German Studies

There are a number of reasons to study German at Aston:

• Our department is lively and friendly, with experienced and enthusiastic staff

• We take a contemporary approach to teaching, with small language groups, all taught in German, using real texts in everyday situations

• All undergraduate programmes feature an integrated Year Abroad in Germany or a German-speaking country, with a choice of a work placement in a well-known and established company, a teaching assistantship in a German school or a University course at one of our many ERASMUS partner institutions

• We use and develop innovative teaching methods, combining e-learning, lectures, independent study, and group work

• Along with near native proficiency in written and spoken German, students also graduate with in depth understanding of the issues that shape contemporary Germany, Austria, and German-speaking Switzerland

• We boast first-class facilities featuring the latest language laboratory software and recently refurbished teaching rooms

• We expose our students to the full range of uses of the German language: from literature and film through to subtitling and translating

• We are a research-led team, and our courses - in politics, literature, socio-linguistics, cinema - reflect our research expertise

• We have close links with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Austrian Exchange Service (ÖAD), we are a registered onDaF Test Centre and the only UK Test Centre for the Austrian Language Diploma (OSD).

Our programmes

• You can choose to study German at Aston University from beginners level, with our University Wide Language Programme
  
• Undergraduate programmes - Choose to study German as a Single Honours programme or combine it with an additional subject, such as a modern language.
  
• Postgraduate taught programmes - The School of Languages and Social Sciences offers a range of Postgraduate programmes in Teaching English as a Second Language, translation studies and European Studies, International Relations & Politics that require an Honours Degree in a foreign language
  
• Postgraduate research - we also support German research students in a range of subject areas.