2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Modern Languages and History (German) (For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
| Programme code: | BAML/GR&HS-R | UCAS code: | |
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| Duration: | 4 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Maria Chiara La Sala | Contact address: | M.C.LaSala@leeds.ac.uk |
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:
The programme will meet the QAA Benchmarks defined for Languages, Cultures and Societies outlined here:
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/sbs/sbs-languages-cultures-and-societies-23.pdf?sfvrsn=3c71a881_10
The programme will meet the QAA Benchmarks defined for History outlined here
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/the-quality-code/subject-benchmark-statements/history
Programme specification:
The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme from September 2024. For students who entered the programme before September 2024, you can find the details of your programme: BA Modern Languages and History (German)
Modern Language and History is an exciting programme, which allows you to develop your own areas of specialism and a skillset that will be appealing to employers. You will benefit from contact with leading scholars in their field in both of the partner subjects. The Schools of History and Languages, Cultures and Societies are both internationally recognised research leaders in their fields, with long-established reputations for excellence in research.
The programme begins with structured foundational study across a small number of compulsory modules, but also offers a high degree of module choice at levels 2 and 3.
Whether you’re starting your language from beginners’ level, or with prior knowledge, you’ll reach a professional standard in your chosen language through intensive learning practice and year abroad. Depending on the language that you are studying, you will spend either Year 2 or Year 3 in a country where your chosen language is spoken. If you are taking your language as a beginner, you'll focus on building up quickly your language skills through your compulsory language modules. If you're an advanced learner, your compulsory language module will allow you to consolidate and broaden your language skills. You will complement your language studies by exploring the cultures and societies of the countries where your chosen language is spoken as well as other countries around the world, choosing from a range of topics, including literature, cinema, popular culture, history, and politics. You can enhance your professional language skills through modules on translation, interpreting or languages for business.
The programme will allow you to explore the human experience from the medieval period to contemporary times and to study historical events, societies, and key figures that have shaped the modern world. You will be exposed to a broad range of different fields of study within the two disciplines, innovative assessment methods (e.g. online discussion forums, wikis, student surveys, posters) and a considerable element of research-based learning culminating in a compulsory independent research project in your choice out of the two partner disciplines at level 3. Throughout the course, you will develop interpretative and analytical skills, and will become confident researchers. You will demonstrate these qualities in when you undertake a Final Year Project on a topic of your choice in either Modern Language or History.
Combining rigorous thinking with communication and professional skills, this degree prepares you for an international career in a wide range of sectors, including law, business, government, heritage, finance and teaching.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must ensure that they enrol on the correct German language pathway. Those students with prior knowledge of the language should ensure that they meet the pre-requisites for Advanced German - see Coursefinder for specific requirements.
In level 1 students must take 120 credits. Students are required to take 60 credits in History and a minimum of either 40 or 60 credits in German, depending on whether they have prior knowledge of the language. The remaining credits for students with prior knowledge of German may consist of Discovery modules in a third subject or further modules in German. Students are required to pass a minimum of 40 credits in each of their two main subjects.
Compulsory modules:
Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| HIST1000 | Exploring History | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL1070 | World Histories | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
All students will be required to study at least ONE of the following modules:
Route A
Students with prior of German (B1 of CEFR or equivalent) may take up to 40 credits from the following module:
| HIST1060 | Faith, Knowledge and Power, 1500-1750 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST1065 | Diverse Histories of Britain | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST1310 | The Medieval World in Ten Objects | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST1320 | Medieval Lives: Identities, Cultures and Beliefs | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST1510 | Global Empires | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST1520 | Global Decolonization | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST1530 | The Making of the Twentieth Century | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Route A
Students with prior knowledge of German (B1 of the CEFR) will be required to study the following modules:
| GERM1010 | German Language Awareness and Skills | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GERM1140 | Exploring German-Speaking Cultures, Histories and Societies | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Route B
Students with no prior knowledge of German will be required to study the following modules:
| GERM1020 | Beginners German (A1 of the CEFR) | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| GERM1021 | Pre-Intermediate German Language (A2/B1 of the CEFR) | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| GERM1145 | Exploring German-Speaking Cultures, Histories and Societies for Beginners | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Route A
Students taking GERM1010 may take the following optional module
Basket 1
| GERM1200 | 20th Century German History | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Students taking GERM1010 may take up to 20 credits of discovery modules
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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.
Compulsory modules:
Students will be required to study the following compulsory module:
- History in Practice (20 Credits)
Optional modules:
Route A
Students who took GERM1010 in year 1 will be required to study the following modules
| GERM2010 | German Language Skills in Context | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Route B
Students who took GERM1020 and GERM1021 in year 1 will be required to study the following modules
| GERM2020 | German Language Skills (B1/B2 of the CEFR) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GERM2070 | Behind the Headlines: Germany in the 21st Century | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Route A
Students taking GERM2010 are required to study a minimum of 20 credits and may study up to 40 credits of the following optional modules:
| FILM2030 | Introduction to German Cinema | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GERM2060 | Culture, Critique and Othering in the German-Speaking World | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| GERM2070 | Behind the Headlines: Germany in the 21st Century | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GERM2080 | Translating German-Speaking Cultures: The German Language in Intercultural Relations | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Route B
Students taking GERM2020 may take up to 20 credits of the following optional modules:
| FILM2030 | Introduction to German Cinema | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GERM2080 | Translating German-Speaking Cultures: The German Language in Intercultural Relations | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
All students may study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules:
| HIST2260 | Digital Methods for History, Art and Literature | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL2001 | Linguists into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2015 | Black Europe | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2070 | Reception, Transmission and Translation: The Global Circulation of Literature | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2075 | Global Environmental Humanities | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| MODL2250 | Digital Communications Across Cultures | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 |
Students will be required to take a minimum of 20 credits and may take up a maximum of 40 credits from the following optional modules. Students may not take more than one option from each basket.
MEDIEVAL HISTORY OPTIONAL MODULES
| HIST2030 | The Crusades and the Crusader States in the 12th Century | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2045 | Transformations of the Roman World | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2110 | The Cult of Saints in Medieval Europe c.400-c.1500 | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2112 | Jewish Communities in Medieval Europe | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2170 | Patient Voices: Medicine and Healthcare in the Middle Ages | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| MEDV2085 | Medieval Narratives in the Modern World: Nationalism, Terrorism, Popular Culture | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
EARLY MODERN HISTORY OPTIONAL MODULES
| HIST2065 | The Tudors: Princes, Politics, and Piety, 1485-1603 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2073 | Most Christian Kings: France, 1515-1715 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2090 | Sin in Spanish America, 1571-1700 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2135 | Britain and the Industrial Revolution | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2315 | Mughals, Merchants and Mercenaries: 'Company Raj' in India 1600-1857 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2434 | The Global Caribbean, 1641-1848 | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 |
MODERN HISTORY OPTIONAL MODULES
Modern basket 1
| HIST2152 | Spain, 1898-1936: Disaster, Reaction and Reform | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2310 | Russia under the Romanovs, 1812-1917 | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2360 | Bass Culture in Modern Britain | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2432 | Lost Colonists: Failure and the Family in Southern Africa, 1880-1939 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2442 | Black Politics from Emancipation to Obama | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2595 | Curiosities and Monstrosities: Stuff on Display in Britain, c. 1753-1851 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Modern Basket 2
| HIST2077 | Colonial Encounters: France and its Empire, 1830-1945 | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2103 | Later Victorian England: Politics, Society and Culture | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST2320 | The Lucky Country? The Social History of Australia in the Twentieth Century | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2353 | America and the Sixties | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST2435 | The Popular Caribbean: A History | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST2441 | Race, Gender and Cultural Protest in the US since 1865 | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 |
Discovery modules:
Students may choose to take 20 credits of discovery modules.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules
| MODL9500 | LCS Year Abroad | 120 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Year4 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students are required to take a minimum of 60 credits in History and 40 credits in German. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects. 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.
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 be required to study the following compulsory module
| GERM3010 | Advanced German Language in Contemporary Discourses | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Students will be required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project modules.
| HIST3500 | History Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3300 | Final Year Project: Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3340 | Final Year Project: Extended Translation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3350 | Final Year Project: Digital Documentary (Podcast) | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students will be required to study between 60-80 credits in History.
All students must take a Special Subject module in History.
If they take their Final Year Project in History, they will take 80 credits in History and 40 credits in French.
Students who take their Final Year Project in German must take at least one further option in History.
Students who take their Final Year Project in History will have no further space for History options beyond the Special Subject
Students will be required to study 40 credits from the following Special Subject modules:
| HIST3025 | History of the Manuscript Book in the Digital Age | 40 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST3290 | Popular Belief in the Medieval West 1000-c.1500 | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3440 | The Photographic Age: Photography, Society and Culture in Britain, 1839-1945 | 40 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST3550 | Exploration, Conflict and Cultural Encounter in Early European Expansionism | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HIST3590 | White Africans: Intimacy, Race and Power | 40 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST3760 | A Revolutionary Century: Resistance, Reform, and Repression in Central America, 1900- present | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students can take up to 20 credits from the following optional modules.
Level 3 History options, Semester 1
| HIST3453 | The Body in Australian History, 1788-2007 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST3723 | Apartheid in South Africa: Origins, Impact and Legacy | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST3726 | In the Shadow of Franco: Terror and its Legacy in Spain, 1936-Present Day | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| MEDV3411 | Medieval Women Mystics: Visionaries, Saints and Heretics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Level 3 History options, Semester 2
| HIST3100 | Colonial Bodies: Life and Death in British India, 1757-1900 | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST3493 | War, Regicide and Republic: England, 1642-1660 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST3530 | Mapping the Middle Ages: space and representation from the Pacific to the Atlantic | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST3689 | Order and Disorder in Early Modern France: Understanding the French Wars of Religion | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST3724 | Caribbean Identity, Society and Decolonisation | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST3790 | Gender and Slavery in Latin America, 1580-1888 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Cross Listed with INTERNATIONAL HISTORY AND POLITICS
| HIST3251 | Twentieth Century Southeast Asia: From Empire to Independence | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| HIST3710 | Nazism, Stalinism and the Rise of the Total State | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST3728 | The Breaking of Contemporary Britain: Challenges from the Post-War Period | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST3877 | The World of Terror | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HIST3880 | 'Parasites' and 'Cockroaches': Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide in the Modern World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HIST3999 | Doomed to Failure? European Great Power Politics from Bismarck to the Outbreak of World War I | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Students will be required to study between 40-60 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 French
or your Final Year Project in History. 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 20 credits from the following optional modules (EITHER Basket 1 or Basket 2):
Basket 1
| FILM3026 | Contemporary German Cinema | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| GERM3092 | Advanced Translation from German into English | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| GERM3240 | Cultures of protest and resistance: challenging state and society in German-speaking cultures | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| MODL3200 | Representing the Holocaust: Transgression and the Taboo | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Basket 2:
| MODL3410 | Contemporary World Literature | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3600 | Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| MODL3610 | Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3620 | Decolonial Approaches | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3630 | Social Movements across Cultures | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL3650 | Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3800 | Linguists into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Students may choose to take 20 credits of discovery modules.
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