Course summary

Experience a blend of language and cultural learning with an undergraduate degree in German at Birmingham. Throughout your degree, you'll expand not only your German vocabulary and language skills, but also your cultural horizons. With this intercultural degree, you'll gain competency in the German language, preparing you to work in a number of sectors from business and marketing to translation and teaching. Our BA German is flexible, meaning you'll be able to major in the German language or choose to study it as a Joint Honours, where your second language holds equal weighting. Pathway options you can also choose the option of Translation Studies alongside one or two languages. One of the most exciting elements of this degree is that you'll experience living and studying in a year abroad. Why study this course? Flexibility - choose to combine German with ONE or TWO additional languages, Translation, Business Management, Linguistics, English Literature, History, History of Art or Music. Practice as a professional – Develop your skills with our state-of-the-art Interpreting Suite with Televic interpreting desks and sound proof booths at the same professional standard as the United Nations. More than fluent – Choose vocational modules in areas such as Translation, Language Teaching, Legal Culture, Business and more; leading into a wide range of career prospects with the help of our Careers and Employability team. Multicultural city – Learn in a vibrant city that is culturally, ethnically and religiously diverse. Join a number of language and culture-based societies to further enhance your skills including the multilingual Linguist Magazine. Focused academic contact – We pride ourselves on competitive contact hours. These take place within small groups, encouraging active language learning through engagement with cultural material (beginners will receive more support in English, as appropriate). 14th for German in the Complete University Guide by subject (2024)