BA German and Spanish
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 Spanish BA, a German and Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies degree centred on linguistic proficiency and cultural study. Core topics include Global & Comparative Perspective. The course includes a compulsory third-year period abroad spent studying or working in a German- or Spanish-speaking country. The first year covers language acquisition alongside foundational modules such as German Language 1 (Advanced), Spanish Language 1 (Advanced), Nation, Democracy, Diversity in the German-speaking world and Introduction to Hispanic Cultures. The second year builds on language skills and cultural contexts through modules like German Language 2 (Advanced), Spanish Language 2 (Advanced), Cultures of Protest and Terror in West Germany, 1967-1977 and Histories of the Excluded: Inquisition and the Birth of Human Rights. The final year allows students to focus on advanced language study and specialized topics such as German Language Final Year, Spanish Language Final Year, Seeing Differently: German-Language Cinema since 1960 and Social and Political Processes in Contemporary Latin America, alongside an independent study project.
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)
- Introduction to Hispanic Cultures
- Spanish Language 1 (Advanced)
- Spanish Language 1 (Beginners)
- 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
- Latin American Histories and Cultures A
- Latin American Histories and Cultures B
- Hispanic Visual Cultures A
- Hispanic Visual Cultures 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)
- Spanish Language 2 (Advanced)
- Spanish 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
- Digital Media and Spanish Youth Culture
- Histories of the Excluded: Inquisition and the Birth of Human Rights
- Icons of the Hispanic World
- Mexican and Chicano Art in the Twentieth Century: Revolution and Beyond
- Reading the World in Contemporary Spanish American Fiction
- Structures and Varieties of the Modern Hispanic Languages
- 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
- Spanish Language Final Year
- Back to the Future – Hidden Histories and Utopian Possibilities, 1800-present
- Border Crossings: Word & Image in Twentieth- and Twenty-first-century Russophone Cultures
- 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
- 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
- Imagining the Truth: Latin American Culture in a Post-truth World
- Performing Gender/Translating Performance
- Social and Political Processes in Contemporary Latin America
- Spanish Exile Culture
- The Digital Past
- The Spanish Caribbean: History and Literature
- US Latinx Cultures: Spanish Caribbean
- Advanced Catalan Language A
- Advanced Catalan Language B
- Intermediate Catalan Language A
- Intermediate Catalan Language B