BA German and Italian
Entry requirements
A Level: ABB A level grade B is required for any advanced language you wish to study. See below for full information.. IB: 6,5,5 including 32 points total. See below for full information.. BTEC: BTEC Extended Diploma: DDM, plus a B at A level in the required subject/s. See below for full information.
About this course
Bachelor of Arts in German and Italian, a German and Italian degree focused on linguistic proficiency and cultural studies. Core topics include Global & Comparative Perspective. The course includes a compulsory year abroad. The first year covers foundational language and cultural studies through German Language 1 (Advanced), Italian Language 1 (Beginners), and Visions of Italy on paper and screen. The second year progresses with modules such as German Language 2 (Advanced), Italian Language 2 (Intermediate), and Exploring Italian cities: texts and contexts. The fourth year features advanced language study and options including Final Year Extended Independent Study Module in Modern Languages, German Language Final Year, and Italian Language Final Year.
Modules
- Discover: Personal, Academic and Professional Development in Modern Languages
- Nation, Democracy, Diversity in the German-speaking world
- German Language 1 (Advanced)
- German Language 1 (Beginners)
- Italian Language 1 (Beginners)
- Visions of Italy on paper and screen
- Visions of Italy through music
- Introduction to European Film A
- Introduction to European Film B
- Introduction to Linguistics A: Science of Language
- Introduction to Linguistics B: language change and variation
- Landmarks in European Literature A
- Landmarks in European Literature B
- Translation in Practice I
- Translation in Practice II
- Creating Identities in the German-Speaking World A
- Creating Identities in the German-Speaking World B
- Beginners Catalan Language A
- Beginners Catalan Language B
- Catalan Culture Project A
- Catalan Culture Project B
- German Language 2 (Advanced)
- German Language 2 (Intermediate)
- Exploring Italian cities: texts and contexts
- Italian Language 2 (Intermediate)
- Cultures of Protest and Terror in West Germany, 1967-1977
- Ideals and Ideas: The Making of Modern Germany
- Obedience and Autonomy in German Culture and Thought
- 19th Century Russia through the Lens of the Novel
- Cross-Cultural Cinema: Film Adaptation beyond the Nation-State
- Cross-Cultural Cinema: Migration and Displacement
- Global Enterprise Project
- Language and power
- Teaching and Learning (languages) in the 21st century
- Work, The Future and You
- Translation in the Workplace
- Beginners Catalan Language A
- Beginners Catalan Language B
- Intermediate Catalan Language A
- Intermediate Catalan Language B
- Artistic and Literary Representations of Barcelona
- Gender, New Media and Cultural Identity
- Final Year Extended Independent Study Module in Modern Languages
- Final Year Independent Study Module in Modern Languages Semester 1
- German Language Final Year
- Italian Language Final Year
- Exploring the self: Dante and Leopardi
- Back to the Future – Hidden Histories and Utopian Possibilities, 1800-present
- Contemporary representations of the body: literature, theory and art
- Echoes of Colonialism and Imperialism Across Cultures
- From Text to Tech: Digital Approaches to Languages and Cultures
- Language, Culture and Communication: Digging into the text
- Narratives of Conquest and Incomprehension
- The Romance languages: structure, variation and change
- Translation and Creativity in the Digital Age I
- Translation and Creativity in the Digital Age II
- Uniformity and diversity in the Iberian-Romance speaking world
- Seeing Differently: German-Language Cinema since 1960
- Sex, Seduction and Submission: Gender in German Literature from 1900 to Today
- War in Peace: Writing the First World War in Germany, 1918-1939
- Advanced Catalan Language A
- Advanced Catalan Language B
- Intermediate Catalan Language A
- Intermediate Catalan Language B