Course summary
This course offers students an opportunity to develop their academic interests in the societies, cultures, literatures and films of the German speaking lands from the Middle Ages to the present.
Modules
Compulsory modules: 1. Literary and cultural theory 1 2. Literary and cultural theory 2 3. Research and professional skills 4. German literary and cultural contexts: turning points 5. Specialised research in German studies
Assessment method
Modules are assessed through coursework; there are no final exams for this programme. You will spend the summer months focusing on researching and writing a final dissertation of no more than 15,000 words.
Entry requirements
A good 2.1 Honours undergraduate degree in German with a German language proficiency at C1 level on the European Framework or equivalent. If you studied your first degree outside the UK, please see the university’s international entry requirements.
English language requirements
For the current English Language requirements please visit the English language requirements for postgraduate students on the University of St Andrews website.
English language requirements for postgraduate students
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/entry/language-requirements/postgraduate/
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
For the most current information on course fees please visit https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/postgraduate/taught/.
Sponsorship information
Departmental funding; Carnegie-Cameron bursaries; entrant accommodation bursary; Formula Santander postgraduate scholarship; recent graduate discount; Thomas and Margaret Roddan Trust bursary.
Provider information
University of St Andrews
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St Andrews
KY16 9AJ