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German at Exeter is a well-established centre of excellence in both research and teaching. In the last Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008) 85% of our research was classified as of international quality. We regularly perform well in national league tables and were ranked 2nd in the UK by the Times Good University Guide 2008. We were also ranked 7th for German and 7th for overall satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2008.
We pride ourselves on providing an intellectually challenging, supportive and friendly learning environment. Our students are given the opportunity to acquire excellent language skills and to engage in a stimulating and unusually varied programme of study into the culture and literature of the German-speaking world. Teaching specialisms, which are based on our research interests, range from the Middle Ages to the present day and include film.
Students of German at Exeter have the opportunity to develop excellent language skills and to engage in a stimulating and unusually varied programme of study into the German-speaking world ranging from the Middle Ages to the present day. We are committed to updating our courses in response to developments in education at school and university level, and our first-year course has been carefully designed to help you make the transition from A Level to university.
During each of the three years you spend in Exeter you will follow core modules in written and spoken German. These include regular oral classes with specially trained native speakers. The first-year course provides you with the foundations for the study of German at degree level; the second-year language programme develops your proficiency in written German as well as offering preparation for the year abroad; in the final year we focus particularly on translation from and into German.
Parallel to your language work you study ‘content' modules. In the first year students follow a set of core modules. These introduce you to key developments in the history, literature and culture of Germany and Austria and further your skills of critical analysis.
In your second and final years you are able to choose from a range of options covering diverse subject matter, from the religious tensions that tore Germany and Europe apart in the sixteenth century to the unique role played by the city of Berlin in 20th-century political and cultural history, from the works of Goethe and Schiller to film and contemporary fiction. The material is studied through a variety of media; in addition to the study of literary texts and film we work with the visual arts and historical documents.
By the end of the degree our graduates have the intellectual and analytic training to equip them for their future professional lives. Exeter graduates have a high rate of success in the employment market, and graduates in German are attractive to a wide range of employers. Many find jobs in which their language skills are essential, and some go to live and work in German-speaking countries. Recent German graduates have found employment in areas as diverse as accountancy, teaching, law, management, journalism, banking and the health service. Others are studying for higher degrees.
All programmes in the Department of Modern Languages make use of the University's e-learning software, WebCT, which gives students online access to learning materials. The materials themselves are password-protected, for copyright reasons, but you can view a representative selection of WebCT material from across the Department.
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