Programme Requirements for 2019/20 Session


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B.A. German Studies and History Full-time

Year: 1
2019/20 Session

The following must be taken:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
Practising History (A): Skills in History 09 22609 10 Semester 1
Practising History (B): Skills in History 09 22608 10 Semester 2

Route 1 (Ab Initio German):

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LC German Core I – Beginners: Democracy, Diversity, and Dynamism 09 29755 20 Semester 1
LC German Core II – Beginners: Nation, Populism, and Conflict 09 29756 20 Semester 2

Route 2 (Post A-level entrants):

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LC German Core I – Advanced: Democracy, Diversity, and Dynamism 09 29744 20 Semester 1
LC German Core II – Advanced: Nation, Populism, and Conflict 09 29745 20 Semester 2

In addition to the core language modules, students follow additional Level C modules from German Studies to the relevant credit value for their respective programme, to a combined total of 120 credits. Depending on the number of credits students opt to take in each language, optional module choices may be restricted (please refer to the relevant language section in the BA Modern Languages handbook and language-specific module choice information).

NB: To proceed from Stage I to Stage II a student must have a minimum of 100 credits, to include the relevant Core II language module.

Optional modules offered by the Department of Modern Languages:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LC Translation in Practice I (Adv German) 09 31444 10 Semester 1
LC Translation in Practice II (Adv German) 09 31445 10 Semester 2
LC Mirror or Hammer? Aspects of German-speaking Theatre 09 32262 20 Semester 2
LC Tandem Learning German & English 09 30068 20 Full Term
LC Writing Identities in the German-Speaking World 09 29958 20 Full Term

Choose 40 credits from the following [of which 20 credits should be taught in the Autumn term and 20 credits in the Spring]

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LC Discovering the Middle Ages 09 25898 20 Semester 1
LC Living in the Middle Ages 09 25896 20 Semester 2
LC The Making of the Contemporary World: Modern History c. 1800 to the Present 09 29546 20 Semester 2
LC War and Society 09 28693 20 Semester 2
Reformation, Rebellion and Revolution: the Making of the Modern World, c. 1500-1800. 09 22820 20 Semester 1