BA Hons German

at University College Cork

Year 1
 

Intensive language work in small groups will give you an opportunity to consolidate and deepen your knowledge of German grammar and vocabulary and to become more confident in speaking German.
 

The literature and culture course is designed to acquaint students with a series of literary, artistic and filmic examples of modern German culture, representing and fuelling cultural developments in Europe and worldwide. Modules include:
 

• Integrated Language Course

• Introduction to Literature. Theatre and Film.
   

Modules

All modules 5 credits unless otherwise stated.
 

Beginner Level:

• GE1101 Integrated Written and Oral German Language Course for Beginners (10 credits) 

• GE1104 Introduction to German Culture and Literature for Beginners  
   

Non-Beginner Level:

• GE1101 Integrated Written and Oral German Language Course for Beginners (10 credits)  

• GE1102 Introduction to Literature 
   

Years 2 and 3

Practical language work continues to play a major part in the form of translation, grammar, discussion and essay writing on topics that will focus your attention on life and society in German-speaking countries and on contrasts and similarities between your environment and the German, Austrian or German-Swiss environment.
 

Modules in Year 2 include:

• Integrated Language Course

• German Literature from the 18th to 21st centuries
   

Optional modules include:

• Political and Social Culture since 1945.

• German-Irish relations

• Preparation for the year abroad

• German Love Poetry

• German national identity

• Linguistics
   

Modules in Year 3 include:

• Advanced Integrated Language Course

• German Film

• Holocaust representations

• Teaching German as a Foreign Language

• Literature, Migration, and Multilingualism

• Literature and Topography

• Nietzsche

• Heinrich von Kleist
   

You will also develop advanced language skills, intercultural awareness, analytical and critical skills in the areas of literature, culture and society.

Additional Leaving Certificate entry requirements

Students selecting Beginners’ German must have obtained at least a grade H3 in another language in the Leaving Certificate examination or equivalent. Students selecting Non-Beginners’ German must have achieved at least a grade H4 in German. 
 

Non-EU Candidates
Non-EU candidates are expected to have educational qualifications of a standard equivalent to the Irish Leaving Certificate. In addition, where such candidates are non-native speakers of the English language they must satisfy the university of their competency in the English language.
 

Minimum Requirements and Accepted English Language Tests & Examinations The minimum English language entry requirements for admission onto a postgraduate programme at UCC are outlined below. These requirements are for postgraduate applicants whose first language is not English. If Gaeilge (Irish) is your first language these requirements do not apply to you.There are a small number of programmes with a higher minimum English language entry requirement and we list these below under Programmes with a Higher Minimum English Language Requirement.IELTS*  
 

• 6.5 Overall
• 6.0 Individual Skills (academic version)
   

TOEFL iBT  

• 90 Overall
• Listening 20
• Reading 19
• Speaking 21
• Writing 20

The fees for BA Hons German may vary from €16,000 to €35,000 anually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for international students.

Students develop a set of linguistic, intercultural, analytical and critical skills which equip them for professional fields, including:
 

• education/teaching
• translation/interpreting
• journalism
• film
• theatre
• media
• IT Sector
• international business/export industry
• public sector
• European institutions