English Language and German Studies : BA Hons : QR32

Bachelor's degree

In Lancaster

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Lancaster

  • Duration

    4 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

his four-year combined degree is provided by our renowned Department of Languages and Cultures and the highly-ranked Department of Linguistics and English Language. A year abroad gives you the unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the language and culture, and you don’t need to have studied German before as we offer an intensive course for beginners.

In German Studies we aim to help you become truly fluent. We offer courses on German history, culture, politics and social background. You’ll also learn how the English language functions, studying traditional linguistic areas such as lexis, grammar and phonetics. In the following year you’ll study core modules such as English Phonetics and Becoming German, and develop your German language skills. You’ll also be able to choose from options ranging from Corporate Communication to Discourse Analysis.

Your third year living abroad will deepen your intercultural sensitivity and your command of the language. You can study at a partner institution or carry out a work placement and practice your language skills in a real-world context. Staff members within the department will work with you to secure accommodation, ensuring that you are fully equipped before embarking on your year in Germany.

On your return to Lancaster, your fourth year allows you to develop your German to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages C1/C2 levels. You can also specialise in particular fields of study. Modules could include Psycholinguistics, Images of Austria or Languages and Identity. You could also choose to complete a dissertation on a topic you would like to explore in-depth. Given the range of expertise within our department, our academics will be able to supervise most topics that fit your interests.

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Lancaster (Lancashire)
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Lancaster University, LA1 4YW

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About this course

Employers increasingly recognise the invaluable linguistic, communication and interpersonal skills acquired by graduates with language degrees and your English Language degree is of relevance in many areas, from education and speech therapy to the creative arts, social work and counselling.

Our graduates have found employment in journalism, library work, advertising, business, management, EU sales and marketing, computing and accountancy. Many of our graduates become teachers of foreign languages in this country or teach English overseas. The Civil Service, Diplomatic Service, British Council and other international agencies also offer interesting career opportunities for graduates with good language skills.

Some of our graduates continue their studies to a higher level, at Lancaster and elsewhere. A postgraduate degree can open up opportunities in higher education, while others take specific professional qualifications, such as interpreting.

Lancaster University is dedicated to ensuring you not only gain a highly reputable degree, but that you also graduate with relevant life and work based skills. We are unique in that every student is eligible to participate in The Lancaster Award which offers you the opportunity to complete key activities such as work experience, employability/career development, campus community and social development.

A Level AAB

Required Subjects A level German, or if this is to be studied from beginners’ level, AS grade B or A level grade B in another foreign language, or GCSE grade A in a foreign language. Native German speakers will not be accepted onto this scheme.

IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each component.

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Subjects

  • German Language
  • English Language
  • English
  • Phonetics
  • Grammar
  • Communication Training
  • Corporate Communication
  • German Studies
  • Linguistics
  • English Grammar

Course programme

Many of Lancaster's degree programmes are flexible, offering students the opportunity to cover a wide selection of subject areas to complement their main specialism. You will be able to study a range of modules, some examples of which are listed below.

Year 1

Core

    • English Language
    • Part I German Studies (Advanced/CEFR: B1)
    • Part I German Studies (Beginners to CEFR: A2)

Optional

    • Linguistics
    • Part I Chinese (Intensive)
Year 2

Core

    • Becoming German: Post-War German-language, Culture and Identities
    • Developing Academic Practice
    • English Grammar
    • English Phonetics
    • German Language: Oral Skills (CEFR: B2)
    • German Language: Oral Skills (post-Beginners/CEFR: B1)
    • German Language: Written Skills (CEFR: B2)
    • German Language: Written Skills (Post-Beginners/CEFR: B1)
    • Second Year Programme for Academic Skills, Employability and International placement preparation

Optional

    • Child Language Acquisition
    • Corporate communication
    • Cross-cultural encounters in World Literatures
    • Discourse Analysis: Looking at Language in Use
    • Dissertation Preparation
    • Economic and Social Change in France, Germany and Spain since 1945
    • Independent Study
    • Language and Identity in France, Germany and Spain
    • Language and Pedagogic Practice
    • Language Origins and Evolution
    • Literacy and Education
    • Professional Contexts for Modern Languages
    • Society on Screen: The Language of Film
    • Sounds of the World's Languages
    • Structures of the World's Languages
    • Stylistics
    • The Language of Advertising
    • Understanding culture
    • Understanding Media
Year 3

Core

    • Residence Abroad: intercultural and academic reflection
Year 4

Core

    • Advanced English Phonetics
    • Corpus-based English Language Studies
    • German Language Oral Skills (CEFR: C1/C2)
    • German Language Written Skills (CEFR C1/C2)

Optional

    • Autocrats, Caudillos and Big Men: Understanding Dictatorship and its Cultural Representation in the 20th Century
    • Cognitive Linguistics
    • Contemporary Cities in Literature and Film
    • Dissertation
    • Forensic Linguistics
    • Full Unit Dissertation
    • Images of Austria: National Identity and Cultural Representation
    • Imagining Modern Europe: Post-Revolutionary Utopias and Ideologies in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century
    • Language and Identities: Gender, ethnicity and class
    • Language Change in English and Beyond
    • Language in the Workplace: Topics in Professional Communication
    • Language, Culture and Thought
    • Literature and Fame in Contemporary Germany
    • Psycholinguistics
    • Schools Volunteering Module
    • The Prosecution of 'Otherness' in Europe: Witchcraft, Heresy and Inquisition (14th -17th C)
    • Topics in Phonetic and Phonological Theory
    • Translation as a Cultural Practice

Lancaster University offers a range of programmes, some of which follow a structured study programme, and others which offer the chance for you to devise a more flexible programme. We divide academic study into two sections - Part 1 (Year 1) and Part 2 (Year 2, 3 and sometimes 4). For most programmes Part 1 requires you to study 120 credits spread over at least three modules which, depending upon your programme, will be drawn from one, two or three different academic subjects. A higher degree of specialisation then develops in subsequent years.

Information contained on the website with respect to modules is correct at the time of publication, but changes may be necessary, for example as a result of student feedback, Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies' (PSRB) requirements, staff changes, and new research

Additional information

Overseas Fee - £15,680

English Language and German Studies : BA Hons : QR32

£ 9,250 VAT inc.