IELTS 7.0, with no component below 6.0
With BA German and Economics develop your knowledge of German, explore the culture of Germany and learn key economic analysis skills that will aid you in your future career.
Join our friendly and dynamic Department of Languages and Cultures, which offers the opportunity to study in a lively, multilingual community with staff and students from all over the world. We offer a flexible and supportive approach to learning which allows you to tailor your degree to your interests, including the opportunity to learn other languages.
Through this course you will become confident and highly skilled in written and spoken German. You will master the fundamental elements of the language, to the point where you will graduate with a near-native command of it. We’re proud of our small language classes, led by native speakers. Direct access to expert staff for help and feedback ensures you develop your language skills to the best of your ability.
This course provides you with the opportunity to explore the culture, history, film, literature and politics of this fascinating country. You will gain a deep understanding of, among other things, the profound impact of the unification of East and West Germany in 1989.
In economics, you will study practical issues and explore the relationship between economics and society more widely. This course places less emphasis on mathematical and statistical content, and instead you will focus on the relevance of these techniques to applied problems. You will still learn necessary maths skills in your core modules with extensive support, should you need it. Optional modules span a number of topics, including business, policy, economic history and even the economics of climate change.
An integral part of the course is the opportunity for you to spend up to a year in Germany or Austria, studying at a partner institution, undertaking a work placement or working as a British Council language teaching assistant. This allows you to immerse yourself in the culture of the country and greatly improve your knowledge of German at the same time. The core language module in the second year will equip you with the skills and knowledge required to work and live abroad.
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Year 1
Introductory Mathematics for Economics 1
Introductory Microeconomics
Introductory Quantitative Methods in Economics and Business 1
Introductory Macroeconomics
Optional modules include:
Introduction to Psychology 1
Introduction to Psychology 2
Radical Philosophy
Reason and Argument
The Meaning of Life
British Society
Freedom
Inequality
Introduction to Political Ideas
The Science of Climate Change
Presenting the Past
What is Comparative Literature?
The Making of Modern Europe: 1789 to the Present
Greats of European Cinema
Thinking Translation: History and Theory
Introduction to Linguistics
Student Enterprise
Codes and Code Breaking
Law & Society
Globalization and Language
English Language and Society
Greek History: war, society, and change in the Archaic Age
Ancient Greek 1
Ancient Song
Roman History: the rise and fall of the Republic
Latin 1 (C)
Texts, Readers, and Writers
Economy, Politics and Culture from the fall of Rome to the rise of feudalism
The Economics of Climate Change
Economic Policy and Social Problems
Introduction to Marketing
Introduction to Management
Modernisms & Mythologies
Icons of Modern Germany
Advanced German Language I
German Texts and Genres
Year 2
Compulsory modules include:
University study/Work placement/Assistantship abroad
Year Abroad Language
Intermediate Microeconomics
Intermediate Macroeconomics
Optional modules include:
Science, perversion, and dream in global fantastic literature
Society, Thought, and Art in Modern Europe
Love in Medieval and Renaissance Literature
Literature, Language and Media
Unity, Nationalism and Regionalism in Europe
Literature, Language and Education
Business Economics
History of Economic Thought
Empirical Methods for Economics and Social Sciences
Intermediate Mathematics for Economics
Economic History
Economics of Social Policy
Advanced German Language II
Advanced German Language I
Glorification, Denial and Contempt – Reconstructing Austria’s Past
The World of Words: Lexicology and Word Formation
Year 3
Compulsory modules include
Advanced German Language III
Optional modules include
German Language for Management & Business II
Language and Power
Cinemas of the World
Extended Essay
Advanced Macroeconomics
Applied Econometrics
Advanced Microeconomics
Migration in Germany
Mobility and the Metropolis: Berlin in German Literature
War on Screen - Germany and its films about WWII
Processes of Long Term Political and Economic Change
Economics of Banking
Industrial Organisation
Financial Economics
Business History
The Economics of Sports and Games
Economics of Labour
Development Economics
Money and Banking
Experimental Economics
Urban Economics
Public Economics
International Economics
Dissertation (for Joint degrees)
Macroeconometrics
Pre-sessional English language programme
If you need to improve your English language score you can take a pre-sessional English course prior to entry onto your degree.
By the time you graduate, you will be able to write and speak fluently in German – an immensely useful skill to have given that there is currently a great shortage of well-qualified linguists in the UK. The experience of studying or working abroad also distinguishes you from non-language graduates, providing evidence of self-reliance, adaptability and enterprise. Furthermore, you will be in high demand as a result of the analytical skills and specialist knowledge of economics you develop through this course.
Our graduates have an excellent record of gaining employment or progressing to further study. Many of our graduates go on to put their linguistic skills to practical use by working for companies with a German connection. However, prospects extend well beyond translating and interpreting. Recent graduates have been recruited by employers such as Sony Europe, the Civil Service, Oxford University Press, Dow Jones and PwC, all of whom clearly value the technical and intellectual training of a degree in modern languages.
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