German and Classics BA (Hons)

German Studies (50% of your degree) combines advanced linguistic development with in-depth cultural study. You will take German language at beginners or advanced level, working towards becoming proficient, alongside cultural modules each semester, in addition to modules in your partner subject. Cultural modules cover a range of specialisms, enabling the study of the literature, films, sociolinguistics, histories and societies of German-speaking countries. A Year Abroad is spent in a German speaking country as a student at a university, an assistant in a school, or on a work placement. If you combine German with another language, you will split the year between two countries.<br/><br/>A joint degree with Classics (50%) enables you to explore the languages and literature of the Ancient World with specialist tuition in Latin and Greek. Depending on your previous experience, can begin languages from scratch, or continue at higher levels, consolidating linguistic knowledge and exploring classical literature in the original. Alongside your core language modules, you can choose to explore wider literary and cultural themes, ancient material culture and society, or other ancient languages (Egyptian, Akkadian and Sumerian). <br/><br/>Most Combined Degrees allow you to adapt the weighting of each by 25% after the first year, helping you to keep your options open. Please note, however, students studying either a Business or Economics pathway in combination with another subject cannot increase from 25% to 50% or from 50% to 75% and it is not possible to transfer from a 50% to 75% Law. To find out more about your programme choice, please go first to our Combined Degrees webpages: liverpool.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/combined-degrees.