BA Liberal Arts with German (with a year abroad)
About this course
BA (Hons) Liberal Arts with German (with a year abroad) is a liberal arts degree focusing on interdisciplinary study combined with German language and culture. Core topics include Data Analysis. The course includes a mandatory year abroad spent studying at a partner institution or undertaking a work placement or internship, and concludes with a final-year independent study project. The first year introduces foundational concepts through compulsory modules such as Discovering the Humanities, Bridging the Humanities, and Intensive German Language and Cultures: Beginner, alongside optional choices across archaeology, history, literature, philosophy, and music. The second year advances linguistic proficiency through German Language and Cultures: Advanced, while offering optional modules in cinema, historical studies, and linguistics as data science. The final year involves compulsory advanced study in modules such as German Language and Cultures: Proficient, Modern German Language: Context, Trends & Conflicts, and an Independent Study in Languages and Cultures. Students can further tailor their studies through a wide selection of optional modules covering diverse topics from bioethics to digital storytelling and sustainability.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAA IB: 36 Points BTEC: D*DD
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Discovering the Humanities
- Bridging the Humanities
- Intensive German Language and Cultures: Beginner
- German Language and Cultures: Upper Intermediate
- Understanding German-speaking Cultures and Societies (ab initio)
- Understanding German-speaking Cultures and Societies (A-level)
- Prehistory to the Present
- Introduction to Archaeological Science
- Reading Now
- Theory Now
- Political Communities in World History
- Societies & Economies in World History
- Art History Now
- The Art of Looking
- Phonetics & Phonology
- Syntactic Structures
- Listen to This!: Critical Approaches to Music 1
- Analyse This! Critical Approaches to Music 2
- Power and Consent
- Metaphysics and Humans
- Histories and Politics of Theatre-Making
- Introduction to Media Technologies
- German Language and Cultures: Advanced
- The Berlin Republic
- World Cinemas: Representing National and Transnational Societies and Cultures
- Issues in Archaeology and Heritage
- Interpreting Prehistory
- Victorians: British Literature 1832-1901
- American Literature: From the First World War to the End of Empire
- The Scientific Revolution, 1500-1700
- Black Radicalism
- Art and Politics: Global Conceptualisms
- The Future is Still Female: Art and Feminism since the 1970s
- Linguistics as Data Science
- Foundations of Meaning
- Plurilingualism, Multilingualism and Transnational Languages: Concepts, Strategies and Approaches
- History of Film Music
- The Social Power of Popular Music
- Politics and Freedom: Anarchism & Conservatism
- Philosophy of Mind
- Current Issues in the Creative Industries (BCI 2)
- Theatre Texts & Contexts
- Future of Food
- German Language and Cultures: Proficient
- Modern German Language: Context, Trends & Conflicts
- World Cinemas: Representing National and Transnational Societies and Cultures
- Independent Study in Languages and Cultures
- Translation: Methodology and Practice
- Approaching Global Challenges: Archaeology and Heritage
- Special Topic: The Archaeology of Africa
- Special Topic: Human Evolution
- Borders, Bodies, Bridges: Migration & Racialisation in Modern Literature & Culture
- Literature & Ecology
- The Writer’s Notebook: A Prose Fiction Workshop
- Animals
- Empires
- Beauty
- Journeys, Histories and Methods of Display
- Surrealism: Art and Liberty
- Interwoven. Fashion and Clothing Communities in Art History (1800-the Present)
- English Place-names Across Time and Space
- Multimodality: Language and the Body
- Neurolinguistics: Language and the Brain
- The Musicology of Record Production
- Music in the Community
- History of African American Music
- Buddhism as Philosophy
- Contemporary Issues in Bioethics
- Theories of Social Justice: Rawls & Beyond
- Gaming: Industry & Culture
- The Future of Story: Storytelling in the Digital Age
- Current Issues in Film and Television
- Current Trends in Theatre: New Writing, New Practices, New Contexts
- Marketing and Branding
- Disability, Accessibility and Representation in the Creative Industries
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language II
- Sustainability Clinic
- Sustainability and Policy: Research, Engage and Change
- Climate Crisis Action Lab
Questions about this course
What grades do I need for BA Liberal Arts with German (with a year abroad) at University of York?
The typical offer is AAA at A level, or 36 points in the IB.
Does BA Liberal Arts with German (with a year abroad) at University of York include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and a compulsory year abroad.