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  • German Studies (Graduate Diploma)
  • 2012/2013 entry
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  • Assessment

    • Language modules are assessed by oral and written examination, and in some cases, coursework. All other modules are assessed by a mixture of coursework and examination.

  • Attendance
      • Two-three evenings a week.
      • October-June.
  • Duration
      • One year part-time.
  • Entry requirements
  • Fees and funding
    • Fees (2012/13)
      • Part-time (home/EU students): TBC
      • Part-time (overseas students): TBC
  • Location
      • Central London.
  • Teaching

    • Small seminar groups.

German Studies (Graduate Diploma) - 2012/2013 entry


  • Overview
  • Why study this course at Birkbeck?
      • Provides a one-year qualification in German studies.
      • Ideal if you wish to take the MA Modern Languages: German Studies but require further training at undergraduate level before commencing postgraduate study.
      • Allows you to develop your German language skills and/or increase your knowledge of German culture, as well as improving research and study skills.
  • Course structure

    • Choose three modules from the following:

      • A Theme in German Culture: Death
      • A Topic in German Thought: The Idea of Enlightenment
      • Beating Nature: Artificiality, Imitation, Simulation
      • Das Dritte Reich
      • Die deutschsprachige Presse
      • Film and Politics
      • German Early Modern Literature
      • German VI
      • German VII
      • German Women’s Writing from Empfindsamkeit to the Present Day 
      • Myth, Folk and Fairytales
      • Special Authors (eg. Heine, Thomas Mann, Kafka, Büchner) 
      • Stories of the Self
      • The Age of Goethe
      • The Twentieth Century: Key Themes in Comparative European History
      • Wirtschaftsdeutsch
      • extended essay on a topic chosen by you. 
  • Further study opportunities
  • Careers information

    • Graduates go on to careers in international organisations or businesses, in translating or teaching, and as researchers or journalists.

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