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German and Linguistics

The below course structure is indicative. Modules on offer change year on year, dependent on staff research interests and availability.

From 2022/23 entry, this course will be subsumed into the BA Modern Languages and Linguistics

Year One

Core Modules
  Modern German Language I (GE101-30) or Modern German Language for Beginners (GE103-30)  
 

Linguistics: Understanding Language (ET118-30)

 
 
Optional Modules (30 credits must be studied)
 

Research, Academic and Professional Skills (ET120-15)

 
 

Language in Society (ET119-15)

 

Year Two/Three

Core Modules
  Modern German Language 2 (GE201-30) or Modern German Language 2 (Postbeginners) (GE203-30)
  Phonetics and Phenology (ET229-15)
  Morphology and Syntax (ET230-15)
  Sociolinguistics (ET216-15)
  Intercultural Business Communication (ET212-15) or Qualitative Research Methods (ET214-15)
Optional Modules
  Intermediate Year German Studies Modules (30 credits)*
  *Exceptional case for 15 credits external module may be approved

Year Two/Three - Spent Abroad

Year Four

Core Modules
  Modern German Language III (GE401-30)
  Linguistics Dissertation (ET315-30)
  Communication Modes (ET325-15)
Optional Modules
 
Final Year German Studies Modules (up to 30 credits) AND a 15 credit Linguistics option module
 
Professional Communication (ET319-15)
 
 
Dialects (ET327-15)
 
 

*Exceptional case for 15 credits external module may be approved by SMLC Director of Undergraduate Studies