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Undergraduate German 2016-2017

GM1049: BACKGROUND TO GERMAN BEGINNERS 1

15 credits

Level 1

First Sub Session

Students will gain detailed knowledge and understanding of the fascinating political and cultural developments and historical events in 20th century Germany.

They will be introduced in weekly lectures and tutorials to a variety of texts and contemporary films.

This course is taught in English and normally taken in conjunction with GM1054 German for Beginners 1. It is specifically recommended to students with the intention to proceed with German Studies beyond level one.

No pre-requisites are required.

GM1050: GERMAN LANGUAGE 1

15 credits

Level 1

First Sub Session

Sustained Study
This module is designed for students with an SCE H in German or equivalent. The course develops receptive and productive oral and written German language skills. Students who are considering applying for entry to German Honours must take this course.

GM1052: MODERN GERMAN CULTURE 1

15 credits

Level 1

First Sub Session

Learn more about German 20th-century literature, dealing with the events that shaped German and European history. As in all good literature, we will discuss universal  themes and topics covering all of the most important aspects of modern life.  

GM1054: GERMAN FOR BEGINNERS 1

15 credits

Level 1

First Sub Session

Sustained Study

This language course provides students with a sound foundation in German (grammar and vocabulary). It enables students to understand the gist of authentic written and spoken German and to speak and write about familiar topics with a degree of accuracy and fluency.

No previous knowledge of German is required, but this course is also for students which took German at school before, on any level lower than Higher or A-level.

With 3 Language Classes and 1 Language Practical per week this course encourages and supports students to develop their personal self-study strategies.

GM1550: GERMAN LANGUAGE 2

15 credits

Level 1

Second Sub Session

Sustained Study

This module is designed for students with an SCE H in German or equivalent. The course develops receptive and productive oral and written German language skills. Students who are considering applying for entry to German Honours must take this course. The course builds on GM1050.

GM1554: GERMAN FOR BEGINNERS 2

15 credits

Level 1

Second Sub Session

Sustained Study

This language course provides students with a sound foundation in German (grammar and vocabulary). It enables students to understand the gist of authentic written and spoken German and to speak and write about familiar topics with a degree of accuracy and fluency.

No previous knowledge of German is required, but this course is also for students which took German at school before, on any level lower than Higher or A-level.

With 3 Language Classes and 1 Language Practical per week this course encourages and supports students to develop their personal self-study strategies.

GM1556: MODERN GERMAN CULTURE 2

15 credits

Level 1

Second Sub Session

This course allows insight into the major upheavals of twentieth century German history, while also extending students’ skills in reading German and in literary analysis. It focuses on a short novel by contemporary author Jenny Erpenbeck, which deals with the inhabitants of a Berlin house from the early 1900s to the late 1990s. Through exploring this literary text, students are able to engage with the ways in which radical social and political change impacts individual lives.

GM2040: GERMAN LANGUAGE (ADVANCED INTRODUCTORY) 1

15 credits

Level 2

First Sub Session

Sustained Study
The course consists of language classes leading to advanced communicative competence in German and it will include the analysis of contemporary texts drawn from a variety of contexts. This course may be taken only by students who have completed the German for Beginners courses.

GM2042: GERMAN LANGUAGE 3

15 credits

Level 2

First Sub Session

Sustained Study
This level two language course will build on and extend students' fluency and written skills in German.

GM2043: MODERN GERMAN CULTURE 3

15 credits

Level 2

First Sub Session

The meaning of life? Knowledge of good and evil? What are the limits of human understanding? Of scientific inquiry? Goethe's Faust knows of no questions that are too big to tackle. In the course, students will encounter some of the greatest literary figures of European thought and  literature, and follow them on their perilous journey. 

GM2540: GERMAN LANGUAGE (ADVANCED INTRODUCTORY) 2

15 credits

Level 2

Second Sub Session

Sustained Study
The intention of the course is to extend and reinforce further students' command of German grammar, vocabulary and syntactic structures, and to introduce various styles of written and spoken German. The course builds on the work done in GM2040 and  is intended only for continuing beginners. 

GM2542: GERMAN LANGUAGE 4

15 credits

Level 2

Second Sub Session

Sustained Study
Building on work done in GM 2042, the course will develop further language skills.

GM2543: MODERN GERMAN CULTURE 4

15 credits

Level 2

Second Sub Session

This course consists of the study of selected aspects of modern German culture and involves the close analysis of German texts. The latter are normally 20th-century texts.

GM3050: GERMAN LANGUAGE STUDY 5

30 credits

Level 3

Full Year

This  Level 3  course consists of a German language class, a composition class and an oral class. Students are encouraged to refine their oral and written German skills.

GM3067: GERMAN LANGUAGE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES 1/ GERMAN LANGUAGE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES 2

15 credits

Level 3

First Sub Session

This course is available only to students in Programme Year 3 or above and only to Honours candidates in European Studies during their period of residence abroad.

The course requires the submission of written assignments by correspondence.

GM3069: GERMAN JUNIOR HONOURS LANGUAGE STUDY

15 credits

Level 3

First Sub Session

This junior honours language course will build on and extend students' written skills and fluency in German.

GM3070: GERMAN LANGUAGE STUDY - LEVEL 3 (FIRST SEMESTER)

15 credits

Level 3

First Sub Session

This course offers advanced German language learning at Level 3. The course runs for only the first semester.

GM3077: GERMAN SPECIALISED STUDY A

15 credits

Level 3

First Sub Session

In the specialised study course, students will select one of a range of options chosen in consultation with the School to complement the remainder of their Honours programme. 

GM3088: GERMAN DRAMA IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY A

15 credits

Level 3

First Sub Session

This course provides an introduction to German drama in the 20th century, including Expressionist drama, Epic Theatre and post-1945 drama in the German-speaking countries. Selected works by writers such as Toller, Brecht, Frisch, Dürrenmatt, Kroetz and Hein will be examined. The plays will be analysed within their socio-political context.

GM3095: ALLUSION AND FUSION IN GERMAN LITERATURE A

15 credits

Level 3

First Sub Session

“Everyone who lived in high-up, magical places must feel the same way. You come down into the world and you mingle, but all the while there's something calling you back.” (A. Hasan) The pain of feeling different from others is one of the most enduring themes in literature. For some this is enriching, others are destroyed by it. 

GM3525: LEVEL 3 GERMAN LANGUAGE STUDY (MODE B)

15 credits

Level 3

Second Sub Session

GM3567: GERMAN LANGUAGE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES 1/ GERMAN LANGUAGE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES 2

15 credits

Level 3

Second Sub Session

This course is available only to students in Programme Year 3 or above and only to Honours candidates in European Studies during their period of residence abroad.

The course requires the submission of written assignments by correspondence.

GM3592: NATIONAL SOCIALISM C

15 credits

Level 3

Second Sub Session

The course will deal with the rise to power of the NSDAP as well as the various ingredients (intellectual, historical, economic) which go to make up the National Socialist Weltanschauung. 

GM3596: FILM AND TEXT C

15 credits

Level 3

Second Sub Session

Why is it, that we love films - but if we enjoyed  the book before, the film often leaves us a little disappointed? We will be looking at the different tools that are available to the writer and the film director, and see how they affect us in various ways. 

GM3599: MODE B GERMAN CULTURE

15 credits

Level 3

Second Sub Session

A culture option selected from GM35XX courses in any one year, only available for Mode B students in German.

GM4052: GERMAN DISSERTATION (JOINT HONOURS)

15 credits

Level 4

First Sub Session

Students engage in their first larger project of independent research. 

GM4077: GERMAN SPECIALISED STUDY B

15 credits

Level 4

First Sub Session

Students will select one of a range of options chosen in consultation with the School to complement the remainder of their Honours programme.

GM4088: GERMAN DRAMA IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY B

15 credits

Level 4

First Sub Session

This course provides an introduction to German drama in the 20th century, including Expressionist drama, Epic Theatre and post- 1945 drama in the German-speaking countries. Selected works by writers such as Toller, Brecht, Frisch, Dürrenmatt, Kroetz and Hein will be examined. The plays will be analysed within their socio-political context.

GM4095: ALLUSION AND FUSION IN GERMAN LITERATURE B

15 credits

Level 4

First Sub Session

“Everyone who lived in high-up, magical places must feel the same way. You come down into the world and you mingle, but all the while there's something calling you back.” (A. Hasan) The pain of feeling different from others is one of the most enduring themes in literature. For some this is enriching, others are destroyed by it. 

GM4099: GERMAN LANGUAGE STUDY FOR SENIOR HONOURS

30 credits

Level 4

Full Year

Building on the skills gained during the Junior Honours language course and before, this module expands and refines German language expertise in writing, reading, speaking and listening, to an advanced level, for their final exit written and oral exam in German.​

GM4558: DISSERTATION SINGLE HONOURS - GERMAN

30 credits

Level 4

Second Sub Session

Students engage in their first larger project of independent research. The dissertation is to be written in German. 

GM4592: NATIONAL SOCIALISM D

15 credits

Level 4

Second Sub Session

The course will deal with the rise to power of the NSDAP as well as the various ingredients (intellectual, historical, economic) which go to make up the National Socialist Weltanschauung. 

GM4596: FILM AND TEXT D

15 credits

Level 4

Second Sub Session

Why is it, that we love films - but if we enjoyed  the book before, the film often leaves us a little disappointed? We will be looking at the different tools that are available to the writer and the film director, and see how they affect us in various ways. 

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