Pupils studying for the A Level in Spanish follow the AQA A-Level syllabus. It is a stimulating course which aims to enable pupils to develop their linguistic skills alongside their understanding of the culture and society of the countries where Spanish is spoken. It also aims to expose pupils to Hispanic literature and film and provides an opportunity for critical analysis. In addition to promoting collaborative study skills, the course also includes an independent research project. At university, a modern language may be combined with a wide range of combined honours degree courses, often under the title of European Studies. The study of a language at A Level may also be the springboard to learning one or more new languages such as Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, Italian or Portuguese. Increasing numbers of undergraduates are maintaining their language skills at university language centres, alongside a degree in another subject. This is in acknowledgement of the increasing desirability of being multilingual in the 21st-century world, something frequently championed by employers.