MA German and Music (5 years)
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 Music, uniting language acquisition with musical performance and composition across a five-year undergraduate degree. Core topics include Communication & Writing, Fieldwork, and Research Methods. Students spend the entire third year abroad in a German-speaking region as a teaching assistant or visiting student.
Modules
- Academic Writing for Language & Literature
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- German for Beginners 1
- German for Beginners 2
- Background to German for Beginners 1
- The Global City in Text and Film
- German Language 1
- German Language 2
- Modern German Culture 1
- Introduction to Music Studies
- Performing and Composing 1
- Digital Musicianship: Music Making in the Digital Age
- Performing and Composing 2
- Introduction to Music Theory and Harmony
- Writing About Music
- 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
- Analysing Music
- Introduction to Ethnomusicology
- Global Music History
- Scottish Folklore and Oral Traditions
- German Language Study for Senior Honours
- Film and Music
- Music, Health and Wellbeing (Public Engagement) (ME33PE)
- Eurovision: Media, Memory, Euphoria & Identities
- German Language Study for Senior Honours
- Dissertation in German
- Dissertation in Music
- Film and Music
- Literature and Music (EL45HC)