BA German and History of Art
Entry requirements
A level: ABB (Previous study of a foreign language is preferred (not necessarily one of the named languages) but not required. Applicants may study two languages at beginner level and may seek advice from the departments concerned if needed.) 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 History of Art, a German and History of Art degree combining language acquisition with the study of visual culture. Students complete a compulsory year abroad during the third year. The first year covers foundational subjects through Introduction to German Studies 1, Introduction to German Studies 2, and History of Art and its Objects. The second year provides options such as German Translation, Aspects of Twentieth Century German History, and The History of the Category 'Art'. The third year consists of SELCS Year Abroad Term 1 and SELCS Year Abroad Term 2. The fourth year features compulsory modules including Discussion and Essay in German alongside optional study in areas like German Political and Social Thought and Advanced Undergraduate Course in History of Art (3).
Modules
- Introduction to German Studies 1
- Introduction to German Studies 2
- History of Art and its Objects
- First-Year History of Art Survey (2): c. 1600 to the Contemporary
- First-Year History of Art Survey (1): Premodernity to c. 1600
- Modern German Language and Culture
- German for Beginners 1
- 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
- The History of the Category 'Art'
- Methodologies of Art History
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 1
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 2
- Discussion and Essay in German
- 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
- Advanced Undergraduate Course in History of Art (3)