BA German and Romanian
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 Romanian, a German and Russian Studies degree centred on European languages, culture, and comparative humanities. The course is taught across the School of Slavonic and East European Studies and the School of European Languages, Culture and Society, and includes an academic year spent abroad. The first year covers foundational language and cultural studies through Introduction to German Studies 1, War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema, and Romanian Language Level 1. The second year progresses with Writing from the Other Europe, Romanian Language Level 2a-Comprehension, and Introduction to Romanian Literature. The third year consists of optional study abroad terms in SELCS Year Abroad Term 1 and Year Abroad Term 2. The final year involves advanced study through Discussion and Essay in German, Romanian Language Level 3a - Comprehension, and Romanian Literature 3. Optional modules across the degree span topics such as German Translation, Aspects of Twentieth Century German History, and Weimar and Nazi Film.
Modules
- Introduction to German Studies 1
- Introduction to German Studies 2
- War, Trauma and Memory in East European Cinema
- Literature and Memory
- Romanian Language Level 1
- Modern German Language and Culture
- German for Beginners 1
- Writing from the Other Europe
- Romanian Language Level 2a-Comprehension
- Romanian Language Level 2b - Production
- Introduction to Romanian Literature
- 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
- Year Abroad Term 1
- Year Abroad Term 2
- Discussion and Essay in German
- Romanian Language Level 3a - Comprehension
- Romanian Language Level 3b - Production
- Romanian Literature 3
- 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
- German for Beginners 2