Study Schemes
BA Irish / German [QR5F]
Academic Year: 2013/2014Joint Honours scheme - available from 2002/2003
Duration (studying Full-Time): 4 years
Part 1 Rules
Year 1 Options
GERMAN ADVANCED: you must take:
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.
Part 2 Rules
Year 2 Core (30 Credits)
You must take:
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 EL31900 Teaching English As A Foreign Language
GE20420 An Introduction To Variation In German
Semester 2 EL31920 Teaching English As A Foreign Language
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:
Year 3 Core (60 Credits)
Rhaid treulio blwyddyn yn dilyn cyrsiau Brifysgol yn Iwerddon / You must follow courses from a University in Ireland
Final Year Core (30 Credits)
You must take:
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 EL31900 Teaching English As A Foreign Language
GE30420 Language And Society In German-speaking Countries
GE31010 The Language Of German Politics
Semester 2 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 IR33100 Traditional Music Of The Celtic Countires
Aberystwyth University Standard Awards
- Entrance Scholarship / Merit Award
- Sports Bursary
- Music Bursary
- International Excellence Scholarship
- Residential Bursary
- Aberystwyth Bursary
- Care Leaver Bursary