BA International Relations and German (with a year abroad)
Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: 35 points BTEC: DDD We consider a range of BTEC qualifications equivalent to 3 A Levels, or in combination with A Levels or other qualifications. For example: Distinction, Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Diploma plus A at A Level Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate plus AA at A level Distinction, Distinction in 2 BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificates plus A at A level
About this course
BA (Hons) International Relations and German (with a year abroad) is a combined degree within International Relations and German (with a year abroad). Core topics include Research Methods. Students spend year three on a year abroad studying at a partner university or completing a work placement or internship, and the final year includes a Politics Dissertation. The first year introduces foundational concepts through compulsory modules such as Political Analysis, Introduction to Global Politics, and German Language and Cultures: Upper Intermediate. Optional modules in the first year include York Policy Lab and Introduction to Political Theory. The second year focuses on advanced study with compulsory modules like German Language and Cultures: Advanced, International Relations Theory and Global Politics, and Research Design, alongside options such as European Union Politics and War and Peace. Year four features advanced study with compulsory modules including German Language and Cultures: Proficient and Politics Dissertation. Students can tailor their studies through numerous optional modules covering areas such as Terrorism and Counterterrorism, Global Politics of Nuclear Weapons, and Translation.
Modules
- Political Analysis
- Introduction to Global Politics
- German Language and Cultures: Upper Intermediate
- Understanding German Cultures and Societies (Post-A level)
- Intensive German Language and Cultures: Beginner
- Understanding German-speaking Cultures and Societies (ab initio)
- Introduction to Political Theory
- York Policy Lab
- Understanding Language in the Real World
- Structure of English
- German Language and Cultures: Advanced
- International Relations Theory and Global Politics
- Research Design
- The Berlin Republic
- World Cinemas: Representing National and Transnational Societies and Cultures
- Plurilingualism, Multilingualism and Transnational Languages: Concepts, Strategies and Approaches
- Theories of the State
- Justice, Equality, and Difference
- European Union Politics
- Critical Global Security Studies
- Human Rights and Wrongs
- The Rising Powers
- Politics of Development
- The United States and Global Politics after the Cold War
- War and Peace
- Global Political Economy
- German Language and Cultures: Proficient
- Politics Dissertation
- Translation:
- Independent Study in Languages and Cultures
- Modern German Language
- World Cinemas: Representing National & Transnational Societies and Cultures
- Independent Study in Translation
- Green Politics
- The Labour Party and Socialism
- Governmentality: Michel Foucault and the Analytics of Power
- Terrorism and Counterterrorism
- Global Politics of Nuclear Weapons
- India and its Neighbourhood
- The Future of Capitalism: Money for Everyone?
- Politics of Peace after Civil War
- Democracy and Emergency
- Sex and Money
- Karl Marx
- Border Politics: Contemporary Perspectives on Sovereignty, Mobility and Citizenship
- Africa and International Politics
- Morality and Modern Warfare
- Politics of Technology: From the Luddites to the Unabomber
- Gender, Violence and Resistance
- The Global Food System
- Global Sustainability and Energy Policy
- Britain in a Changing Global Economic Order
- Political Psychology and Public Opinion
- International Crisis Diplomacy
- Constitutional and Territorial Ideologies in Britain and Ireland