Course Overview
Lancaster's four-year combined German Studies and Music degree gives you the opportunity to be involved in the Department of European Language and Cultures and our Music Department - part of the Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts (LICA), ranked top three in the UK for its research by the 2008 Research Assessment Guide.
Your degree takes a deeper look at Germany as a country, its politics, history, modern culture and society and you'll spend your third year overseas gaining knowledge and fluency. Your Music courses uniquely integrate theory and practice with specialist studies in musicology, musical analysis, composition and technology.
You'll begin your degree with courses including German Studies (Intensive for Beginners or Advanced); Music Theory, and Sound and Studio theory. Your second-year modules cover Becoming German: Post-War German Language, Culture and Identities; German Language Oral Skills and German Language Written Skills.
In your third year, you'll complete your Residence Abroad: Intercultural and Academic Reflection before finishing your degree with modules such as German Language Oral Skills and German Language Written Skills.
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
Your degree provides a basis for employment in many sectors including education, journalism, media, advertising and business.
Germany has a strong employment market which will be open to our alumni and many of our graduates have gone on to successful language teaching careers in the UK and with international schools around the world.
Lancaster's Music graduates have taken up careers in the creative industries, broadcasting, marketing, publishing, music teaching, music production, arts management and other arts-related areas.
Other students continue their studies at a higher level. A postgraduate degree opens up opportunities in higher education, while a professional qualification is beneficial for roles such as interpreting.
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)
- Music Theory and Practice
- Part I German Studies (Advanced)
PartII (Year 2)
- Composition
- Contemporary Fine Art Practitioners
- Contemporary Hong Kong Cinema
- Critical Reflections
- Documentary Drawing
- History of Electronic and Computer Music
- Ideology and Politics in the Cinema
- Introduction to Television Drama
- LICA Work Placement
- Modern Dance
- Oral Skills
- Oral Skills (post-intensive)
- Orchestration
- Perception and the Arts
- Post-War German-language, Culture and Identities
- Postwar European Playwrights
- Practical Studies II
- Silent Cinema
- Sound and space
- Studio Technique
- The Cultural History of American Film
- The Evolution of America's Music
- Written Skills
- Written Skills (post-intensive)
PartII (Year 3)
- intercultural and academic reflection
PartII (Year 4)
- Analysing Popular Music
- Contemporary Fine Art Practitioners
- Contemporary Hong Kong Cinema
- Creative Enterprise
- Dissertation
- Documentary Drawing
- German Language Oral Skills
- German Language Written Skills
- History of Electronic and Computer Music
- Ideology and Politics in the Cinema
- Introduction to Television Drama
- Music Composition
- Music, Culture and 'The Hollow Years'
- Perception and the Arts
- Rock and Roll in American Culture
- Silent Cinema
- Sound Synthesis and Design
- Sound and space
- The Cultural History of American Film
- The Evolution of America's Music
For more detailed module information please visit the European Languages and Cultures department website.
Entry Requirements
A-level: AAB and the ability to read music 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. One A-level will usually be in Music or Music Technology.
General Studies: Accepted as one of 3 A-levels
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 from best three HL courses
BTEC: Popular Music or Music Technology considered with normally at least DDD/DDM
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.
