German course information
Post A-level German: which courses do I pick?
You language module:
MLT264 & MLT265 German Language Post A-level
Your core culture module:
MDL108 Understanding German History and Culture
Your optional culture module in Germanic
MDL117
Resist! The Art of Protest in Berlin and Amsterdam
You can also expand your knowledge of Germanic languages by adding Beginners' Dutch.
Get in the mood
Get you in the mood for the coming semester by checking out our links:
Read this overview of German history from 1871 to the present
There is a BBC series of podcasts (in English) on German Culture and History called Germany: Memories of a Nation
On All4 there is Deutschland '83, a gripping drama about tensions between East and West Germany at the high-point of the Cold War
Listen to this current affairs podcast by a German graduate now working as a Germany correspondent
Listen to German news each day (for German language learners!)
Read articles on Deutsche Welle – news and information about Germany
Beginners' German
If you missed out on Europe’s most fascinating language at school we want you to have a second chance. German is an important and beautiful language spoken in the political and economic heart of the European Union.
Our Beginners course is intensively taught in small groups and involves both a language and a German history and culture programme.
Here, Mary Davidson (Dual Degree German and English) explains why she chose Beginners' German in her first year.
Beginners' German: which courses do I pick?
You language module:
MLT01040 & MLT01041
German Language Beginner Intensive
Your core culture module:
MDL108 Understanding German History and Culture
Your optional culture module in Germanic
MDL117
Resist! The Art of Protest in Berlin and Amsterdam
And remember...
When you opt for German you become part of the lively Germanic Studies community. We have a two sport teams (football and netball), we organize Kaffee und Kuchen sessions, a theatre production, guest speakers and authors. Above all, we boast the liveliest of Student Societies: Deutscher Verein (well, at least we think so).
MDL 117 Resist! The Art of Protest in Berlin and Amsterdam
If you feel you want to add another German course to your programme we also offer Resist! The Art of Protest in Berlin and Amsterdam
Berlin and Amsterdam: two capitals at the forefront of protest and alternative lifestyles from the early 20th century right up to the present. Where did their radical traditions spring from? What do these protests say about how the cities and nations see themselves? How does creative resistance fuel gentrification and urban tourism? This module explores the culture of resistance and protest from the first women's march for the vote and posters and activism against war and fascism, to the creative resistance of the Amsterdam provo movement and more recently Pride Canal Parade and Black Lives Matter/Kick out Zwarte Piet.
This course is in taught and assessed in English and it is worth 20 credits.
Get in touch if you have questions or concerns: slc-enquiries@sheffield.ac.uk