German
University of Limerick
Key Information
Campus location
Limerick, Ireland
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
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Application deadline
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Introduction
German
We have an excellent track-record of helping our students acquire high-level language skills, and a sound knowledge of the culture and society of the German-speaking countries of Europe. This also offers students a window into wider European culture. Students develop great enthusiasm for their subject, not least because of the many opportunities for work placements in top Austrian, German and Swiss companies and the exciting possibilities of studying as an ERASMUS student at one of our many German-speaking partner universities. Our classes are typically taught through the medium of German, using up-to-date teaching methods and the latest educational technologies. You can also take advantage of one-to-one sessions with native speakers, discussion groups, movie evenings, and lectures and readings by visiting authors and academics. Our research expertise in language learning and German Studies (including GDR studies, crime fiction, exile and intercultural studies) feeds directly into our teaching. We have the only Centre for Irish-German Studies in Europe and are active in interdisciplinary research in the Centre for Applied Languages, the Centre for European Studies and the Ralahine Centre for Utopian Studies.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
Year 1
Semester 1
- German for Beginners 1
- German Language and Society 1: Intro to German Studies I (post leaving certificate)
Semester 2
- German for Beginners 2
- German Language and Society 2: Intro to German Studies II (post leaving certificate)
Year 2
Semester 3
- Romanticism, its Background and Its Legacy
- German for Beginners 3
- German Language and Society 3: Living and Working in Germany (post leaving certificate)
Semester 4
Cooperative Education Placement
Year 3
Semester 5
External Academic Placement
Semester 6
- German Language and Society 4: Germany Past and Present
- German Literature and Culture: The 19th Century
Year 4
Semester 7
- German Language and Society 5: Germany, Europe and Beyond
- Aspects of 20th Century Writing in German
Semester 8
- German Language and Society 6: Issues and Debates
- Current Trends in German Literature and Culture
Program Outcome
NFQ Level 8 major Award Honours Bachelor Degree
- Professional Master of Education (Languages)
- MA German Language and Culture in Europe
- MA International Studies
- MA in Applied Linguistics International
- MA TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
- Teaching (Professional Master of Education required)
- International Business
- European and Irish public service
- Arts and Cultural Institutions
- Translating
- Tourism