Research in German Studies (MA)

at University of Warwick

Are you keen to specialise in the academic study of your chosen language and culture, and do you have the motivation to develop an individual research path, leading potentially to PhD study? This course combines taught modules with language-specific research and offers an advanced preparation for doctoral research.

You will work with the support of leading researchers, drawing on expertise in critical theory, research skills and key research themes. You will benefit from an introduction to critical theories and perspectives across the European and North American intellectual traditions, as well as develop your research specialism in German Studies.

Core modules
Critical Theory in Modern Languages

Discover new theoretical approaches and methods in the Critical Theory in Modern Languages core module.

Guided Study Option

Tailor your own bespoke programme of study in consultation with one of our expert tutors.

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Research Skills in Modern Languages

Develop your research skills with a core module introducing you to using electronic resources, creating bibliographies, writing a literature review, writing a PhD proposal and applying for funding, selecting a Dissertation topic and giving oral presentations of your work.

Dissertation

Optional modules
Optional modules can vary from year to year. Example optional modules may include:

• Benjamin, Lukács, Brecht, Adorno: The Search for Revolutionary Aesthetics
• The Self and the Others: Identity, Gender and Ethnicity in German Culture around 1800
• Love, Eros and the Family in Post-1945 German Culture
• Reading Contemporary German Diasporic Writing
• German Romanticism
• German Memories of the War - from Perpetration to Suffering
• Trans/national Cultures
• Multilingualism and Global Cultures
   

Minimum requirements

2:i undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a related subject.

English language requirements

• Band B
• IELTS overall score of 7.0, minimum component scores of two at 6.0/6.5 and the rest at 7.0 or above.
   

The University carries out an initial fee status assessment based on information provided in the application and according to the guidance published by UKCISA. Students are classified as either Home or Overseas Fee status and this can determine the tuition fee and eligibility of certain scholarships and financial support.

If you receive an offer, your fee status will be stated with the tuition fee information, however we are awaiting guidance from the UK government regarding fee status for EU, other EEA and Swiss nationals and their family members living in the UK for academic year 2021/22 onwards. We are not able to confirm the fee status for these students until the relevant eligibility criteria have been confirmed. Once we have received further information from the UK government, we will provide you with an update on your fee status and let you know if any additional information is required. If you believe your fee status has been incorrectly classified you can complete a fee status assessment questionnaire (follow the instructions in your offer) and provide the required documentation for this to be reassessed.
 

Graduates from these courses have pursued roles such as: authors, writers and translators; legal professionals and marketing associate professionals.

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

• Careers in the Public Sector
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• Completing effective CVs and Application Forms for students from the School of Modern Languages
• Languages Alumni Evening