The University of Sheffield
Department of Germanic Studies

MA Course Programme

The MA in Germanic Studies (Research Track) involves:

This provides a total for the Master’s degree of 180 credits.

A student therefore takes:

(a)
Research Methods in Modern Languages 15 credits autumn
Introduction to Research Methods in Germanic Studies 15 credits spring

(b)
Dissertation support (incl., where appropriate,
PhD proposal and funding application)		 15 credits spring

(c) One from the following:
Approaches to German Intellectual History 30 credits autumn and spring
Approaches to 19th Century German Literary Studies 30 credits autumn and spring
Approaches to 20th Century German Literary Writing 30 credits autumn and spring
Approaches to Post-War German Politics 30 credits autumn and spring
Approaches to Dutch Literature since 1945 30 credits autumn and spring
Approaches to Dutch Linguistics 30 credits autumn and spring
Approaches to German Linguistics 30 credits autumn and spring
Approaches to Comparative Germanic Linguistics 30 credits autumn and spring
Approaches to Modern German Political Culture 30 credits autumn and spring

(d) One from the following
Directed Reading 15 credits autumn
Approved taught postgraduate option modules from other
School of Modern Languages departments: French,
Hispanic Studies, Russian and Slavonic Studies		 15 credits autumn
Approved PGT option modules from other Arts
departments: by negotiation		 15 credits autumn

(e)
Extended Dissertation 90 credits summer

The MA in Germanic Studies (Programme Track) involves:

  • 1 Core Module providing dissertation support: 15 credits
  • 1 Main Content Module on approaches to aspects of Germanic Studies: 30 credits
  • 1 Directed Reading module (dissertation related): 15 credits
  • Any combination of the following to a total value of 60 credits:
  • 2nd Main Content Module (30 credits); 3rd Main Content Module (30 credits); Introduction to Research Methods in Germanic Studies (15 credits); 1 or 2 further Directed Reading Module(s) (15 credits each); 1 or 2 Optional Module(s) offered by a cognate department or departments (= External Module), selected for its relevance to the student’s dissertation topic and negotiated between the Department of Germanic Studies and the department offering the module: 15 or 30 credits
  • Dissertation: 60 credits

This provides a total for the Master’s degree of 180 credits.

A student therefore takes: (a)
Dissertation support 15 credits spring

(b) one of the following:
Approaches to German Intellectual History 30 credits autumn and spring
Approaches to 19th Century German Literary Studies 30 credits autumn and spring
Approaches to 20th Century German Literary Writing 30 credits autumn and spring
Approaches to Post-War German Politics 30 credits autumn and spring
Approaches to Dutch Literature since 1945 30 credits autumn and spring
Approaches to Dutch Linguistics 30 credits autumn and spring
Approaches to Modern German Political Culture 30 credits autumn and spring

(c)
Directed Reading 15 credits autumn

(d) a combination of the following to a total value of 60 credits
Approaches to German Intellectual History 30 credits autumn and spring
Approaches to 19th Century German Literary Studies 30 credits autumn and spring
Approaches to 20th Century German Literary Writing 30 credits autumn and spring
Approaches to Post-War German Politics 30 credits autumn and spring
Approaches to Dutch Literature since 1945 30 credits autumn and spring
Approaches to Dutch Linguistics 30 credits autumn and spring
Approaches to Modern German Political Culture 30 credits autumn and spring
Introduction to Research Methods in Germanic Studies 15 credits spring
Directed Reading 15 credits autumn
Directed Reading 15 credits spring
Approved taught postgraduate option modules from
other School of Modern Languages departments: French,
Hispanic Studies, Russian and Slavonic Studies		 15/30 credits autumn &/or spring
Approved PGT option modules from other Arts
departments: by negotiation		 15/30 credits autumn &/or spring

(e)
Dissertation 60 credits summer