MA German and Classics
Entry requirements
A level: from AAA to ABB (required: no specific A level subjects required) IB: 34 points with 655 at HL
About this course
MA (Hons) in German and Classics, a German and Classics degree spanning the study of modern languages and the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. The programme spans four years and includes a compulsory year abroad spent studying or working in destinations such as Berlin, Vienna or Leipzig. Students can select between Latin, Ancient Greek or non-language pathways through Classics, and take either German 1A or German 1B based on prior experience. The first year covers introductory elements including the history and culture of the Greek and Roman worlds, ancient Greek language and Latin language alongside broader options. Second-year study offers modules such as Researching Disability in German Literature and Society, Culture, Modernity and the City in the Weimar Republic, Reading Testimony in German, and The Contemporary Short Story in German. The third year consists of a full academic year abroad, allowing students to study at institutions or undertake work and volunteering placements. The final year focuses on advanced linguistic proficiency through modules including spoken German, essay and précis writing, and German-to-English translation of literary and journalistic texts.
Modules
- practise professional communication
- discover the value of languages in the workplace
- gain insights into possible career options
- the history and culture of the Greek and Roman worlds
- or, ancient Greek language
- or, Latin language
- business, economics and informatics
- politics, social policy, social anthropology and international relations
- art and architectural history
- history, classics and archaeology
- Celtic and Scottish ethnology
- linguistics and language sciences
- philosophy, divinity and law
- Researching Disability in German Literature and Society
- Culture, Modernity and the City in the Weimar Republic
- Reading Testimony in German
- The Contemporary Short Story in German
- Screening Sex: Gender, Sexuality, and Identity on the German Screen and Beyond
- German Colonialism: History, Memory, Controversy
- ancient history
- classical art and archaeology
- classical literature in translation
- Cultural Responses to War
- Migration, Exile, Diaspora
- Crime and Detection in Literature
- Gender and Culture
- The Coming-of-Age Narrative
- Introduction to European Cinema
- Dynamics of Language and Power
- Languages Beyond University
- Berlin
- Augsburg
- Hamburg
- Heidelberg
- Tübingen
- Freiburg
- Leipzig
- Mainz
- Vienna
- study in one or two destinations
- work in one or two destinations
- study in one destination and work in another
- two semesters at a single institution
- one semester at two different institutions (in different destinations)
- arrange to work or volunteer with a private company or charity
- apply to an established placement scheme, such as the British Council’s English Language Assistants programme
- Student Wellbeing Service
- Student Counselling
- Student Disability and Learning Support
- University emergency helpline (available 24 hours a day)
- spoken German
- essay and précis writing
- German-to-English translation of literary and journalistic texts
- literature
- film
- theatre
- society