German BA

University College London

Bachelor's degree

In London

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    4 Years

In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 15 or 30 credits, adding up to a total of 120 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 30-credit module is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Gower Street, WC1E 6BT

Start date

On request

About this course

Studying German at UCL provides access to a broad range of subject areas, an innovative approach to learning and a rich tradition of research. Academic staff are prominent in their fields and include acknowledged experts on medieval comedy, modern German literature and film, Austrian literature, German history, linguistics and psychology. Students play an active role in the department, organising an annual German play and hosting high-profile events. Some recent examples have included a summit on the future of Anglo-German relations. Resources within ten minutes' walk include the British Library, Senate House Library, the Institute for Modern Languages Research, the German Historical Institute and the Wiener Library.

Thanks to a combination of intellectual training, articulacy and vocational skills, our graduates find employment in many areas of business and commerce, as well as in the public sector (especially, but not exclusively, in education and culture). While a significant number of our graduates choose to remain in the UK, others spend at least part of their working lives based elsewhere, often in German-speaking countries. Recent graduates have been very successful in gaining employment with leading companies such as Deutsche Bank, Google and the Wall Street Journal, and with organisations such as the British Council. A high percentage of our graduates proceed to further study, either acquiring additional qualifications in law, journalism or business administration or embarking on Master's or doctoral degrees (in German studies and related areas such as translating, interpreting or international relations).

English Language at grade B or 6, plus Mathematics at grade C or 5. For UK-based students, a grade C or 5 or equivalent in a foreign language (other than Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew or Latin) is required.

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Subjects

  • German Language
  • German Literature
  • German
  • German History
  • Linguistics
  • Debating
  • Literature and Culture
  • German Linguistics
  • German Film
  • German Speaking

Course programme

Year 1

Core or compulsory module(s)
  • Modern German Language
  • Introduction to German Language and Literature up to 1740
  • Introduction to Modern German Literature
Optional modules

You will select 60 credits from German module options, including:

  • An Introduction to German Film since 1945
  • An Introduction to German History
  • An Introduction to German Linguistics


You will also choose from a range of first-level Interdepartmental modules offered by SELCS. Options may include the study of linguistics, film and history.

Year 2

Core or compulsory module(s)
  • Modern German Language II
  • Debating Enlightenment: Literature and Culture 1740-1870
  • Love-Violence-Laughter: Medieval and Early Modern German Literature up to 1740
  • Metropolen
  • The Challenge of Modernity: Literature and Culture 1870-present
Optional modules

You will select 45 credits from a wide range of optional modules. Options may include:

  • Aspects of Twentieth-Century German History
  • An Introduction to German Film since 1945
  • An Introduction to German Linguistics
  • Politics, Culture and Society in Germany Since 1945
  • History of the German Language
  • SELCS interdisciplinary intermediate modules

Year 3

Year abroad

You will spend your third year abroad in a German-speaking country.

You can participate in a university placement with one of our partner universities, undertake a work placement or British Council language assistantship abroad (subject to availability/ approval), to make the most of your cultural and linguistic immersion. The experiences and skills developed while abroad further academic and personal development, cultural and social awareness, provide a foundation for further study and enhance career prospects.

Year 4

Core or compulsory module(s)
  • Discussion and Essay in German
  • Modern German Language
Optional modules

You will select 90 credits from a wide range of modules within the German Department. Options may include:

  • Austrian Literature 1890-1938: From Empire to Republic
  • Black Germany
  • Empathy
  • German Literature and Psychology
  • German Political and Social Thought
  • Imperial Germany
  • Language, Power and Ideology
  • Reading Modern Novels
  • Surveillance
  • Wolfram von Eschenbach: Parzival
  • SELCS interdepartmental advanced modules
Your learning

This programme is delivered primarily through seminars, often including individual and group presentations and small-group exercises. You will also attend oral and translation classes in groups of 10 to 15 students. Lectures are less frequent, and are used to convey information which can then be discussed in the small-group teaching.

Assessment

The programme is examined in a variety of ways: timed examinations, assessed coursework, oral examinations, an assessed year abroad, assessed oral presentations, and take-home papers.

Additional information

Overseas students fee

£19,390 (2018/19)

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