German

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Why study German with us?

We are a vibrant discipline and pride ourselves on our commitment to teaching. We adopt a student-centred approach which is reflected in curriculum design and assessment. Our language modules focus on developing the communicative skills of our students. Studying a language also fosters transferable skills, such as oral and written expression, presentation skills and text analysis.

Our literature and culture modules help students gain a deeper understanding of German literature, history and society. Reflecting staff research interests, they range from 19^th and 20^th century German literature to theatre production and podcasting.

Students spend their third year (one or two semesters) at one of our partner universities in Germany on an Erasmus-funded exchange programme; they may also choose to spend a year as an English-language teaching assistant in a secondary school in Germany. The year abroad enables students to reach a high degree of linguistic fluency and enjoy valuable intercultural experiences.

German at our university has a long and successful tradition of bringing a German play to the stage in March of each year. Final Year students contribute in various ways – as actors, stagehands, lighting & subtitle technicians, prompters, makeup artists, programme editors, costume designers etc.

Career Opportunities

Germany is a very important trading partner for almost all European and for many non-European countries. The ability to communicate well in spoken and written German therefore brings many employment opportunities. Our students go on to pursue a wide variety of careers, including in education, media and communications, government services, marketing, and translation and interpreting.