German and Politics
LR22 BA/GePol4 Four years
Programme description
The study of a language with politics offers the exciting prospect of a four-year degree programme that combines two contrasting, but often complementary, areas of interest. Whether you choose French, German, Hispanic Studies or Russian you will follow the core modules designed to help you develop your skills in writing and speaking that language as well as core modules in Politics. In addition you will normally spend a year abroad in a country where the language is spoken. You can choose whether to study or take up a work placement. For more information about the year abroad, see www.sllf.qmul.ac.uk
Programme outline
The following is modelled on French and Politics but holds for all joint degrees in a language and Politics.
Year 1
Core modules:
- Introduction to Politics
- French I
- French Foundations plus two other modules from Politics
Years 2 and 4 (Year 3 will normally be spent abroad)
Politics options include:
- British Political System
- Latin American Politics
- The Comparative Politics of the Middle East
- Nations, States and Nationalisms
- The Politics of Post-Communist Europe
- The Nation in the Global Age
- International Relations in a Globalising World
- Case Studies in Ethnic Conflict: Ireland and Northern Ireland
- Electoral Behaviour
- Theories of the Self
- European Integration and the European Union as a Political System
- Select Topics in British Government 1
- Select Topics in British Government 2
- The Politics of Economic Ideas
- French Politics
- Theory and Practice in Environmental Politics
- Themes and Issues of the Comparative Politics of the Middle East
- The History and Politics of Immigration in Britain
- European Politics: National Identity and Ethnicity
- Visions of Capitalism: Adam Smith and Karl Marx
- Analysing Public Policy
- European Politics: National Identity and Ethnicity
- Liberalism, Past and Present
Core language modules:
French options include:
- Memories of WWII in Literature, Film and Arts
- Power in Language: Values and Violence
- French Phonetics and Phonology
- Thought in France
- The Edutainers: Francophone Children?s Literature
- Theatre and Conflict: Early Modern French Drama
- Proust
- Imagining Modernity: Creative Writing
- Lovers and Libertines: Eighteenth-century French Fiction
- Language and Identity in Qu?bec
Year 3
- Year Abroad: Written Assignment
Assessment
Assessment is by a variety of methods which are clearly explained in the description for each module. These include a mixture of exams and coursework, coursework only, oral exams (including the production of a short radio programme), final-year dissertations and a range of experimental methods including independent projects and creative journals. For further information regarding assessment for specific modules, please see our Directory of Modules: www.sllf.qmul.ac.uk/courses/ugcourses.htm
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Career opportunities
For a graduate in a language and Politics there are plenty of interesting and challenging jobs both within the UK and in the wider European and world market-place. The UK is short of linguists in a globalised world which depends on effective communication and a multi-cultural awareness. And you are not ?just a linguist?, although fluency and confidence in a foreign language are increasingly recognised as essential skills in the job market. In addition to your excellent communication skills ? written and spoken ? not only do you have the cultural flexibility that comes from having lived, and perhaps worked, abroad, but also an astute political understanding. Your training in the analysis and interpretation of material as well as in report-writing and team work provide you with a range of transferable skills that an employer can use in whatever field you choose.Entry requirements
Further information
You will find full details about the School of Languages, Linguistics and Film (SLLF) on our website: www.sllf.qmul.ac.uk
If you have any other queries, please contact:
Julia Rollitt
School of Languages, Linguistics and Film
Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 8331
Fax: +44 (0)20 8980 5400
email: sllf-ug@qmul.ac.uk
For further information you can also call the Enquiries Hotline (UK callers only) on Freephone 0800 376 1800. International students should contact the Admissions and Recruitment Office
Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 5511
email: admissions@qmul.ac.uk
www.qmul.ac.uk/international
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Source: http://www.qmul.ac.uk/courses/courses.php?dept_id=19&ugcourses=2&course_id=668&course_level=2
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