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2022/23 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Modern Languages and International Relations (German)

Programme code:BA-ML/GR&IRUCAS code:L5R1
Duration:4 Years Method of Attendance: Full Time
Programme manager:Dr Chiara La Sala Contact address:M.C.LaSala@leeds.ac.uk

Total credits: 480

Entry requirements:

For entry requirements for this course please visit: Coursefinder

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
Politics and International Relations: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/SBS-politics-15.pdf

Programme specification:


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.
In level 1, students must take 120 credits in total. Students are required to take 40 credits of PIED modules, a 20 credit MODL module and a minimum of either 40 or 60 credits in German, depending on whether they have prior knowledge of the language. Students who have prior knowledge of German are required to take 40 credits in German. Students who have no prior knowledge of German are required to take 60 credits in German. Students combining IR with advanced German will have 20 credits of Discovery modules (which can also be taken as further optional modules in German). Students with no prior knowledge of German will have no space available for Discovery modules at level 1. Students are required to pass a minimum of 40 credits in each of their two main subjects.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

MODL1100Politics, Culture and Society20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
PIED1110Comparative Politics20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED1511International Politics20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Optional modules:

Students with prior knowledge of German (B1 CEFR) will be required to study the following modules:

GERM1010German Language Awareness and Skills20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
GERM1080Researching German Culture, History and Society20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students with no prior knowledge of German will be required to study the following modules:

GERM1020Beginners German (A1 of the CEFR)20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
GERM1021Pre-Intermediate German Language (A2/B1 of the CEFR)20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
GERM1085Researching German Culture, History and Society (For Beginners)20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students taking GEM1010 and GERM1080 may choose to study one of the following optional modules instead of a Discovery module.

GERM1110Skills in German Translation20 creditsNot running in 202223
GERM120020th Century German History20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Discovery modules:

Students taking GERM1010 and GERM1080 may choose to study up to 20 credits of discovery modules (or take further optional modules in German).


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 International Relations and 40 credits in German. Of the remaining credits, 20 should be taken in either International Relations or German; the final 20 credits may be taken as Discovery modules or in further International Relations or German optional modules. Students are required to pass a minimum of 40 credits in each of their two main subjects.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

PIED2501Theories of International Relations20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED2558Security Studies20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Optional modules:

Students who took GERM1010 and GERM1080 in level 1 will be required to study the following module:

GERM2010German Language Skills in Context20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Students who took GERM1020, GERM1021 and GERM1085 in level 1 are required to take the following modules:

GERM2020German Language Skills (B1/B2 of the CEFR)20 creditsNot running until 202324
GERM2075Behind the Headlines: the German-speaking World in the 21st Century20 creditsNot running until 202324

Students may choose to study between 0-40 credits of further optional in International Relations.

PIED2100British Central Government20 creditsNot running in 202223
PIED2139The Labour Party Since 194520 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED2301Politics and Policy in the EU20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED2403Comparative Politics of Pacific Asia20 creditsNot running in 202223
PIED2448Politics of Contemporary China20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED2455State and Politics in Africa20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED2463United States Politics20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED2711Analysing Data in Politics, Development and International Relations20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Students taking GERM2010 will be required to study a minimum of 20 credits from the following optional modules; Students taking GERM2020 may choose to study up to 40 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.

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 creditsNot running in 202223
MODL2075Global Environmental Humanities20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Discovery modules:

Students may choose to study up to 20 credits of Discovery modules (or take further optional modules in International Relations or German).


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)


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 International Relations 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).

Compulsory modules:

Students must study the following compulsory module:

GERM3010Advanced German Language in Contemporary Discourses20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

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

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 Documentary (Podcast)40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
PIED3750Dissertation40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

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

Students who are not taking their Final Year Project in International Relations must select 40 credits from Option list A. Further options may be chosen from Option list B.

Students who are taking their Final Year Project in International Relations may select further options from Option list A and/or Option list B.

Optional List A:

PIED3158British Foreign Policy20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED3325Europe in the World20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED3402American Foreign Policy20 creditsNot running in 202223
PIED3503Crisis Diplomacy: Coercion, Sanctions and the Use of Force in International Relations20 credits 
PIED3504Critically Analysing The Responsibility to Protect20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED3565Terrorism: Concepts, Debates, Cases20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Option List B:

PIED3160Prime Ministers and British Politics20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED3170The End of British Politics?20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED3171The Politics of national identity in the UK20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED3199The Labour Party Since 194520 creditsNot running in 202223
PIED3207International Development and Social Policy20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED3261Violence and Reconciliation in Africa20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED3302Extreme Right Parties in Contemporary Europe20 creditsNot running in 202223
PIED3304Extreme Right Parties20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED3310Britain and the EU20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED3342Gender and Security in Global Politics20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED3609Radical Political Ideas: Marx, Nietzsche, Schmitt, Foucault, Kristeva20 credits 
PIED3617Reimagining Politics: Gender, Race, and Popular Culture20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED3702Introduction to Programming for Social Science20 creditsNot running in 202223
PIED3810Video Games: Politics, Society and Culture20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

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 International Relations. 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 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)
GERM3220Victims and/or Perpetrators? Remembering the Nazi past in Germany20 creditsNot running in 202223
GERM3240Cultures of protest and resistance: challenging state and society in German-speaking cultures20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
GERM3270German Economy and Business Project20 creditsNot running in 202223
MODL3026Contemporary German Cinema20 creditsNot running in 202223
MODL3200Representing the Holocaust: Transgression and the Taboo20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3410Contemporary World Literature20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3600Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3610Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL3620Decolonial Approaches20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
MODL3630Social Movements across Cultures20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL3650Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
MODL3800Linguists into Schools20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

-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.

Discovery modules:

Students may choose to spend up to 20 credits of Discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in International Relations 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: 18/08/2022 12:32:47

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