Course summary
Lancaster’s joint German Studies and History degree is taught by the Department of Languages and Cultures in conjunction with the Department of History. Your German Studies programme gives you the opportunity to acquire high-level language skills and gain a thorough understanding of the country’s historical, cultural, social and political background in a global context. In History, we will help you to develop your critical abilities studying modules in British, European and American world history. Your first year comprises an exploration of the German language and its cultural context as well as the core History module From Medieval to Modern: History and Historians. Alongside this, you can choose the History module People, Places, and the Past or a minor subject that complements your degree. Building on your language skills in Year 2, you will study the culture, politics and history of Germany and Austria in more depth, as well as selecting modules which are international in scope and promote a comparative understanding of Europe and beyond. You will combine these with the core module, The Nature and Practice of History, and select options such as The Making and Unmaking of Heroes in German History: from Warriors and a People’s Queen to Film Stars and a Football Team and Restless Nation: Germany in the 20th Century. Spending your third year abroad in a German-speaking country allows you to make a major contribution to your command of the language, while deepening your intercultural sensitivity. You can study at a partner institution or conduct a work placement. In your final year, you consolidate your German language skills, and study specialist culture and comparative modules, such as Imagining Modern Europe: Post-Revolutionary Utopias and Ideologies in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century. You will also select History modules such as Europe’s Age of Extremes, 1914-45: Film and Memory or The Shock of the New - Modernity and Modernism in American Culture, 1877-1919.
How to apply
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- RV21
- Institution code:
- L14
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
A level - AAB
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDD
Access to HE Diploma - D: 36 credits M: 9 credits
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 35 points
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
England | £9250 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
Provider information
Lancaster University
Bailrigg
Lancaster
LA1 4YW