Studying German at Hull University

Single Honours German

You study both German language and cultural modules within this four-year programme. In each year of study you take two core language modules, each worth 20 credits, and one year-long culture module, also worth 20 credits.

At advanced level in German you have three classes per week for the language modules (1 x written class and 2 x oral classes) plus one fortnightly grammar plenary lecture. At Beginners & Improvers level there are five language classes per week. From the second year onwards the Beginners & Improvers are taught in the main advanced stream. In German, oral classes are taught by German native speakers, and written classes by non-native speakers who have native fluency in German.

Our culture modules are delivered by a combination of lecture and seminar, typically one to two hours per week. In year 1 you will gain an overview of the development of modern Germany in The Making of Modern Germany.

Our Year 2 culture module concentrates on Representations of Germany and in the final year the culture module focuses on Post-1989 Germany in text and film.

In your first year, you will also study a module on Patterns of Language and a module dealing with Managing Language Learning at University. You may also be able to choose a Modern Languages interdisciplinary module, one of our pan-European year-long culture modules.

Finally you will choose a Free Elective module from a catalogue of wide-ranging modules – anything from a new language to modules in sport or film.

Joint Honours German and….:

Within this programme of study you combine 60 credits in German and 60 credits in your other subject.  Similarly to Single Honours students you follow two core language modules in German in each year of study and one culture module or a Free Elective.

German with……:  

In the case of “with” combinations, you study 80 credits of German and 40 credits of the “with” subject, i.e. business, marketing, management or translation studies. In German you take the two core language modules and one culture module in German, plus a Free Elective.

The same pattern is repeated in years 1, 2 and 4, whilst the third year is spent abroad. As a single honours student or a student on a “with” combination, you will be expected to spend the academic year in a German-speaking country, as an English assistant in schools,  a student at one of our German partner universities or on one of our work placements. Joint students with another language are required to spend time in both countries, either one semester in each or the year in one and the vacation on either side of the year abroad in the other country.