GERMAN FACULTY OF ARTS German
Our successful graduates in German include not only BBC Europe Editor Katya Adler, but also the magician Derren Brown!
Why study German at Bristol? Bristol’s Department of German has an impressive reputation for teaching and research. You will follow a curriculum that introduces you to many aspects of German studies. As well as taking a structured language course, you will also study literature, history, thought, politics, linguistics and culture. You will be able to choose from a wide range of options, which allows you to pursue your own interests.
All German degrees last four years and include a period of residence in a German-speaking country on a work or study placement during your third year.
There is a close community in the department, with an active student society and a range of extracurricular social and cultural events, including regular dramatic performances. Bristol is an exciting place to study arts and humanities, with a thriving cultural life, several art cinemas, concert halls and theatres, and a vibrant, cosmopolitan atmosphere.
Germany remains central to the European economy, guaranteeing high demand for the increasingly rare commodity of advanced fluency in the German language and familiarity with the diverse nature of the culture, history, politics and lifestyle of the German-speaking world.
For more information on these courses visit
bristol.ac.uk/ug19-german.
BA German A-levels ABB (BBC†
) IB 32 (29† )
Expertise in modern languages has never been more important as the United Kingdom forges a new relationship with its European partners and seeks to develop its trading and cultural ties throughout the world. The University of Bristol offers a dynamic environment in which to pursue the study of modern languages and cultures.
The Single Honours German course offers the full range of German studies through the study of language, history, literature and culture.
Following a wide-ranging introduction to those disciplines in the first year, you can choose from a range of options in your second and fourth years, including classical or contemporary literature, expressionist drama, commerce and industry, linguistics, and modern political and social history. All Bristol teaching reflects the ground-breaking research interests of our academic staff.
You will spend the third year abroad, either as a teaching assistant, a student at a partner university in Germany or Austria, or on a work placement.
BA German and a modern language A-levels ABB (BBC†
) IB 32 (29† )
Our Joint Honours degrees enable you to develop your German skills while studying another language; one of these languages may be from beginners’ level. You will take the same language units as Single Honours students and choose your other options from a wide range of units. You will spend half of your third year in a German-speaking country and the other half in a country where your other language is spoken. All modern languages students at Bristol benefit from our state-of-the-art multimedia centre.
Single Honours BA German 4 years
BA Modern Languages
Joint Honours BA Czech and German 4 years
BA French and German 4 years BA German and Italian 4 years
R200 p117
RR2V RR12 RR23
BA German and Portuguese 4 years RR25 BA German and Russian 4 years BA German and Spanish 4 years BA Film and German
BA History of Art and German BA Music and German
BA Philosophy and German BA Politics and German BA Theatre and German LLB Law and German
RR27 RR24 p93
p103 p118 p122 p128 p141 p107
Academic entry requirements
The University recognises a wide range of UK and international qualifications for admission; for further details please see p48
Typical standard offer for BA German A-levels ABB including German
IB Diploma 32 points overall with 16 at Higher Level, including 5 at Higher Level in German Typical contextual offer†
for BA German A-levels BBC including B in German
IB Diploma 29 points overall with 14 at Higher Level, including 5 at Higher Level in German Other requirements
Part-time study Yes (six or seven years with daytime, weekday teaching, plus a period of residence abroad)
English language profile B (see p48) †
Contextual offer; see p46
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