German

Leeds University Business School

Postgraduate

In Leeds

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Leeds

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Germany is one of the world’s largest economies, and its language is widely spoken across Europe, especially in the emerging markets of Central and Eastern Europe.
A German degree from Leeds will allow you to become fluent in this powerful language while giving you a genuine insight into German culture and society – equipping you with valuable skills that make you highly attractive to employers.
You’ll consolidate and develop your spoken and written German through core language modules. You will also choose from a wide range of optional modules including applied language (translation and language for professional purposes) and modules exploring various aspects of German culture, history and politics.
The size of our department allows us to offer flexible degrees with a wide variety of choice, and our active German Society contributes to a strong sense of community. With our expert tutors and great language facilities, at Leeds we can help you get to where you want to go.
Specialist facilities
Our fully-equipped Language Centre offers plenty of facilities for language students, including digital language labs, audio/video practice booths and Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL). There’s also an extensive lending library of foreign films and newspapers as well as other on-demand resources.
If you’re interested in translation studies, our Electronic Resource Information Centre houses specialised computing facilities. Our Interpreter Training Suites also offer you the chance to explore a career in interpreting.

Facilities

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Leeds (North Yorkshire)
Maurice Keyworth Building, The University Of Leeds, LS2 9JT

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About this course

Entry requirements
A-level: ABB including B in German.
Other course specific tests:
Where an applicant is taking the EPQ in a relevant subject this might be considered alongside other Level 3 qualifications and may attract an alternative offer in addition to the standard offer. If you are taking A Levels, this would be BBB at A Level including German and grade A in the EPQ.
We welcome applications from mature students with Access qualifications, and from students with a wide range of qualifications.
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Subjects

  • Translation
  • Politics

Course programme

Your first two years will be spent consolidating and building your language skills in core language modules, while in optional modules you will be introduced to the applied language skills of translation and to aspects of German culture, society, politics and history. You will have the opportunity to choose from subjects as diverse as German cinema, gender and the politics of the ‘Berlin Republic’.

It’s all designed to prepare you for your year abroad, which you’ll usually spend in either Germany or Austria, refining your language skills and gaining first-hand experience of the local culture.

When you come back, you’ll have a fresh perspective on your studies, which will incorporate advanced language learning alongside further optional modules. These will allow you to explore topics such as the German student movement or cultural representations of war, or to focus on translation or specialist language for professional contexts. You’ll also apply the critical skills you have developed to an independently researched dissertation or project on a subject of your choice.

Course structure

These are typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.

Modules Year 1

Compulsory modules

  • German Core Language 1 20 credits
  • Researching German Culture, History and Society 20 credits
  • LCS Academic Essentials
Optional modules
  • Skills in German Translation 20 credits
  • Introduction to Audio-Visual Culture 20 credits
  • Language: Structure and Sound 20 credits
  • World Histories 20 credits
  • Intercultural Competence: Theory and Application 20 credits
  • Politics, Culture and Society 20 credits
  • Worlds of Literature 20 credits
  • Discourse, Culture and Identity 20 credits

Year 2

Compulsory modules

  • German Core Language 2 20 credits
Optional modules
  • Research Placement 20 credits
  • Applied German Language 20 credits
  • From Caligari to Hitler: Introduction to German Cinema 20 credits
  • Politics, Society and Culture in the 'Berlin Republic' 20 credits
  • Gender, Culture and Representation in German History 1871-2000 20 credits
  • The Shock of the New: Culture and Power in Germany from the Second to the Third Reich 20 credits
  • Freedom and Control: Identities in Crisis in German Literature and Film 20 credits
  • Linguists into Schools 20 credits

Year 3

Compulsory modules

  • German Year Abroad 120 credits

Year 4

Compulsory modules

  • German Core Language 3 20 credits

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