BA German Studies (GERU02) ML

2019 - 2020

For students whose initial registration was prior to the 2019-20 session.

Year 1

This level is no longer running.

Year 2

A student will choose either the A level stream pathway; in which case they will take the units listed at 2Ai, 2Aii and 2Aiii below, or the Non A level stream pathway; in which case they take the units listed at 2Bi, 2Bii and 2Biii below

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

2Ai

A Level stream pathway

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
GER201 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: GER103 GER104 GER105 GER106 Is a pre-requisite for: GER202 (when the module is running) XCannot be taken with: GER240 GER241 GER242 GER243	German Language (Foundation)	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
GER202 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: GER201 Is a pre-requisite for: GER301 GER303 GER304 GER304 GER304 GER307 GER307 GER308 GER311 GER311 GER312 GER312 GER313 GER313 GER313 GER352 GER352 GER363 GER369 (when the module is running) XCannot be taken with: GER240 GER241 GER242 GER243	German Language (Continuation)	SPR SEM	10 credits

units to the value of eighty credits from the following

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (60 credits)

2Aii

A level stream pathway

A student will take a minimum of 60 and a maximum of 80 credits from this group.

Semester 2
GER234 + EMPTY.	Germanic Languages in Social Context	SPR SEM	20 credits
MDL208 + Available to all but priority will be given to SLC students.	Analysing Evil: National Socialism as Ideology and Brand	SPR SEM	20 credits
Full academic year
GER235 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MDL3902 MDL3903 (when the module is running)	Introduction to Luxembourgish Language and Culture	ACAD YR	20 credits
GER263 + Proficiency in German (A-level or equivalent).	German Culture and Ideas from the Enlightenment to the Present Day	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL209 + The course is subject to a cap, with preference being given to SLC students.	Deutschland und Oesterreich heute	ACAD YR	20 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units

2Aiii

A level stream pathway

A student will take up to 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
GER217 + A-Level in a Modern Language.	Dutch Beginners A	AUT SEM	10 credits
GER228	Literature, Culture & Society in Dutch I	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
GER218 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: GER239 GER239 (when the module is running)	Dutch Beginners B	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
GER232 CCo-requisites: GER239 GER239 + GER107/108 or demonstrated equivalent proficiency.	Dutch Intermediate	ACAD YR	20 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (40 credits)

2Bi

Non A Level stream pathway

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
GER240 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: GER241 GER243 (when the module is running) XCannot be taken with: GER201 GER202 + GER220 must normally be studied before GER221 can be taken, though there may be exceptions.. Successful completion of GER120/121 or attainment of equivalent level of German language by other means.	Intermediate German Language	AUT SEM	10 credits
GER242 ⇐PPre-requisites: GER121 + Normally GER120/121 or equivalent. Successful completion of GER120/121 or attainment of equivalent level of German language by other means.	Deutsche Politik und Medien (for Intermediate German)	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
GER241 ⇐PPre-requisites: GER240 XCannot be taken with: GER201 GER202 + GER240 must normally be studied before GER241can be taken, though there may be exceptions.. Successful completion of GER120/121 or attainment of equivalent level of German language by other means.	Intermediate German Language II	SPR SEM	10 credits
GER243 ⇐PPre-requisites: GER240 XCannot be taken with: GER201 GER202 + GER240 will normally have been studied.. Successful completion of GER120/121 or attainment of equivalent level of German language by other means.	Deutsche Kultur (for Intermediate German)	SPR SEM	10 credits

units to the value of sixty credits from the following

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (40 credits)

2Bii

Non A level stream pathway

A student will take a minimum of 40 and a maximum of 60 credits from this group.

Semester 2
GER234 + EMPTY.	Germanic Languages in Social Context	SPR SEM	20 credits
MDL208 + Available to all but priority will be given to SLC students.	Analysing Evil: National Socialism as Ideology and Brand	SPR SEM	20 credits
Full academic year
GER235 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MDL3902 MDL3903 (when the module is running)	Introduction to Luxembourgish Language and Culture	ACAD YR	20 credits
GER263 + Proficiency in German (A-level or equivalent).	German Culture and Ideas from the Enlightenment to the Present Day	ACAD YR	20 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units

2Biii

Non A level stream pathway

A student will take up to 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
GER217 + A-Level in a Modern Language.	Dutch Beginners A	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
GER218 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: GER239 GER239 (when the module is running)	Dutch Beginners B	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
GER232 CCo-requisites: GER239 GER239 + GER107/108 or demonstrated equivalent proficiency.	Dutch Intermediate	ACAD YR	20 credits

Unrestricted Some degrees allow students to take unrestricted modules. These modules may be offered by your home department(s) but are often offered by other departments. You will need to choose unrestricted module(s) during Intro Week. Please check your Registration Timetable for details of your module enrolment event. units (20 credits)

A student will take unrestricted units to the value of 20 credits.

Year 3

Before proceeding to final year a student will spend one session in an appropriate country, as an English assistant in a school, in attendance as a full-time student at a university or other approved institution, or gaining appropriate academic or professional experience, the arrangements being subject to the approval of the Head of School.

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (80 credits)

In respect of attendance for which no grades will be awarded

A student will take

Semester 1
GER3900	Germanic Studies Year Abroad	AUT SEM	40 credits
Semester 2
GER3901	Germanic Studies Year Abroad	SPR SEM	40 credits

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (40 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
MDL306 + SLC students only.	SLC Year Abroad	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
MDL307 + SLC students only.	SLC Year Abroad	SPR SEM	20 credits

Grades awarded in respect of units listed at 3B above will carry the same weight as grades awarded at Level 2.

Year 4

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (10 credits)

A student will take

Full academic year
GER335	German Core Language	ACAD YR	10 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (10 credits)

A student will take 10 credits from this group.

Full academic year
GER336	German Translation	ACAD YR	10 credits
GER337	Presenting and Debating in German	ACAD YR	10 credits

units to the value of eighty credits from the following

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (40 credits)

4Ci

A student will take a minimum of 40 and a maximum of 80 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MDL309	Luxury and Liberty: Germany and Britain	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
GER374	Modern German Thought	SPR SEM	20 credits
Full academic year
GER339 + Advanced proficiency in German (CEFR Level B2). Yes: Normally for L3 students who have completed residence abroad in a German-speaking country..	German for Enterprise	ACAD YR	20 credits
GER379 + German at CEFR B2 level, but it does NOT presuppose any previous knowledge of German-language literature or literary studies. All students with a B2 level of German are welcome, regardless of their L1and L2 module choice..	The Self and Other: Twentieth Century German Fiction	ACAD YR	20 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units

4Cii

A student will take up to 40 credits from this group.

Full academic year
GER321	Dutch Advanced	ACAD YR	20 credits
GER322	Dutch Language and Culture for Specialists	ACAD YR	20 credits
GER323	Introduction to Luxembourgish Language and Culture	ACAD YR	20 credits
GER324 + EMPTY.	Advanced Luxembourgish Language and Culture	ACAD YR	20 credits
GER333 CCo-requisites: GER239 GER239 + GER217/218 or demonstrated equivalent proficiency.	Dutch Intermediate	ACAD YR	20 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units

4Ciii

A student will take up to 20 credits from this group.

Semester 1
MDL301	Social Approaches to Multilingualism	AUT SEM	20 credits
Full academic year
MDL304	Dissertation	ACAD YR	20 credits
MDL305	Learning and Teaching Foreign Languages	ACAD YR	20 credits

Unrestricted Some degrees allow students to take unrestricted modules. These modules may be offered by your home department(s) but are often offered by other departments. You will need to choose unrestricted module(s) during Intro Week. Please check your Registration Timetable for details of your module enrolment event. units (20 credits)

A student will take unrestricted units to the value of 20 credits.

⇐P	-	This module has pre-requisite(s).
P⇒	-	This module is a pre-requisite for other modules.
C	-	This module has co-requisite(s).
X	-	Some modules cannot be studied in combination with this module.
+	-	Additional information about requirements for studying this module.

Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2019/20 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.