BA German and Yiddish
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 Yiddish, a German and Modern Languages degree focusing on linguistic proficiency and cultural analysis. Core topics include Research Methods. This four-year degree includes a compulsory year spent abroad. The first year covers foundational content through Introduction to German Studies 1, Introduction to German Studies 2, Kita Alef: Introduction to Jewish Studies, and Yiddish Language 1. The second year continues language acquisition with Yiddish Language 2 alongside various cultural options. The third year consists of a year abroad. The final year includes compulsory advanced study via Discussion and Essay in German, with further specialisation available through optional modules such as Dissertation, German Political and Social Thought, and Advanced German Translation.
Modules
- Introduction to German Studies 1
- Introduction to German Studies 2
- Kita Alef: Introduction to Jewish Studies
- Yiddish Language 1
- Modern German Language and Culture
- German for Beginners 1
- Yiddish 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
- Yiddish Women Writers
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 1
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 2
- Hebrew and Jewish Studies Study Abroad 1
- Hebrew and Jewish Studies Study Abroad 2
- Discussion and Essay in German
- Dissertation
- 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