8. Modern Languages - German

8.1. Modern Languages - One Language

First Year 2025-26 Second Year 2025-26 Final Year 2025-26
  • Language students cannot take two beginners languages.
  • 30 credits of Core Language (one of below):
  • French (FRE4204 Beginners/FRE4202 Post GCSE/FRE4200 Post A-Level and Native Speakers)
  • German (GER4201 Beginners/GER4205 Post GCSE/GER4204 Post A-Level and Native Speakers)
  • Russian (RUS4203 Beginners/RUS4204 Post GCSE/RUS4201 Post A-Level/RUS4202 Native Speakers)
  • Spanish (HSP4200 Beginners/HSP4201 Post A-Level/HSP4202 Native Speakers)
  • SML4006 Culture and Language (30 credits)
  • 60 credits of options from guided list of modules at Level 4
  • 30 credits of Core Language (One of the below, following on from the language taken in first year):
  • French (FRE5206 Beginners/FRE5202 Post GCSE, Post A-Level and Native Speakers)
  • German (GER5203 Beginners/GER5202 Post GCSE and Post A-Level/GER5200 Native Speakers)
  • Russian (RUS5202 Beginners/RUS5200 Post GCSE and Post A-Level/RUS5201 Native Speaker)
  • Spanish (HSP5202 Beginners/HSP5201 Post A-Level/HSP5207 Native Speakers)
  • 60 credits of SML/FRE/GER/HSP/RUS-coded modules at Level 5
  • 30 credits of optional modules from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Level 4, 5 or 6
  • 30 credits of Core Language (One of the below, following on from the language taken in first and second year):
  • French (FRE6202 All Levels)
  • German (GER6200 Beginners, Post GCSE and Post A-Level/GER061N Native Speakers)
  • Russian (RUS6200 Beginners, Post GCSE and Post A-Level/RUS6201 Native Speakers)
  • Spanish (HSP6201 All Levels)
  • 60 credits of SML/FRE/GER/HSP/RUS-coded modules at Level 6
  • 30 credits of optional modules from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

    • 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.