BA German and Hungarian
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 Hungarian, a German and Modern Languages degree centred on linguistic proficiency and cultural studies across two distinct European traditions. Core topics include Research Methods. The curriculum includes a compulsory third year spent abroad for language immersion. The first year establishes language foundations through Introduction to German Studies 1, Introduction to German Studies 2, War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema, and Hungarian Language Level 1. The second year advances linguistic and literary competence via Writing from the Other Europe, Hungarian Language Level 2a-Comprehension, Hungarian Language Level 2b-Production, and Introduction to Hungarian Literature and Culture. The third year consists of an integrated period abroad. The final year consolidates mastery through Discussion and Essay in German, Hungarian Language Level 3b - Production, Hungarian Literature 3, and Hungarian Language Level 3a - Comprehension. Optional modules across various stages allow study in areas such as German Translation, Aspects of Twentieth Century German History, Modern German Language and Culture, and the Free-standing Dissertation.
Modules
- Introduction to German Studies 1
- Introduction to German Studies 2
- War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema
- Literature and Memory
- Hungarian Language Level 1
- Modern German Language and Culture
- German for Beginners 1
- Writing from the Other Europe
- Hungarian Language Level 2a-Comprehension
- Hungarian Language Level 2b-Production
- Introduction to Hungarian Literature and Culture
- 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
- Metropolen
- The New German Cinema
- German for Beginners 2
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 1
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 2
- Year Abroad Term 1
- Year Abroad Term 2
- Discussion and Essay in German
- Hungarian Language Level 3b - Production
- Hungarian Literature 3
- Hungarian Language Level 3a - Comprehension
- 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
- Free-standing Dissertation