BA German and Hebrew
Entry requirements
A level: ABB (Foreign language preferred.) IB: 34 points (A total of 16 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5. Foreign language preferred.)
About this course
BA in German and Hebrew, a German and Hebrew and Jewish Studies degree focusing on foreign languages, cultural history, and textual analysis. Core topics include Research Methods. Students spend the third year studying abroad to experience the societies and cultures of both language regions. The first year covers language foundations through Introduction to German Studies 1, Introduction to German Studies 2, Modern Hebrew Language 1, and Kita Alef: Introduction to Jewish Studies, with optional modules spanning Biblical Hebrew and Jewish history. The second year continues linguistic training with Modern Hebrew Language 2 alongside optional modules covering German history, literature, and cinema. The third year consists of an integrated study abroad period. The final year centres on advanced language proficiency through compulsory modules such as Discussion and Essay in German and Modern Hebrew Language 4, supported by optional modules examining German political thought, Austrian literature, and the Holocaust, plus an optional Final Year Dissertation.
Modules
- Introduction to German Studies 1
- Introduction to German Studies 2
- Modern Hebrew Language 1
- Kita Alef: Introduction to Jewish Studies
- Modern German Language and Culture
- German for Beginners 1
- Biblical Hebrew Language 1
- Religion, State and Society in Modern European History
- Survey of Jewish History 1: The Ancient and Medieval Near East
- Medieval and Early Modern Jewish History (1000 - 1800 CE)
- Modern Jewish History (Antisemitism, Migration, and Identity)
- Introduction to Judaism
- Introduction to Israeli Culture, Society and Politics
- Introduction to Biblical and Rabbinic Literature
- Modern Hebrew Language 2
- German Translation
- Aspects of Twentieth Century German History
- Love-Violence-Laughter: Medieval and Early Modern Literature and Culture
- Debating Enlightenment: Literature and Culture 1740-1870
- The Challenge of Modernity: Literature and Culture 1870-Present
- Metropolen
- The New German Cinema
- German for Beginners 2
- Biblical Hebrew Language 1
- Biblical Hebrew Language 2
- Hebrew and Jewish Studies Study Abroad 2
- Discussion and Essay in German
- Modern Hebrew Language 4
- German Political and Social Thought
- History and Representation: The Holocaust as a Case Study
- Austrian Literature 1890 - 1938: from Empire to Republic
- Language, Power and Ideology
- Surveillance
- Weimar and Nazi Film
- Advanced German Translation
- War and Violence in Twentieth Century Germany
- The Writing of WG Sebald
- Final Year Dissertation