German and History
UCAS Code: RV21
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Including History. German also required for post A Level study but no language required for beginners pathway.
Pass with 60 credits overall; 45 at level 3. Of the 45 credits, at least 21 should be passed at Merit or above and this must include 9 credits of History passed with Distinction. A Level German grade B (or UoN accepted equivalent) also required for post A Level study but no language required for beginners pathway.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
Including History. German also required for post A Level study but no language required for beginners pathway.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Including 5 points in History at Higher Level. If studying German post A Level you will also need either 5 points in German Higher Level or 6 points in German at Standard Level (Programme B). No language qualification is required for beginners pathway.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
This qualification is considered alongside other UoN accepted qualifications such as A Levels. A Level History grade B (or UoN accepted equivalent). A Level German grade B (or UoN accepted equivalent) also required for post A Level study but no language required for beginners pathway.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
This qualification is considered alongside other UoN accepted qualifications such as A Levels. A Level History grade B (or UoN accepted equivalent). A Level German grade B (or UoN accepted equivalent) also required for post A Level study but no language required for beginners pathway.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
This qualification is considered alongside A Level History grade B (or UoN accepted equivalent). A Level German grade B (or UoN accepted equivalent) also required for post A Level study but no language required for beginners pathway.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
This qualification is considered alongside other UoN accepted qualifications such as A Levels. A Level History grade B (or UoN accepted equivalent). A Level German grade B (or UoN accepted equivalent) also required for post A Level study but no language required for beginners pathway.
Scottish Advanced Higher
Including History and German. No language is required for beginners pathway. This qualification is only acceptable when combined with Scottish Higher grades ABBBB.
Scottish Higher
This qualification is only acceptable when combined with Sottish Advanced Highers at grades AB including History and German. No language is required for beginners pathway.
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)
This qualification is considered alongside other UoN accepted qualifications such as A Levels. A Level History grade B (or UoN accepted equivalent). A Level German grade B (or UoN accepted equivalent) also required for post A Level study but no language required for beginners pathway.
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About this course
This degree combines modules in German language, culture, history, and politics as well as a wide variety of modules from our Department of History. You will enjoy flexibility of module choice as the course progresses, tailoring your degree to suit your personal interests. The German language element of the course can be taken at beginners’ level or is suitable for those with prior German language experience. The two strands merge in the final year and our students achieve degree-level competence in German regardless of their starting point. You will also have the opportunity to develop your language skills and cultural awareness during your third year spent in Germany or Austria.
Modules
In year one you will be introduced to German culture and history. In history you will take a skill and methodology-based module to develop your ability to write about and debate history. In year two you will develop your knowledge of German in preparation for the year abroad and choose modules in literature, history, politics and society and optionally film, media and linguistics. A core history module deals with global developments and key debates about the current world’s origins. Your third year is spent abroad in Germany or. In year four you will build on your previous language acquisition, developing your skills to degree level, and study a range of specialist options. In history, you will study a special subject and one optional module.
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University of Nottingham
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What do graduate employment figures really tell you?History is a very popular subject (although numbers have fallen of late) — in 2015, over 10,000 UK students graduated in a history-related course. Obviously, there aren't 11,000 jobs as historians available every year, but history is a good, flexible degree that allows graduates to go into a wide range of different jobs, and consequently history graduates have an unemployment rate comparable to the national graduate average. Many — probably most — jobs for graduates don't ask for a particular degree to go into them and history graduates are well set to take advantage. That's why so many go into jobs in the finance industry, human resources, marketing, PR and events management, as well as the more obvious roles in education, welfare and the arts. Around one in five history graduates went into further study last year. History and teaching were the most popular further study subjects for history graduates, but law, journalism, and politics were also popular postgraduate courses.
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What do graduate employment figures really tell you?It's often said the UK doesn't produce enough modern language graduates, and graduates from German courses have a lot of options available to them when they complete their courses. The unemployment rates last year was lower than graduates in general. Nearly a quarter of working graduates from 2015 got jobs outside the UK — mostly as English teachers — which is much higher than for most subjects. The relative strength of the German economy means there will continue to be opportunities there in the future. But more graduates went to work in London, and those who want to stay at home to work find jobs anywhere where good communication skills are a must, particularly in education, in marketing, in the arts and in business and finance as teachers, writers, personnel officers, financial advisors, analysts, sales people and marketers.. But remember — whilst employers say they rate graduates who have more than one language, you need to have them as part of a whole package of good skills.
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