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MA German and History (5 years)

University of Aberdeen

Institution
University of Aberdeen
Level
undergraduate
Subject
German and History (5 years)
Duration
5 years
UCAS code
RV21
Typical offer
A-level BBC, IB 32

Entry requirements

A level: BBC IB: 32 points including 5, 5, 5 at HL. SL in English is also required. SQA Highers: BBBB. BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DMM in related subjects. Note: BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate (Subsidiary Diploma) achieved at Distinction level, is normally acceptable in lieu of one A Level at grade B.) GCSE English (or equivalent) is required at Grade C/4 or above. GCSE Mathematics at Grade C/4 is also required for Accountancy, Economics and Finance programmes. Irish Leaving Certificate: Five subjects at Higher at H3.

About this course

MA in German and History, combining modern European languages with the study of European and world history. Core topics include Historical Research, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Research Methods. This five-year programme includes a compulsory third year spent studying or working in Germany or Austria as a teaching assistant or visiting student, alongside final-year undergraduate dissertation projects in either subject.

Modules

  • Academic Writing for Language & Literature
  • Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
  • Making History
  • German for Beginners 1
  • German for Beginners 2
  • Modern German Culture 1
  • German Language 1
  • German Language 2
  • Background to German for Beginners 1
  • The Global City in Text and Film
  • Modern German Culture 3
  • The Global City in Text and Film
  • German Language (Advanced Introductory) 1
  • German Language (Advanced Introductory) 2
  • German Language 3
  • German Language 4
  • German Junior Honours Language Study
  • Thinking History
  • History of Medicine (ME33HM)
  • Architecture and Power
  • Painting in Tudor and Early Stuart England
  • German Language Study for Senior Honours
  • Dissertation in German
  • History in Practice
  • Undergraduate Dissertation in History
  • Special Sub: Enlightenment Compared: Ireland, Scotland, Central Europe
  • Special Subject: History of the Israeli Palestinian Conflict
  • Special Sub: the Child as Subject in the British World
  • Spec Sub: Court Society in Late Medieval Europe (C. 1300 – C. 1500)
  • Special Sub:european Constitutional Monarchies in the Long 19thcentury
  • Special Sub.: Britain and Revolutionary Russia 1917 - 1924
  • Special Subject: Myths of the North