Study Schemes

BA Irish / German [QR5F]

Academic Year: 2013/2014Joint Honours scheme - available from 2002/2003

Duration (studying Full-Time): 4 years

Award Eligibility:Standard Awards; Excellence Bursary;

Part 1 Rules

Year 1 Options

GERMAN ADVANCED: you must take:

Semester 1
GE19900

German Language Advanced

Semester 2
GE19930

German Language Advanced

Year 1 Options

GERMAN BEGINNERS: you must take:

Semester 1
GE10700

German Language (beginners)

Semester 2
GE10740

German Language (beginners)

Year 1 Options

GERMAN ADVANCED: you must take either GE10910 or EL10610 and must also choose an additional 20 credits of the following or other Level 1 content modules:

Semester 1
EL10500

Introduction To European Film

EL10610

Language In Society: An Introduction To Sociolinguistics

EL10800

Language, Culture, And Identity In Europe

EL10900

Images Of Europe: The European Imagination

GE10910

Ways Of Reading German Literature

Semester 2
EL10520

Introduction To European Film

EL10820

Language, Culture, And Identity In Europe

EL10920

Images Of Europe: The European Imagination

Year 1 Options

GERMAN BEGINNERS: you must choose 20 credits of the following or other Level 1 content modules:

Semester 1
EL10500

Introduction To European Film

EL10610

Language In Society: An Introduction To Sociolinguistics

EL10800

Language, Culture, And Identity In Europe

EL10900

Images Of Europe: The European Imagination

Semester 2
EL10520

Introduction To European Film

EL10820

Language, Culture, And Identity In Europe

EL10920

Images Of Europe: The European Imagination

Year 1 Options

Students must take the following modules in their chosen language. Non-beginners in Irish take IR11220 (not IR10620 + IR10710)

Semester 1
GC10620

Cyflwyniad I Wyddeleg Modern A'i Llenyddiaeth 1

IR10620

Introduction To Modern Irish Language 1

IR11200

Modern Irish Language And Literature For Non-beginners

Semester 2
GC10720

Cyflwyniad I Wyddeleg Modern A'i Llenyddiaeth 2

IR10710

Introduction To Modern Irish Language 2

IR11220

Modern Irish Language And Literature For Non-beginners

Year 1 Electives

Students may choose from the following list, together with any other modules allowed by the Faculty, up to a total of 60 credits.

Semester 1
GC10810

Diwylliant Celtaidd I

IR10810

Celtic Culture 1

Semester 2
GC10910

Diwylliant Celtaidd Ii

IR10910

Celtic Culture 2

Part 2 Rules

Year 2 Core (30 Credits)

You must take:

Semester 1
GE20100

German Language

Semester 2
GE20130

German Language

Year 2 Options

You must choose 30 credits of the following Level 2 GE or EL modules but note that you cannot take both EL31900/20 and EL20500/10 in combination:

Semester 1
EL20500

Extended Essay Module

EL31900

Teaching English As A Foreign Language

GE20420

An Introduction To Variation In German

GE21010

The Language Of Economics

Semester 2
EL20510

Extended Essay Module

EL31920

Teaching English As A Foreign Language

GE27110

Short Prose In German

GE27220

German-speaking Refugees In Literature And Culture

Year 2 Core (50 Credits)

Students must take the following modules

Semester 1
IR21900

Old Irish (language + Literature) 1+2

IR22100

Modern Irish (language + Literature) 1+2

Semester 2
IR21920

Old Irish (language + Literature) 1+2

IR22010

Middle And Early Modern Irish (language+literature) 1+2

IR22120

Modern Irish (language + Literature) 1+2

Year 3 Core (60 Credits)

On your compulsory year abroad your registration will be:

Semester 1
GES0000

Year Abroad Assessment

Semester 2
GES0060

Year Abroad Assessment

Year 3 Core (60 Credits)

Rhaid treulio blwyddyn yn dilyn cyrsiau Brifysgol yn Iwerddon / You must follow courses from a University in Ireland

Semester 1
IRS0000

Abroad Year Dummy

Semester 2
IRS0060

Abroad Year Dummy

Final Year Core (30 Credits)

You must take:

Semester 1
GE30100

German Language

Semester 2
GE30130

German Language

Final Year Options

You must choose 30 credits of the following Level 3 GE or EL modules but note that you cannot take both EL31900/20 and EL30500/10 in combination:

Semester 1
EL30100

Dissertation

EL30500

Extended Essay Module

EL31900

Teaching English As A Foreign Language

GE30420

Language And Society In German-speaking Countries

GE31010

The Language Of German Politics

Semester 2
EL30120

Dissertation

EL30510

Extended Essay Module

EL31920

Teaching English As A Foreign Language

GE37020

Autobiography And Life Writing In German

Final Year Core (30 Credits)

Students must take the following modules

Semester 1
IR32300

Old Irish And Middle Irish (language And Literature)

IR32400

Early Modern Irish (language And Literature) 3+4

Semester 2
IR32320

Old Irish And Middle Irish (language And Literature)

IR32410

Early Modern Irish (language And Literature) 3+4

Final Year Core (20 Credits)

Modern Irish III & IV is compulsory for final year students. It is a 'must pass' module for students graduating in Irish.

Semester 1
IR32500

Modern Irish (language And Literature) 3+4

Semester 2
IR32520

Modern Irish (language And Literature) 3+4

Available both years Options

20 credits from the following except only one extended essay can be taken each year

Semester 1
IR22400

Extended Essay 2

IR32900

Extended Essay 4

IR33100

Traditional Music Of The Celtic Countires

Semester 2
GC32720

Gaeleg Yr Alban

IR22410

Extended Essay 2

IR32910

Extended Essay 4

Aberystwyth University Standard Awards

  • Entrance Scholarship / Merit Award
  • Sports Bursary
  • Music Bursary
  • International Excellence Scholarship
  • Residential Bursary
  • Aberystwyth Bursary
  • Care Leaver Bursary