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STA Programme Requirements 2025/26

8. Modern Languages - German

8.5. German and Politics

First Year 2025-26 Second Year 2025-26 Final Year 2025-26
  • One from listed Language Level:
  • GER4201 Introductory German (30 credits BEGINNERS)
  • GER4205 German I Intensive (30 credits POST GCSE)
  • GER4204 German I (30 credits POST A-LEVEL/NATIVE SPEAKERS)
  • SML4006 Culture and Language (30 credits)
  • POL110 Thinking Politically (30 credits)
  • EITHER:
  • POL105 Political Analysis (30 credits)
  • OR:
  • POL113 Politics in Action (15 credits) AND POL108 Background to British Politics (15 credits)
  • OR:
  • POL113 Politics in Action (15 credits) AND POL109 Global Histories (15 credits)
  • POL263 Modern Political Thought 1 (15 credits)
  • 45 credits of POL-coded modules at Level 5
  • One from listed Language Level:
  • GER5203 German II Intensive (30 credits BEGINNERS)
  • GER5202 German II (30 credits POST GCSE/POST A-LEVEL)
  • GER5200 German II for Native Speakers (30 credits NATIVE SPEAKERS)
  • 15 credits of SML/FRE/GER/HSP/RUS/POR/CHI/CAT/LIB-coded modules at Level 5
  • 30 credits of optional modules from the School of the Arts/the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences modules at Level 4, 5 or 6
  • One from listed Language Level:
  • GER6200 German III (30 credits BEGINNERS/POST GCSE/POST A-Level)
  • GER061 German III for Native Speakers (30 credits NATIVE SPEAKERS)
  • 15 credits of SML/FRE/GER/HSP/RUS/POR/CHI/CAT/LIB-coded modules at Level 6
  • 60 credits of POL-coded modules at Level 6
  • 15 credits of optional modules from the School of the Arts/the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences modules at Level 5 or 6

    • All students are required to take 120 credits in each academic year. It is not possible to take less, or more than 120 credits.
    • Students should normally take a balance of 60-60 credits worth of modules in each semester. A 75-45 split might be accepted as an exception, but it will mean a workload-heavy Semester 1 that students may find challenging. A 45-75 split is not permitted.
    • Some programmes allow modules to be taken at a different level of the student’s programme of study (first year = Level 4, second year = Level 5, final year = Level 6), but we strongly recommend that students going into their second year choose all their credits to be at Level 5, and students going into their final year choose all their credits to be at Level 6. This is to ensure that students meet their progression and/or degree classification requirements as explained in the Academic Regulations.