Course Overview
Lancaster's four-year combined German Studies and History degree gives you the opportunity to learn in a department ranked in the UK top ten by The Complete University Guide, 2011 and to follow our redesigned History degree, taught in the department's new state-of-the-art premises. You will also spend a year working or studying in a German-speaking country.
Your German Studies programme focuses on developing your fluency combined with an in-depth study of the country's historical, cultural, social and political background. Your History courses cover British, European and world history.
You'll begin your degree with courses including German Language (Intensive for Beginners or Advanced) and From the Medieval to the Modern - History and Historians. In your second and final years, you'll be able to follow modules such as Becoming German: Identity Formation in Modern German Society and Culture; Economic and Social Change in France, Germany and Spain since 1945; Crises of Society: War and Plague in the Late Medieval British Isles, and The Restless Nation: German History, 1871-1989.
In your third year you'll complete your Residence Abroad: Intercultural and Academic Reflection before finishing your degree back at Lancaster.
For a list of compulsory modules, please see the tab above.
This department has brought me wonderful opportunites, excellent tuition and chance to explore languages and cultures beyond the lecture theatres.
Career opportunities
In a globalised world, foreign languages combined with a knowledge of international history and contemporary cultures are highly valued by employers. Popular career paths for our graduates include advertising, journalism, library work, computing and accountancy.
Languages are an excellent route into careers in the Diplomatic or Civil Service, the British Council and other international organisations and language and culture specialists often find work in Europe-based or international businesses. Many graduates also choose to teach, either in the UK or abroad.
A number of graduates prefer to continue their studies and find Lancaster has varied opportunities for postgraduate research.
Modules
Here are some of the current modules which are available during your studies at Lancaster:
PartI
- German Studies Part I (Intensive German for Beginners)
- History and Historians
- Part I German Studies (Advanced)
PartII (Year 2)
- Oral Skills
- Oral Skills (post-intensive)
- Post-War German-language, Culture and Identities
- Written Skills
- Written Skills (post-intensive)
PartII (Year 3)
- intercultural and academic reflection
PartII (Year 4)
- German Language Oral Skills
- German Language Written Skills
For more detailed module information please visit the European Languages and Cultures department website.
Entry Requirements
A-level: AAB inc. German unless this is to be studied from beginners level, in which case applicants should have evidence of language-learning ability (e.g. an AS or A-level in another foreign language or GCSE grade A in a foreign language). We normally expect three A-levels.
General Studies: Accepted as one of 3 A-levels
Applied A-levels: Accepted in conjunction with A/AS-levels up to maximum of 6 units.
Key skills: Not included in offer
Scottish Highers: ABBBB
Irish Leaving Cert: Offers will be made on the basis of 5 or 6 Higher level subjects. Please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office (01524 592028) for further information
International Bacc: 35 pts overall with 16 pts from best three HL courses
BTEC: DDM/DDD
Mature students: Applications welcomed from mature students who can provide evidence of language-learning ability. Please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office (01524 592028) for further information
IELTS: 6.5
For details of how we evaluate international qualifications, please click here.
Financial Support
Lancaster University's priority is to support every student to make the most of their life and education. In addition to government maintenance loans, grants and national scholarships, Lancaster University offers a range of financial support for full time UK Undergraduate students from lower-income backgrounds. Many students each year will be entitled to bursaries or scholarships to help them with the cost of fees and/or living expenses.
The Lancaster Scholarship package is designed to reward the hard work and natural ability of full-time UK students applying to study with us regardless of their household income. Students achieving A*, A, A in their A-level examinations (or equivalent academic qualifications) will receive a £1,000 per year Lancaster Scholarship during their undergraduate studies if they place us as their firm choice institution. Continuation of the Lancaster Scholarship is subject to satisfactory academic progression.
Our combined £5,000 bursary package will help students from England whose household incomes are less than £25,000 per year with fees and living costs.
Students from England eligible for our £5,000 bursary package will also be awarded a £3,000 Lancaster Scholarship if they achieve A*, A, A in their A-level examinations (or equivalent academic qualifications). This totals £8,000 of support for students during their studies.
For full details of the University's financial support packages including eligibility criteria, please visit our
fees and funding page.
