BA German and Philosophy
Entry requirements
A level: AAB (Foreign Language Preferred) IB: 36 points (A total of 17 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5. Foreign language preferred.)
About this course
BA in German and Philosophy, a German and Philosophy degree centred on Germanic literature, history, film, and philosophical debates. The curriculum includes a mandatory third-year period spent abroad in a German-speaking environment. The first year covers introductory foundations through compulsory modules Introduction to German Studies 1 and Introduction to German Studies 2, alongside a wide range of optional philosophy and language modules. Year two offers further specialisation in literary and historical topics such as Nietzsche, Ethics and Society, and German Translation. The third year consists of SELCS Year Abroad Term 1 and SELCS Year Abroad Term 2. The fourth year concludes with compulsory study in Discussion and Essay in German alongside advanced options including Advanced German Translation and History and Representation: The Holocaust as a Case Study.
Modules
- Introduction to German Studies 1
- Introduction to German Studies 2
- Modern German Language and Culture
- German for Beginners 1
- Philosophy of Science 1
- Ancient Greek Philosophy
- Early Modern Philosophy
- Knowledge and Reality
- Introduction to Logic 2
- Introduction to Logic 1
- Introduction to Moral Philosophy
- Introduction to Political Philosophy
- Nietzsche
- Why Democracy? Justifications, Critiques and Contemporary Challenges
- Ethics and Society
- 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
- 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
- Special Topics in History and Philosophy of Science