Experience a blend of language and cultural learning with an undergraduate degree in German at Birmingham. Throughout your degree, youll expand not only your German vocabulary and language skills, but also your cultural horizons.
With this intercultural degree, youll gain competency in the German language, preparing you to work in a number of sectors from business and marketing to translation and teaching. Our BA German is flexible, meaning youll be able to major in the German language or choose to study it as a Joint Honours, where your second language holds equal weightin...
Experience a blend of language and cultural learning with an undergraduate degree in German at Birmingham. Throughout your degree, youll expand not only your German vocabulary and language skills, but also your cultural horizons.<br/><br/>With this intercultural degree, youll gain competency in the German language, preparing you to work in a number of sectors from business and marketing to translation and teaching. Our BA German is flexible, meaning youll be able to major in the German language or choose to study it as a Joint Honours, where your second language holds equal weighting.<br/><br/>**Pathway options** you can also choose the option of Translation Studies alongside one or two languages.<br/><br/>One of the most exciting elements of this degree is that youll experience living and studying in a year abroad.<br/><br/>**Why study this course?**<br/><br/>**Flexibility** - choose to combine German with ONE or TWO additional languages, Translation, Business Management, Linguistics, English Literature, History, History of Art or Music. <br/><br/>**Practice as a professional** – Develop your skills with our state-of-the-art Interpreting Suite with Televic interpreting desks and sound proof booths at the same professional standard as the United Nations.<br/><br/>**More than fluent** – Choose vocational modules in areas such as Translation, Language Teaching, Legal Culture, Business and more; leading into a wide range of career prospects with the help of our Careers and Employability team. <br/><br/>**Multicultural city** – Learn in a vibrant city that is culturally, ethnically and religiously diverse. Join a number of language and culture-based societies to further enhance your skills including the multilingual Linguist Magazine.<br/><br/>**Focused academic contact** – We pride ourselves on competitive contact hours. These take place within small groups, encouraging active language learning through engagement with cultural material (beginners will receive more support in English, as appropriate).<br/><br/>**14th for German in the Complete University Guide by subject (2024)**
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
29/09/2025
Campus
Main Site
Application deadline
Provider Details
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Course Code
R220
Institution Code
B32
Points of Entry
Year 1
UCAS TariffNot Accepted International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme32 6,5,5 in Higher Level subjects. You also require a Higher Level or equivalent in each modern language that you plan to study at Advanced level. If you do not have the relevant language at Higher Level, please feel free to contact us to discuss your options. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)DDM BTEC Extended Diploma: DDM, plus a B at A-level in the required subject/s mentioned above. BTEC Diploma: DD, plus a B at A-level in the required subject/s mentioned above. BTEC Subsidiary Diploma: D, plus AB at A-level, including the required subject/s mentioned above. Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - PrincipalAccepted in place of A levels with the following grade equivalencies: D2 = A*; D3 = A; M2 = B. Combinations of A levels and Principle subjects are accepted. NB required subjects must be offered (see A level Section) Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)Accepted in place of a non-required A level with the equivalent grade. A levelA,B,B A level grade B is required for each advanced language you wish to study. It is also possible to study two beginner (including post-GCSE) languages without taking an advanced language, as long as one of your beginner languages is French or Spanish. |
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,250 | 2024/25 | Year 1 |