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Fees and Funding
UK & EU Fee
£9,000 (2013/14)
Overseas Fee
£14,750 (2013/14)
General Funding Notes
Details about financial support are available at: www.ucl.ac.uk/study/ug-finance
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Prospectus subject entries
European Languages, Culture and Society and Russian and East European History
Prospectus faculty entry
German and History BA
UCAS Code: RV21
This four-year programme combines study of the language and culture of the German-speaking countries with a wide range of history courses offered by UCL’s School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES). SSEES specialises in Central and Eastern European history, politics and language.
Entry Requirements
A Levels
| Grades | AAB |
|---|---|
| Subjects | History required, foreign language preferred. |
| AS Levels | A pass in a further subject at AS level or equivalent is required. |
| GCSEs | English Language at grade B, plus Mathematics at grade C. For UK-based students, a grade C or equivalent in a foreign language (other than Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew or Latin) is required. UCL provides opportunities to meet the foreign language requirement following enrolment, further details at: www.ucl.ac.uk/ug-reqs |
IB Diploma
| Points | 36 |
|---|---|
| Subjects | A score of 17 points in three higher level subjects including History and preferably a foreign language, with no score lower than 5. |
Other Qualifications
For entry requirements with other UK qualifications accepted by UCL, choose your qualification from the list below:
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International Qualifications
International Qualifications
In addition to A level and International Baccalaureate, UCL considers a wide range of international qualifications for entry to its undergraduate degree programmes.
University Preparatory Certificates
UCL offers intensive one-year foundation courses to prepare international students for a variety of degree programmes at UCL.
The University Preparatory Certificates (UPCs) are for international students of high academic potential who are aiming to gain access to undergraduate degree programmes at UCL and other top UK universities.
For more information see our website: www.ucl.ac.uk/upc
English Language Requirements
If English is not your first language you will also need to satisfy UCL's English Language Requirements. A variety of English language programmes are offered at the UCL Centre for Languages & International Education.
Degree Summary
Degree Benefits
- Studying German at UCL provides access to a broad range of subject areas, an innovative approach to learning and a rich tradition of research.
- Academic staff are prominent in their fields and include the leading British historian of the German Democratic Republic and acknowledged experts on medieval comedy, sociolinguistics, women's writing and Austrian literature.
- Students play an active role in the department, organising an annual German play, and hosting high-profile events, recent examples being debates on EU expansion and Jewish identity in Germany.
- Resources within ten minutes' walk include the British Library, the Institute for Germanic and Romance Studies, the German Historical Institute and the Institute of Historical Research.
The first two years are essentially 'contextual', providing you with a broad overview and a methodological framework for your literary, linguistic and historical studies. Courses can be divided into the following broad areas:
Language - discussion and essay, comprehension, translation, grammar
Literature and literary theory - authors, themes, textual criticism
Cultural Studies - interdisciplinary analysis, diverse forms of representation
Film - history, theory and analysis of film
History/politics - East and West German and Austrian politics, and history and social and political theory
Linguistics - linguistic theory, history of the language, sociolinguistics, political discourse
You may also take School of European Languages, Culture and Society (ELCS) courses, which allow students to study literature, film, art and culture from outside their subject area(s), focusing on broad cultural movements, issues and approaches from an interdisciplinary perspective and drawing on the full range of specialisms within the school.
You will spend your third year abroad in a German-speaking country, at a university, as an English language assistant within a school, or on an approved work placement. In your final year you choose from a range of advanced options, allowing you to specialise in your own areas of interest.
You will take half your courses in each discipline.
Your Learning
The programme is delivered primarily by seminars, often including individual and group presentations and small-group exercises. You will also attend oral and translation classes in groups of 10-15 students. Lectures are less frequent, and are used to convey information which can then be discussed in the small-group teaching.
Assessment
The programme is examined in a variety of ways: timed examinations, assessed coursework, oral examinations, an assessed year abroad, assessed oral presentations, and five-day take-home papers.
Degree Structure
In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual courses, normally valued at 0.5 or 1.0 credits, adding up to a total of 4.0 credits for the year. Courses are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional courses varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 1.0 credit is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
Year One
Year Two
Year Three
Final Year
Further details available on degree page of subject website:
Your Career
Thanks to a combination of intellectual training, articulacy and vocational skills, our graduates find employment in many areas of business and commerce, as well as in the public sector (especially but not exclusively in education and culture).
While a significant number of our graduates choose to remain in the UK, others spend at least part of their working lives based elsewhere, often in German-speaking countries. Recent graduates of German-related programmes have been very successful in gaining employment with companies such as Deutsche Bank, Google,The Wall Street Journal and with organisations such as the British Council.
A high percentage of our graduates proceed to further study, either acquiring additional qualifications in law, journalism or business administration, or embarking on Master's or doctoral degrees, in German studies, in European history, and in related areas such as translating or interpreting or international relations.
Destinations
First career destinations of recent graduates (2009-2011) of this programme include:
- Full-time student, MA in German at the Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies (2010)
- Head of European Corporate Data, Citywire Financial Publishers (2009)
- Full-time student, MPhil in Politics (Political Theory) at the University of Oxford (2009)
Find out more about London graduates' careers by visiting the Careers Group (University of London) website:
Application
Your Application
In your application we will be looking for evidence of your aptitude for language learning. We will hope to discover how you became interested in history and in German language, literature, culture or society, what you are doing to further those interests, and why you wish to study these subjects at degree level.
How to Apply
Application for admission should be made through UCAS (the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service). Applicants currently at school or college will be provided with advice on the process; however, applicants who have left school or who are based outside the United Kingdom may obtain information directly from UCAS.
Selection
If your application demonstrates that your academic ability and motivation make you well-suited to our degree then you will be invited to attend an applicant open day at UCL. You may be asked to respond to an admissions questionnaire and/or attend an interview (at which some German may be spoken).
For candidates for whom travelling to UCL is difficult, alternative arrangements will be made. Our admissions process aims to assess your linguistic abilities and attainments as well as cultural awareness and intellectual potential.
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