About this course
Become fluent in German while studying a range of topics within German studies, including contemporary culture, society and politics, history, literature and cinema. You'll also specialise in German Linguistics and explore the structure, use and psychology of language around the world.
Following our system of language development you’ll start at a level that matches your ability in German. This means we can personalise your learning so you make the best progress.
You’ll also have all the resources you need to support you in our Centre for Language Study.
As well as becoming competent with written and spoken German, you’ll study topics within the broader field of German studies, focusing especially on the 20th and 21st Centuries.
In your first and second years, you will take a range of compulsory modules in German and choose options in areas of linguistic analysis such as psycholinguistics, discourse Analysis, and phonetics. Your second year also includes preparation for your year abroad.
During your third year you’ll study abroad at one of our Erasmus exchange partner institutions.
In your final year, in addition to your language and linguistics modules, you can choose from a range of advanced modules covering areas such as translating and interpreting, linguistics, language education, and globalisation. You can also choose to do a Modern Languages dissertation.
The transferable skills you’ll gain on this course mean after graduation your employment opportunities are highly varied, both in the UK and abroad.
Course location
This course is based at Avenue, Southampton.
Awarding body
This qualification is awarded by the University of Southampton.
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