Comments about BA German Studies - At the institution - Sheffield - South Yorkshire
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Objectives
Our courses aim to improve your written and oral proficiency and your presentation and communication skills, as well as extending your academic knowledge. The degree structure is very flexible, and allows you to pursue your interests and develop your strong points in an informal and stimulating environment.
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Practical experience
The third year is spent abroad, usually as a student at a university, as a language assistant in a school, or on a work placement approved by the department
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Entry requirements
-GCE/VCE A Levels - BBC -Two GCE A Levels plus two GCE AS Levels - BB+CC -Scottish Highers - AABB -Irish Leaving Cert. - ABBBB -BTEC Level N - 2 Distinctions and 1 Merit -International Baccalaureate - 30-32 points -Core Requirements - Grade B in GCE A level German
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Academic title
BA German Studies
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Course description
This is a list of modules that have been offered in the past. We expect similar modules to be offered for courses starting in 2009.
Typical First Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Aufbausprachkurs
-German Studies - Aufbaukurs
-German Studies - Basiskurs
-Grundsprachkurs
These are the compulsory modules for this year of the course. There will also be a large number of optional modules available to choose from. You can find out more by contacting the department
Typical Second Year Modules
Module/Unit
-German Language (Continuation)
-German Language (Foundation)
-Dutch Advanced
-German Culture and Ideas from the Enlightenment to the Present Day
-Nederlandse Taalvaardigheid en Cultuur
-Syntax und Diskurs im Gesprochenen Deutsch
-Aspects of Modern German Drama
-Dutch Beginners A
-Dutch Beginners B
-Freud's Theory in Literary and Cultural Studies
-German Film and Society
-History and Dialectology of the German Language
-Images of Women in German Literature
-Introduction to the History of the Low Countries
-Language and Literature in the German Middle Ages
-Literature in Dutch 1
-Maternalism and Militarism: 1871-1918
-Medien und Oeffentlichkeit
-Oesterreich Heute
-Politik und Gesellschaft in Deutschland
Typical Third Year Modules
Module/Unit
-Germanic Studies Year Abroad
-Germanic Studies Year Abroad
-German Year Abroad (Project)
-German Year Abroad (Project)
Typical Fourth Year Modules
Module/Unit
-German Language Part 1
-German Language Part 2
-Deutsche Literatur und Gesellschaft im 19. Jahrhundert
-Dutch Language and Culture for Specialists
-Fordjupningskurs i svensk sprakfardighet och kultur (Further Advanced Swedish)
-Geschichte und Gesellschaft der DDR
-Modern German Political Culture and the Legacy of the National Socialist Past
-Modern German Thought
-Nederlands Voor Gevorderden
-Nederlandse Taalvaardigheid en Cultuur
-Syntax und Diskurs im Gesprochenen Deutsch
-The Language and Society of Luxembourg
-Twentieth Century Fiction and Drama
-Dutch Sociolinguistics
-Literature in Dutch II
-Swedish Advanced A
-Swedish Advanced B
