BA German and Italian RR23

University of Reading

Bachelor's degree

In Reading

£ 9,250 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Reading

Full Time: 4 Years | Part Time: 5 Years
A more connected world demands language skills. Expand your horizons and achieve fluency in two languages by immersing yourself in the history and cultures of Italy and the German-speaking world.
Join our friendly and dynamic Department of Modern Languages and European Studies, which offers the opportunity to study in a lively, multilingual community with staff and students from all over the world. We offer a flexible and supportive approach to learning which allows you to tailor your degree to your interests, including the opportunity to learn other languages.
Through this course you will become confident and highly skilled in German and Italian, both written and spoken. You will master the fundamental elements of each language, to the point where you will graduate with a near-native command of both. We’re proud of our small language classes, led by native speakers. Direct access to expert staff for help and feedback ensures you develop your language skills to the best of your ability.
You will learn both languages in the political, social and cultural contexts of the countries in which they are spoken. This considerably enhances your understanding of the languages, and also provides you with the knowledge to live and work in these countries, as well as enter professional roles with global companies which operate in and interact with them.
You will also be able to explore a specific topic in both of the languages you're learning through comparative modules. If you really enjoy studying cinema, for example, then you can opt to take modules in European and World cinema and gain an even broader knowledge of the medium.
Optional modules in both languages cover the politics, cultures, societies, histories and literature of the countries in which they are embedded. In German, you will have the opportunity to explore topics such as German cinema, the portrayal of Berlin in German literature, the impact of the...

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Reading (Berkshire)
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Whiteknights, RG6 6AH

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On request

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Subjects

  • Cinema
  • German Language
  • Italian Language
  • German Literature
  • Staff
  • Global

Course programme

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3
  • Year 4
Year 1 Core modules include:
  • German language at: advanced level (for students with A level German) or Intermediate (for students with an A at GCSE German) or Beginners (for students with no experience in German)
  • Italian language at: advanced level (post-A-level) or Intermediate level (post-GCSE/AS level) or Beginners' level (little or no prior experience)
  • Icons of Modern Germany
Optional modules include:
  • German Texts and Genres
  • Italian Medieval and Renaissance Culture (in translation)
  • Twentieth Century Italian Culture
  • Making Italians: A Journey in the History and Culture of Modern Italy

Comparative modules include:

  • The Making of Modern Europe (1): Europe to 1945
  • The Making of Modern Europe (2): Europe since 1945
  • Greats of European Cinema
  • Introduction to linguistics
Please note that all modules are subject to change. Year 2 Core modules include:
  • German language
  • Italian language
Optional modules include:
  • Fantasy, Horror & the Grotesque: ETA Hoffman
  • Love, Lust and Loss in German Literature
  • The World of Words: Lexicology and Word Formation
  • Italian cinema
  • 'Apocalittici e integrati': Intellectuals and Society in Twentieth Century Italy
  • Fictions of Italy: Themes and Genres

Comparative modules include:

  • Society, thought, and art in Modern Europe
  • Unity, nationalism and regionalism in Europe
  • Science, perversion, and dream in global fantastic literature
  • Love in Medieval Renaissance
Please note that all modules are subject to change. Year 3

You can choose from three options for your third year: studying at a partner institution through the Erasmus+ programme, undertaking a work placement or working as a British Council language teaching assistant.

Our German partner institutions include universities in Augsburg, Düsseldorf, Göttingen, Potsdam, Regensburg, Trier and Tübingen. The University of Vienna and the University of Graz in Austria are also possible destinations. The Department of Modern Languages and European Studies has a dedicated study abroad officer who can help you prepare for study at one of these universities.

You can also talk to the Department's specialist year abroad team, who can provide you with support in securing and preparing for a placement. Past students have carried out roles with companies such as Siemens, PwC, SAP and Airbus Helicopters.

Year 4 Core modules include:
  • Advanced German language
  • Italian language
Optional modules include:
  • German Language for Management and Business
  • Mobility and the Metropolis: Berlin in German Literature
  • War on Screen - Germany and its films about WWII
  • Migration in Germany
  • Dante
  • Performance and the Self in Renaissance Italy
  • History of the Italian language
  • Voice and the Self in Modern Italian Poetry

Comparative modules include:

  • EU Case studies I
  • EU Case studies II
  • EU Case studies III
  • Cinemas of the World
  • 19th Century European Novel
  • Language and Power
Please note that all modules are subject to change.

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