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You'll graduate with proficiency in one of Europe’s most commonly-used languages and have a real appreciation of the culture in one of the world’s major economic powerhouses. Combining your knowledge with experience of living abroad provides you with access to a wide range of careers in Germany and elsewhere around the world.
Your degree will also equip you with valuable skills such as teamwork, presentation, communication, research, critical thinking and analysis which are highly desirable to all kinds of employers. These qualities will open doors to a wide range of careers across different industries.
Recent German graduates have pursued careers in areas such as journalism, PR, business and finance, HR, law, translation, teaching and social work. They’ve gone on to work in organisations such as the NHS, the Department for Work and Pensions, Mitchells and Butler and Deutsche Bank.
A-level: ABB
Where the post-A level language route is taken, a B grade in the language is required.
Where the beginner language route is taken, previous experience in language is not required.
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 and grade A in the EPQ.
20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.
German Language Awareness and Skills
Beginners German
Pre-Intermediate German Language
Researching German Culture, History and Society (For Beginners)
20th Century German History
Introduction to Audio-Visual Culture
Language: Structure and Sound
World Histories
Discourse, Culture and Identity
Researching German Culture, History and Society
German Language Skills in Context
Culture, Critique and Othering in the German-Speaking World
Behind the Headlines: Germany in the 21st Century
Translating German-Speaking Cultures: The German Language in Intercultural Relations
Linguists into Schools
Black Europe
German Language Skills
German Year Abroad
Advanced German Language in Contemporary Discourses
Advanced Translation from German into English
Cultures of protest and resistance: challenging state and society in German-speaking cultures
Representing the Holocaust: Transgression and the Taboo
Final Year Project: Dissertation
Final Year Project: Extended Translation
Final Year Project: Digital Documentary (Podcast)
Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption
Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents
Decolonial Approaches
Social Movements across Cultures
Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Academic or IELTS for UKVI (United Kingdom Visas and Immigration) (Academic) or IELTS Online at 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in each component skill. Please note that we cannot accept results from these tests that are over two years old at the start date of the course you intend to study.
TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test) or TOEFL iBT Home Edition at 80 overall with no less than 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking, and 19 in writing. Please note that we do not accept TOEFL My Best scores and we expect candidates to have met the relevant requirements from a single TOEFL test.
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