German, BA (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Singleton Park
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Singleton park (Wales)
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Start date
Different dates available
Description
In the first year all students follow a language module which builds on your knowledge of spoken and written German and a module on German culture designed to introduce you to the rich diversity of film, literature and history of Germany. There are optional modules on German for Professional Purposes, European Cinema and Fiction. You can also study German as a beginner.
In the second and final year you continue to develop your language skills and choose from optional modules such as: Twentieth Century Berlin: Myth and Reality; Vienna Underground; German Song Cultures; The Meanings of Fairy Tales; Modernism and Desire: Germany 1890-1933; Shifting Identities in Modern Germany and a Dissertation on a subject of your choice.
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Entry Requirements
Our preferred offer is BBB at A-level or equivalent. We require a B grade in A-level German.
All offers are made following a review of the application form, predicted/achieved grades and subjects, the reference and personal statement..
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Subjects
- German Language
- Mandarin
- Welsh
- Translation
- Interpreting
- English
- Cinema
Course programme
Modules
Disclaimer: Module selection options may change.
Year 1 (Level 4)
FHEQ 4 Degree / HECert
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory ModulesNone found.
Optional ModulesGerman + Additional Beginners Language Pathway
Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students must take the following German modules
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceMLG100ASemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Introduction to German Culture (A) - 1871 to 1945MLG100BSemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Introduction to German Culture (B) - Since 1945MLG160ASemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20German Language 1AMLG160BSemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20German Language 1B
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Additional Beginners Language ModulesChoose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Select one pair of Beginners Language modules from below.
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceMLF101Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20French for Beginners IMLF101WSemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Ffrangeg i Ddechreuwyr IMLF102Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20French for Beginners IIMLF102WSemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Ffrangeg i Ddechreuwyr IIMLI111Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Italian for Beginners IMLI112Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Italian for Beginners IIMLS130Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Spanish for Beginners IMLS130WSemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Sbaeneg I Ddechreuwyr I (Spanish for Beginners I - Welsh Medium)MLS131Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Spanish for Beginners IIMLS131WSemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Sbaeneg I Ddechreuwyr II (Spanish for Beginners II - Welsh Medium)MLZ100Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Mandarin Chinese for Beginners 1MLZ101Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Mandarin Chinese for Beginners 2
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Additional Module choicesChoose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Take 2 x 10 credit culture modules in your beginners language (except for Mandarin.
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceML-102Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Modern European Film: Themes and PerspectivesMLE100Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Modern European Fiction: Texts and ContextsMLF100ASemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Introduction to French Culture (A)MLF100AWSemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Cyflwyniad i Astudiaethau Diwylliannol Ffrangeg (A)MLF100BSemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Introduction to French Culture (B)MLF100BWSemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Cyflwyniad i Astudiaethau Diwylliannol Ffrangeg (B)MLI100ASemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Introduction to Italian Culture (A)MLI100BSemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Introduction to Italian Culture (B)MLS100ASemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Introduction to Hispanic Culture (A)MLS100AWSemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Cyflwyniad i Astudiaethau Sbaeneg (A)MLS100BSemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Introduction to Hispanic Culture (B)MLS100BWSemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Cyflwyniad i Astudiaethau Sbaeneg (B)MLT100Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Concepts in Translation and Interpreting
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German Pathway
Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : You must take the following German Modules
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceMLG100ASemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Introduction to German Culture (A) - 1871 to 1945MLG100BSemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Introduction to German Culture (B) - Since 1945MLG160ASemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20German Language 1AMLG160BSemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20German Language 1B
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Compulsory Module SelectiveChoose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Select two modules from below
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceML-102Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Modern European Film: Themes and PerspectivesMLE100Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Modern European Fiction: Texts and ContextsMLT100Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Concepts in Translation and Interpreting
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Optional Module choicesChoose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : select 1 x 20 cr module
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceALE100Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Grammar and MeaningALE108Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Language Teaching MethodologyALE114Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20The Sounds of EnglishALE115Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Language of Everyday LifeALE116Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20A History of the English LanguageALE120Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Studying the English LanguageCY-140Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Languages for All - Welsh 1CY-141Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Languages for All - Welsh 2MLA140Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Languages for All - Arabic 1MLA141Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Languages for All - Arabic 2MLZ140Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Languages for All - Mandarin 1MLZ141Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Languages for All - Mandarin 2
Year 2 (Level 5)
FHEQ 5 Degree / HEDip
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory ModulesNone found.
Optional ModulesGerman Language (advanced) - Compulsory Selective
Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students take 40 credits.
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceMLG210Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10German Translation Workshop 2MLG260ASemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20German Language 2AMLG260BSemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10German Language 2B
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Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceMLG270ASemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Intermediate German Language 2AMLG270BSemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Intermediate German Language 2B
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Complulsory Selective
Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students take 40 credits in language-specific modules appropriate.
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceMLG200Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Twentieth-Century Berlin: Myth and RealityMLG207Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20German Song CulturesMLG244Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20German Cinema of the New Millennium
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Optional Module choices
Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students take 40 credits. If you select MLT201, you MUST also take MLT202
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceALE200Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Teaching English as a Foreign Language: Theory and PracticeML-227Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20War and Conflict in European Film (Modern Languages route)ML-250Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Teaching Modern Foreign Languages to Young Learners 2MLT201Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Introduction to the Theory of TranslationMLT202Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Computer-Assisted Translation
Year 3 (Level 5 YR OUT)
FHEQ 5 Sandwich Year
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory ModulesNone found.
Optional Modules
Choose Exactly 120 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : This module is compulsory for all students pursuing a degree involving a foreign language. It gives students the opportunity to increase their language skills and familiarize themselves with other culture(s).
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceML-R00Semester 1 and Semester 2 (Sep-Jun Taught)120Year Abroad (Languages, Translation and Interpreting)
Year 4 (Level 6)
FHEQ 6 Degree / Honours
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory ModulesNone found.
Optional ModulesNon- Dissertation Pathway
Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Choose exactly 40 credits from the module below
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceMLG301ASemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10German General Language 3AMLG301BSemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10German General Language 3BMLG310CSemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Translation Workshop (German/English)MLG350Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10German for Professional Purposes 3
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Optional Modules ChoicesChoose Exactly 80 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Select 80 credits from the modules below
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceML-322Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20From Page to Screen: Adapting the European ClassicsMLG300Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Twentieth-Century Berlin: Myth and RealityMLG306Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20German Song CulturesMLG344Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20German Cinema in the New MillenniumMLT307Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Interpreting - Health OptionMLT310Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Interpreting - Law Option (Police)
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Dissertation Pathway
Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Select 40 credits from the list below
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceMLG301ASemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10German General Language 3AMLG301BSemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10German General Language 3BMLG310CSemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Translation Workshop (German/English)MLG350Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10German for Professional Purposes 3
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DissertationChoose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students wishing to write an undergraduate dissertation should take 40 credits in dissertation modules. Students should choose English-medium or Welsh-medium modules as appropriate.
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceML-320Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Modern Languages Dissertation PreparationML-320WSemester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Paratoi Traethawd Hir Ieithoedd ModernML-321Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Modern Languages DissertationML-321WSemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Traethawd Hir Ieithoedd Modern
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Optional Module choicesChoose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students should take 40 credits of the modules below.
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceML-322Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20From Page to Screen: Adapting the European ClassicsMLG300Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Twentieth-Century Berlin: Myth and RealityMLG306Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20German Song CulturesMLG344Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20German Cinema in the New MillenniumMLT307Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Interpreting - Health OptionMLT310Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Interpreting - Law Option (Police)
German, BA (Hons)