MA German and Philosophy
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 Philosophy, a German and Philosophy degree encompassing the study of language, literature, culture and philosophical traditions. The programme includes a compulsory third year spent studying or working abroad across destinations such as Berlin, Hamburg or Vienna. Students choose between German 1A and German 1B as their initial language course based on their prior experience. The first year covers introductory modules including morality and value, logic, and the history of philosophy. Year two builds on this with specialised German topics like German Colonialism: History, Memory, Controversy and Researching Disability in German Literature and Society, alongside epistemology and metaphysics. Year three consists of an international placement, featuring options to study at a single institution, split time across two destinations, or undertake a work placement. The final year focuses on advanced language proficiency through spoken German, essay and précis writing, and German-to-English translation of literary and journalistic texts, alongside modules covering literature, film, theatre and society.
Modules
- practise professional communication
- discover the value of languages in the workplace
- gain insights into possible career options
- morality and value
- the history of philosophy (may include Western and non-Western traditions)
- logic
- philosophy of science
- linguistics and language sciences
- business, economics and informatics
- politics, social policy, social anthropology and international relations
- art and architectural history
- history, classics and archaeology
- Celtic and Scottish ethnology
- 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
- epistemology
- metaphysics
- philosophy of language
- philosophy of mind
- 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