BA German (For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

Programme overview

Entry requirements

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Programme specification

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BA German

This course allows you to develop professional-level language skills in German, whether you’re a beginner or have prior knowledge.

You’ll become highly fluent in German, including oral proficiency, professional communication and written language. You’ll take a compulsory year abroad, where you’ll be fully immersed in the language and rapidly develop your skills through day-to-day practice. You’ll gain a unique insight into German culture and society in the 20th and 21st century and develop skills that make you highly attractive to employers.
You’ll develop and consolidate your spoken and written German through modules taught by world-leading experts in German language teaching. You'll also choose from a range of optional modules exploring various aspects of culture, translation, history and politics. You’ll be engaged in learning the language as much of the course content, including non-language modules, is also taught and assessed in German.
German is spoken across a fascinating and influential area of Europe, from the economic powerhouse of Germany to Austria, Switzerland and beyond. German-speaking countries have exciting and diverse cultures, complex histories and booming economies. You’ll study the diversity of German-speaking cultures, with a focus on gender, race, and queer identities. Our highly flexible degree develops your personal and intellectual independence.
The course is mainly assessed through coursework, offering you a wide range of creative assessments. Your independent project in your final year will be an opportunity to conduct and present your own research.
You’ll be supported to achieve an excellent degree of language fluency by the time you graduate (up to C2 in the Common European Frame of Reference), thanks to our integrated language curriculum for all levels of student.
You’ll learn from cutting-edge researchers in the fields of digital language teaching, translation, intercultural German studies, German history, German-language literature and German-language film. We are a warm community of researchers, teachers and students who take a critical approach to German studies and empower our students to follow their own interests and strengths within our degree programme.

Year 1

(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

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Optional Modules

Candidates who have prior knowledge of German (B1 CEFR) will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Candidates who do not have a B1 CEFR level of German will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:

Discovery Modules

Candidates studying GERM1010 will be required to study 40 credits of discovery modules

Candidates studying GERM1020 and GERM 1021 will be required to study 20 credits of discovery modules

Year 2

(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

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We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Full module details for years 2 and 4 are not yet available. Before you enter years 2 and 4 details of modules for those years will be provided.

Optional Modules

Students who studied GERM1010 in Year 1 will be required to study the following compulsory module:

Students who studied GERM1020 and GERM1021 in Year 1 will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Candidates studying GERM2010 will be required to study 40 credits from the following optional modules:

Candidates studying GERM2020 will be required to study 20 and may take up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:

Candidates studying GERM2010 will be required to study 20 and may take up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:

Candidates studying GERM2020 will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:

Discovery Modules

Candidates will be required to study 20 and may study up to 40 credits of discovery modules

Year 3

(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

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We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Full module details for year 4 are not yet available. Before you enter year 4 full details of modules for that year will be provided.

Compulsory Modules

Students will spend this year of their programme in a German-speaking country and will be required to take the following compulsory module.

Year 4

(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Full module details for year 4 are not yet available. Before you enter year 4 full details of modules for that year will be provided.

Compulsory Modules

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules

Optional Modules

Students will be required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.

Candidates will be required to study 20 and may study up to40 credits from the following optional modules:

Students may study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules

Discovery Modules

Candidates may study up to 40 credits of discovery modules

Last updated: 03/05/2024 11:05:48

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