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German BA

University Park Campus, Nottingham, UK

Course overview

Do you want to equip yourself with a knowledge and understanding of this vital European language and understand the impact the country has had on the world?

This course offers you one of the widest ranges of modules in the UK in German and Austrian literature, culture, media, history, politics, society, and linguistics. The flexibility of this degree course allows you to narrow your focus or pursue a broad range of subjects according to your interests. If you have an A Level in German, you will continue to develop your language skills to degree level. If you are a beginner, you will follow an intensive language course designed to take you to degree level within four years.

 

Indicative modules

Mandatory

Year 1

German 1

Mandatory

Year 1

German 1: Beginners

Mandatory

Year 1

Introduction to German Studies

Optional

Year 1

Deutschland Heute

Optional

Year 1

Introduction to Translation and Interpreting Studies

Optional

Year 1

Sex, Gender and Society in Modern Germany

Optional

Year 1

Language Meaning, Variation and Change

Optional

Year 1

Exploring Language and Linguistics

Optional

Year 1

After Empire: Colonisation and its Legacies

Optional

Year 1

From Dictatorship to Democracy

Mandatory

Year 2

German 2

Mandatory

Year 2

German 2 - Beginners

Optional

Year 2

German National Socialism (1933-1945): Hitler and the Third Reich

Optional

Year 2

Life and Demise of the GDR

Optional

Year 2

Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages

Optional

Year 2

Contemporary Translation Studies

Optional

Year 2

Leben und Arbeiten in Deutschland: Introduction to Contemporary Germany

Optional

Year 2

Introduction to Literary Translation

Optional

Year 2

Reason and its Rivals: From Kant to Freud

Optional

Year 2

From Dictatorship to Democracy

Optional

Year 2

Exploring the German Archive: Ideology and State in Newspaper Cuttings and Family Papers

Optional

Year 2

Sex, Gender and Society in Modern Germany

Optional

Year 2

History of German language from early beginnings to the present day

Optional

Year 2

Investigating the German Language

Optional

Year 2

From Democracy to Volksgemeinschaft

Optional

Year 2

Employing the Arts

Optional

Year 2

Arts Work Placement Module

Mandatory

Year 3

Year abroad

Mandatory

Year 4

German 3

Optional

Year 4

Communicating and Teaching Languages for Undergraduate Ambassadors

Optional

Year 4

Widerstand und Opposition in der DDR

Optional

Year 4

Exploring the German archive: ideology and state in newspaper cuttings and family papers

Optional

Year 4

Mythology in German Literature

Optional

Year 4

Language of Social Media

Optional

Year 4

German Studies: Dissertation

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About modules

The above is a sample of the typical modules we offer, but is not intended to be construed or relied on as a definitive list of what might be available in any given year. This content was last updated on Wednesday 15 January 2025. Due to timetabling availability, there may be restrictions on some module combinations.

Trent Building in sunshine  June 2nd 2020 by Lisa Gilligan-Lee

During my year abroad, I worked as an English Language Assistant in Germany. I loved my year abroad and learned so much from it. It was challenging at times but being forced out of my comfort zone helped me to become more confident. I made friends with lots of other language assistants in my area and I really enjoyed having a group of like-minded people to spend my free time with.

Seely Knighton

German BA

Course data

86%of students say teaching staff have supported their learning well.

Data for courses in German and Scandinavian studies over two years at University of Nottingham, the

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