2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA German

Total credits: 480

Entry requirements:

Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry

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:

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

Languages, Cultures and Societies:
Languages, Cultures and Societies

Programme specification:

The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme in 2023/2024 or before. For students entering the programme from September 2024 or after, you can find the details of your programme:

BA German(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

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.

Year1 - View timetable

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

Compulsory modules:

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

Year2 - View timetable

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

In level 2, students must take 120 credits in total. Students with prior knowledge of German will be required to take 20 credits of compulsory optional modules, at least 60 credits of optional GERM/MODL/FOAH modules and up to 40 credits of Discovery modules or additional GERM/MODL/FOAH modules.
Those students with no prior knowledge of German must take 40 credits of compulsory optional modules, at least 40 credits of optional GERM/MODL/FOAH modules and up to 40 credits of Discovery modules or additional GERM/MODL/FOAH modules.

Compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Students who took GERM1010 in year 1 will be required to study the following module:

Students who took GERM1020 and GERM1021 in year 1 will be required to study the following modules:

Students taking GERM2010 will be required to study between 60 and 100 credits from the following optional modules;
Students taking GERM2020 will be required to study between 40-80 credits from the following optional modules:

- FOAH2020 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. Students may not take this module as well as MODL2001.

Students taking GERM2010 may also choose to take the following optional module:

Discovery modules:

Students may choose to take up to 40 credits of Discovery modules and/or take further optional GERM/MODL or FOAH modules.

Year3 - View timetable

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

The third year will be spent in Germany or a German-speaking country.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:

Year4 - View timetable

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

In Level 3 students must study 120 credits. Finalists may only take level 1 modules which are listed as discovery skills modules (skd) and only to the value of 20 credits.

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:

Optional modules:

All students will be required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project (FYP) modules: 

All students will be required to study 40 credits from the following optional modules. Students may choose up to 60 credits from this list of optional modules.

- Not all modules will be available every year.

Discovery modules:

All students may take up to 20 credits of discovery modules. Finalists may only take Level 1 modules that are listed as Skills Discovery modules (skd).

Last updated: 02/05/2024 09:04:16

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