providing you with the opportunity to combine academic training with practical experience of development work in the UK and abroad.
• At Chester you have an opportunity to undertake a 5 to 8 week placement in Spain or Costa Rica at the end of Year 2 (Level 5). You will also have the opportunity to complete an academic year inÊ Spain or Latin America. This allows you to split your experience abroad between two countries and to spend time in both Spain and another Spanish speaking country.Ê
• In your first year you will have the opportunity to study a further language from scratch.

Job prospects

A degree in Spanish develops an impressive range of skills including strong communication and presentation skills, the ability to work autonomously and in groups, analytical and critical discernment and the resilience and confidence developed during placements abroad. Graduates often pursue further study or careers in translation, teaching, business, hospitality, the public sector and governmental or international organisations.

Students of IDS are well placed to gain jobs in the development community. Recent graduates are working all of the world in a variery of development roles, for example for non-governmental organisations and the UN. Others work in various third sector and socially-focused organisations in the UK.