German and Drama

Description

German and Drama enables you to learn the language and culture of Germany and German-speaking countries, alongside learning the practical skills and cultural insights of the dramatic arts. You gain a deeper understanding of German dramatists, such as Goethe and Brecht, and will also have the opportunity to combine the two subjects in your final-year dissertation.

German is one of Europe's most important languages for business and culture. Worldwide, it is the second-most widely used language on the internet (W3Techs 2014). It is also frequently used as a second language in Eastern Europe, serving as a means of communication across international boundaries. Fluency in the German language, combined with knowledge of political and cultural developments in the German-speaking world, opens up career opportunities in many areas of Europe.

Along with our other European language departments, German has native-speaker language assistants and state-of-the art computing and audio-visual facilities. Many classes are taught in German, and you have the opportunity to spend a year studying, teaching English or working in a German-speaking country.

University of Kent Drama students are taught by leading performance practitioners and lecturers from all around the world. Our range of industry-standard facilities include studios, performance spaces and workshops. There is a diverse array of modules to choose from that incorporate a distinctive balance of practical and theoretical elements, allowing you to develop the skills and vision needed for employment in the creative industries and beyond. Consequently, our Drama and Theatre courses are among the most popular in the country with strong National Student Survey results every year.

German and Drama is therefore an ideal combination for those wanting to gain a broad cultural insight and practical skills with an international focus.

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline January 15 Tuition fee

• GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
• GBP 12450 Year (Non-EEA)

Start date September 2015 Credits (ECTS) 180 ECTS

• Total Kent credits: 360
• Total ECTS credits: 180

Credits 360

• Total Kent credits: 360
• Total ECTS credits: 180

Duration full-time 48 months Languages Take an IELTS test

• English

Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Full-time More information Go To The Course Website

Course Content

Course structure

The course structure below gives a flavour of the modules that will be available to you and provides details of the content of this programme. This listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation. Most programmes will require you to study a combination of compulsory and optional modules, you may also have the option to take ‘wild’ modules from other programmes offered by the University in order that you may customise your programme and explore other subject areas of interest to you or that may further enhance your employability.

Stage 1

Possible modules may include:

DR315 - Modern Theatre: A Theoretical Landscape

DR337 - The Empty Space

GE331 - Learning German 2 (Post-GCSE German)

GE329 - Intensive Beginners German

GE301 - Learning German 3 (Post A Level)

GE311 - Varieties of German Writing

GE312 - Images of Germany, 1945-1990

GE326 - Introduction to German Literature (in translation)

GE327 - German Pronunciation and Phonetics

GE328 - Post-1989 German Cinema

GE330 - Beginners' Danish: Language & Culture

You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage

Stage 2

Possible modules may include:

GE507 - Learning German 4

GE516 - German Post 'A' Level

DR681 - Theatres of the Past 2: The Moderns

DR682 - Theatre and Music

DR594 - Popular Performance

DR609 - European Naturalist Theatre & Its Legacy

DR663 - Physical Theatre 1

DR549 - Acting

DR575 - Victorian and Edwardian Theatre

DR612 - Shakespeare's Theatre

DR667 - Site Specific Performance

DR669 - European Theatre from 1945

DR671 - Puppet and Object Theatre

DR673 - Theatres of the Past 1: the Classics

DR674 - Performance and Art: Intermediality from Wagner to the Virtuals

GE580 - German Extended Essay

GE593 - Danish Through the Medium of Crime Fiction

GE584 - Order and Madness: Classical German Literature

GE586 - Medien und Öffentlichkeit

GE587 - Life After Modernism? An Introduction to Postmodernist Literature in Ge

GE591 - German Expressionism 1920-1925

You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage

Year abroad

The University of Kent has Erasmus agreements with several universities in Germany and Austria.

Possible modules may include:

LA514 - Year Abroad Module

Stage 3

Possible modules may include:

GE503 - Learning German 5

DR676 - Introduction to Stand Up

DR678 - Creative Project

DR680 - Theatre & Adaptation

DR619 - Playwriting I: For Beginners

DR629 - Cultural Policies in the British Theatre

DR635 - Dance & Discourse: Dramaturgies of Moving Bodies

DR636 - The Shakespeare Effect

DR648 - Applied Theatre

DR659 - Performing Classical Texts

DR592 - New Directions

DR548 - Theatre & Journalism

DR664 - Physical Theatre II

DR610 - Performing Lives: Theory & Practice of Autobiographical Theatre

DR683 - Performing Philosophy

GE592 - German Expressionism 1920-1925

GE588 - Life After Modernism? An Introduction to Postmodernist Literature in Ge

SCL501 - Languages in the Classroom

GE586 - Medien und Öffentlichkeit

GE585 - Order and Madness: Classical German Literature

GE580 - German Extended Essay

GE506 - German Dissertation

GE593 - Danish Through the Medium of Crime Fiction

Requirements

Home/EU students

The University will consider applications from students offering a wide range of qualifications, typical requirements are listed below, students offering alternative qualifications should contact the Admissions Office for further advice. It is not possible to offer places to all students who meet this typical offer/minimum requirement.

Qualification / Typical offer/minimum requirement

A level

• ABB including and B in German or a modern European language other than English

GCSE

• C in a modern European language other than English

Access to HE Diploma

• The University of Kent will not necessarily make conditional offers to all access candidates but will continue to assess them on an individual basis. If an offer is made candidates will be required to obtain/pass the overall Access to Higher Education Diploma and may also be required to obtain a proportion of the total level 3 credits and/or credits in particular subjects at merit grade or above.

BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (formerly BTEC National Diploma)

• The university will consider applicants holding BTEC National Diploma and Extended National Diploma Qualifications (QCF; NQF;OCR) on a case by case basis please contact us via the enquiries tab for further advice on your individual circumstances.

International Baccalaureate

• 34 points overall or 16 at HL including 4 at HL or 5 at SL in a modern European language other than English

International students The University receives applications from over 140 different nationalities and consequently will consider applications from prospective students offering a wide range of international qualifications. Our International Development Office will be happy to advise prospective students on entry requirements.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

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