MA German Studies: The University of Manchester

MA German Studies (Pathway of MA European Languages & Cultures)

Course description

The MA German Studies pathway is a modular programme, with a free choice of course units from those offered within German. This pathway comprises the prescribed core course units in Research Methods (30 credits), a dissertation (60 credits) and three or more optional course units (to a total of 90 credits).

Areas of specialist study include:

• German Literature of the Classical and Romantic Period
• Twentieth-Century and Contemporary German Studies
• Culture and Dictatorship
• Women's Writing
• Diaspora and Migration
• German-Jewish Studies
• Holocaust Studies
• Film Studies
• Language and Totalitarianism
• Architecture and Politics

Specialist study on any of these areas can be arranged with consent of the tutor.

Course aims

The course aims to:

• make students fully conversant with the methods of scholarly research in a humanities discipline and the resources necessary for such research.
• equip students for further study and research.
• provide graduates holding a first degree in a modern European language or languages with the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of the literature and culture of one or more areas where these languages are spoken.
• provide a thorough grounding in modern critical theoretical approaches to literary and cultural studies.

Entry requirements

Academic entry qualification overview: The normal requirement for admission to the MA is an Upper Second class Honours degree, or higher, or its overseas equivalent, in a relevant subject, usually the language(s) to be studied.

English language: Students whose first language is not English require an overall IELTS score of 7.0 with 7.0 in the writing component or TOEFL 600 (paper-based test), 250 (computer-based test) or 100 (internet-based test).