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2019/20 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Languages, Cultures and Linguistics (German)

Programme code:BA-LC/GR&LIUCAS code:
Duration:4 Years Method of Attendance: Full Time
Programme manager:Dr Leendert Plug Contact address:l.plug@leeds.ac.uk

Total credits: 485

Entry requirements:

For entry requirements for this course please visit: Coursefinderr

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of Languages, Cultures and Societies

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

School of Languages, Cultures and Societies

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

Languages, Cultures and Societies:
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/SBS-Languages-Cultures-and-Societies-15.pdf
Linguistics: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/SBS-Linguistics-15.pdf

Programme specification:


Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Students are required to take 120 credits in Level 1.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

GERM1010German Language Awareness and Skills20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
GERM1080Researching German Culture, History and Society20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LING1100Language: Meaning and Use20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL1060Language: Structure and Sound20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Optional modules:

Students will be required to study a minimum of 20 credits from the following cornerstone modules:

LING1060Language Projects20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL1090Intercultural Competence: Theory and Application20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL1401Discourse, Culture and Identity20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students may choose to study one of the following optional modules instead of a Discovery module:

GERM1110Skills in German Translation20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
GERM120020th Century German History20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Discovery modules:

Students may choose to study up to 20 credits of discovery modules


Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

At Level 2, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in both Linguistics and their chosen language. Of the remaining credits, 20 should be taken in either Linguistics or their chosen language; the final 20 credits may be taken as Discovery modules or in either Linguistics or the chosen language. Please note that not all modules will be available every year.

In order to be eligible for an Honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at Level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at Level 3).

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

GERM2010German Language Skills in Context20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LING2330Phonetics20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LING2340Syntax20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Optional modules:

Students may choose to study further modules from the following Linguistics options.

LING2005Languages In Contact20 creditsNot running in 201920
LING2131Psycholinguistics20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LING2360The Life Cycle of Languages20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LING2370Representation, Identity and Control20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LING2380Language and Gender20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LING2390Language Acquisition20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LING2410Language Change20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LING2420Interactional Linguistics20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LING2500How Texts Work20 creditsNot running in 201920

Students will be required to study a minimum of 20 credits from the following optional modules:

Students wishing to choose MODL2001 as one of their German options must take a minimum of 60 credits in German in Level 2 including GERM2010.

FOAR2000 can only be counted as a German module if the project undertaken relates to German and you have sought prior approval of the Programme Manager.

FOAR2000Research Placement20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
GERM2060Culture, Critique and Othering in the German-Speaking World20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
GERM2070Behind the Headlines: Germany in the 21st Century20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
GERM2080Translating German-Speaking Cultures: The German Language in Intercultural Relations20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2001Linguists into Schools20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2015Black Europe20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2030Introduction to German Cinema20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Discovery modules:

Students may choose to spend up to 20 credits of Discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in Linguistics or their chosen language.


Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Students will spend this year of their programme in a country or region where the language of interest is used both in official contexts and as a daily means of communication. Where residence abroad involves studying at a University, a list of approved locations and institutions will be provided for you. Where you are able to choose locations, you must have these approved by the Year Abroad Tutor in your language area.

Compulsory modules:

Students will be required to study the following core residence abroad module. Please note that the appropriate Level 2 module(s) in the language needs to be passed in order progress to the Year Abroad.

GERM9001German Year Abroad
Pre-requisite for: Year 4
120 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Discovery modules:


Year4 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

In Level 3 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in both Linguistics and their chosen language. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects. The remaining credits should be taken in either of the named subjects or taken as Discovery modules. All students must take 40 credits as a Final Year Project module, which can be taken in - and count towards - either of their two subjects. Please note that not all modules will be available every year.

In order to be eligible for an Honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at Level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at Level 3).

Optional modules:

Students are required to take ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.

LING3200Linguistics Dissertation40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3300Final Year Project: Dissertation40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3340Final Year Project: Extended Translation40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3350Final Year Project: Digital Documentary40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students will be required to study between 40-80 credits in Linguistics. The number of credits you have available for options modules will depend on whether you choose to take your Final Year Project in Linguistics or your other subject. If you take your Final Year Project in Linguistics, you will be able to take fewer option modules in this subject.

LING3005Languages in Contact20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LING3030Syntactic Theory20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LING3180Language and Gender20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LING3190Language Acquisition20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LING3220Representation, Identity and Control20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LING3250The Life Cycle of Languages20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LING3290Language Change20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LING3310Interactional Linguistics20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LING3350Language Processing20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LING3500How Texts Work20 creditsNot running in 201920
LING3600Sociophonetics20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Students will be required to study between 40-80 credits in German. The number of credits you have available for options modules will depend whether you choose to take your Final Year Project in German or Linguistics. If you take your Final Year Project in German you will take fewer optional modules in this subject.

Students will be required to study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:

Students are not permitted to take both GERM3092 Advanced Translation from German into English and MODL3340 Final Year Project: Extended Translation.

Students wishing to choose MODL3800 as one of their German options must take a minimum of 60 credits in German in the final year, including GERM3010.

GERM3092Advanced Translation from German into English20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
GERM3170German Utopian Thought in Fiction and Film20 creditsNot running in 201920
GERM3180Screening Terrorism20 creditsNot running in 201920
GERM3200Untranslatable? German Literature as an Object of Cultural Exchange20 creditsNot running in 201920
GERM3220Victims and/or Perpetrators? Remembering the Nazi past in Germany20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
GERM3270German Economy and Business Project20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
GERM3350Migration and Borders in German-language Culture20 creditsNot running in 201920
MODL3026Contemporary German Cinema20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL3200Representing the Holocaust: Transgression and the Taboo20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3800Linguists into Schools20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Discovery modules:

Students may choose to spend up to 20 credits of Discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in Linguistics or their chosen language.
- Finalists may only take Level 1 modules that are listed as Discovery Skills modules (skd) and only to the value of 20 credits.

Last updated: 13/12/2019

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