Bachelor of Arts in German and Philosophy with Politics

Bachelor of Arts in German and Philosophy with Politics

MQF Level

6

Duration and Credits

3 Years

180 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

German

Applicants wishing to join the part-time mode must submit their application as full-time, and then include a note in the comments box of the application form, denoting their preference to be considered for the part-time option. Such requests will be considered by the Board of the Faculty.

The programme in German will give you an academic perspective at the Germanic language in terms of linguistics, literature and culture. During the course we will instil within you a deep appreciation for the language by helping you refine and hone your lexical, syntactic and grammatical abilities in all of the language's mediums. Your heightened insight in history and culture will prove invaluable in the work field, and you will gain a better understanding of how the contemporary state of the German language and Germany itself have been affected by key historical events. We also encourage you to participate in the Erasmus+ mobility programme, as we believe a diversified and multicultural experience will give you a holistic academic journey.


Philosophy with Politics

Applicants wishing to join the part-time mode must submit their application as full-time, and then include a note in the comments box of the application form, denoting their preference to be considered for the part-time option. Such requests will be considered by the Board of the Faculty.

By following the B. A in Philosophy with Politics, you will be immersing yourself in the world of political ideas. This programme is designed to help you get to grips with the questions that dominate the contemporary political landscape. The perennial questions of philosophy, such as ‘What is Justice?’ and ‘How do we achieve a just society?’ are central to this course and they will be re-examined from the perspectives of several contemporary political philosophers. During your studies, you will be strongly encouraged both to debate and defend your position as well as adopt a critical attitude towards the authors you encounter.


Communication and Academic Skills Programme

The communication and academic skills programme complements students’ main course of study. It introduces them to writing and presenting as situated within academic contexts sensitive to specific disciplines and develops their competences for future careers.

Information for International applicants

German

An Advanced Level pass at Grade C or better in German.


German

Applicants in terms of the 'maturity (adult learners) clause' are required to sit for an interview, held on a date which will be announced in due course.

Applicants may also be required to submit a Learning Portfolio. Further information about the Portfolio will be forwarded to applicants.

Applicants wishing to join the part-time mode must submit their application as full-time, and then include a note in the comments box of the application form, denoting their preference to be considered for the part-time option. Such requests will be considered by the Board of the Faculty.


Philosophy with Politics

Applicants in terms of the 'maturity (adult learners) clause' are required to sit for an interview, held on a date which will be announced in due course.

Applicants may also be required to submit a Learning Portfolio. Further information about the Portfolio will be forwarded to applicants.

Applicants wishing to join the part-time mode must submit their application as full-time, and then include a note in the comments box of the application form, denoting their preference to be considered for the part-time option. Such requests will be considered by the Board of the Faculty.


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German

 
Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
GRM1055 Deutsche Grammatik 1 / German Grammar 1 4 ECTS   (NC)    

 
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
GRM1050 Einführung in die Literaturwissenschaft / Introduction to German literature studies 4 ECTS   (NC)    
GRM1053 Einführung in die Landeskunde und Kulturwissenschaft / Introduction to area and cultural studies 2 ECTS      
GRM1056 Sprachpraxis 1 / Language practice 1 4 ECTS   (NC)    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
GRM1054 Einführung in die deutsche Sprachwissenschaft / Introduction to German linguistics 4 ECTS   (NC)    
GRM1057 Sprachpraxis 2 / Language practice 2 4 ECTS   (NC)    
GRM1065 Introduction to German Literature and Film 4 ECTS   (NC)    

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 ECTS credits in German
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS credits in optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 credits

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 8 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
GRM2057 Sprachpraxis 3 / Language practice 3 4 ECTS   (NC)    
GRM2061 German History and Culture 4 ECTS   (NC)    
GRM2062 Deutsche Grammatik 2 / German Grammar 2 2 ECTS   (NC)    
 
Elective Units(Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
GRM2050 Deutsche Literaturgeschichte: Von der Aufklaerung bis zur Klassik 4 ECTS      
GRM2064 Übersetzung 1 / Translation 1 2 ECTS      
GRM3055 Linguistik im Kontext/ Linguistics in Context 4 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
GRM2053 Interkulturelle Kompetenz / Intercultural competence 4 ECTS      
GRM2060 Sprachpraxis 4 / Language practice 4 2 ECTS      
GRM2063 Deutsche Grammatik 3 / German Grammar 3 2 ECTS   (NC)    
 
Elective Units(Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
GRM2052 Deutsche Literaturgeschichte: Von der Romantik bis zum Expressionismus 4 ECTS      
GRM2055 Sprachkontakt und Sprachwandel / Language contact and language change 4 ECTS      
GRM2065 Übersetzung 2 / Translation 2 2 ECTS      

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
26 ECTS credits in German
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS credits optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 credits

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 4 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
GRM3057 Lesen und Schreiben / Reading and writing skills 4 ECTS   (NC)    
GRM3059 Deutsch im Beruf / Professional German 4 ECTS   (NC)    
 
Elective Units(Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
GRM2054 Phonetik, Phonologie und Graphematik des Deutschen / Phonetics, phonology and graphematics of German 4 ECTS      
GRM3050 Deutsche Literaturgeschichte: Vom 20. Jahrhundert bis zur Gegenwart 4 ECTS      
GRM3058 Pragmatik, Text- und Diskursanalyse / Pragmatics, Textual and Discourse Analysis 4 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
GRM3007 Synoptic Study-Unit 1: German 6 ECTS   (NC)    
GRM3008 Synoptic Study-Unit 2: German 6 ECTS   (NC)    
GRM3054 Deutschsprachige Medien und aktuelle Themen / German-language media and topical issues 4 ECTS   (NC)    

 
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS credits, of which:
28 ECTS credits in German
28 ECTS credits in the other area
4 ECTS credits optional study-units

Requirement for award of B.A. German and in another area of study: 180 ECTS credits, of which:
80 ECTS credits in German
80 ECTS credits in the other area
20 ECTS credits optional study-units

Philosophy with Politics

 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
PHI1001 History of Philosophy: (a) Ancient Philosophy and (b) Medieval Philosophy 4 ECTS   (NC)    
PHI1014 Political Philosophy 4 ECTS      
PHI1028 Philosophical Practice 2 ECTS      
PHI1090 Philosophy: Tools and Problems 4 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
PHI1006 History of Philosophy: (a) Modern Philosophy and (b) Contemporary Philosophy 4 ECTS   (NC)    
PHI1036 What is Politics? 4 ECTS      
PHI1039 On the Question of the Ethical and the Political 4 ECTS      

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 ECTS credits in Philosophy with Politics
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS credits in optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 12 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
PHI2103 Foucault and Derrida on Politics, Identity and the Other 4 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
LLT3410 Discourse, Ideology and Power 4 ECTS      
PHI2047 Aristotle's Ethics 4 ECTS      
PHI2120 Metaphysics 1: Ontology 4 ECTS      
PHI3043 Frege: Conceptual Notation (Begriffsschrift) 4 ECTS      
PHI3045 Contemporary Analytic Philosophy 4 ECTS      
PHI3054 The Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School 4 ECTS      
PHI3056* Machiavelli's The Prince: Text and Contexts 4 ECTS      
SOC2000 Economic Sociology 4 ECTS      
SOC3031 Sociology of Politics and the State 4 ECTS      

* Study-unit PHI3056 is offered on alternate years.
 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
PHI2001 Logic 6 ECTS      
PHI2043 Essence and Identity between Metaphysics, Politics and Culture 4 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
PHI2064 Nietzsche's Philosophy of Existence 4 ECTS      
PHI2065 On the Role of Communication in Philosophy 4 ECTS      
PHI2121 Philosophy of Language 4 ECTS      
PHI3046 Contemporary Continental Philosophy 4 ECTS      
SOC2345 Sociology of Social Movements and Protest 4 ECTS      

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
26 ECTS credits in Philosophy with Politics
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS credits optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 8 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
PHI3057 Theories of the Revolution 4 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
PHI2029* Early Modern Ideas: Science, Politics and Religion 4 ECTS      
PHI2047 Aristotle's Ethics 4 ECTS      
PHI2120 Metaphysics 1: Ontology 4 ECTS      
PHI3043 Frege: Conceptual Notation (Begriffsschrift) 4 ECTS      
PHI3045 Contemporary Analytic Philosophy 4 ECTS      
PHI3054 The Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School 4 ECTS      
SOC2000 Economic Sociology 4 ECTS      
SOC3031 Sociology of Politics and the State 4 ECTS      

* Study-unit PHI2029 is offered on alternate years.

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
PHI3010 Synoptic Study-Unit 1: Philosophy 6 ECTS   (NC)    
PHI3011 Synoptic Study-Unit 2: Philosophy 6 ECTS   (NC)    
PHI3062 Virtue Politics and Communitarianism 4 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
IRL3010** Norms, Rights and Climate Justice 4 ECTS      
PHI2064 Nietzsche's Philosophy of Existence 4 ECTS      
PHI2065 On the Role of Communication in Philosophy 4 ECTS      
PHI2121 Philosophy of Language 4 ECTS      
PHI3046 Contemporary Continental Philosophy 4 ECTS      
PHI3047 Philosophy and Technology 4 ECTS      
PHI3059** Utopian Politics 4 ECTS      
SOC2345 Sociology of Social Movements and Protest 4 ECTS      

** Study-units PHI3059 and IRL3010 are offered on alternate years.

 
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS credits, of which:
28 ECTS credits in Philosophy with Politics
28 ECTS credits in the other area
4 ECTS credits optional study-units

Requirement for award of B.A. Philosophy with Politics and in another area of study: 180 ECTS credits, of which:
80 ECTS credits in Philosophy with Politics
80 ECTS credits in the other area
20 ECTS credits optional study-units

This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts.

German

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Conduct and carry out academic research related to the subject matter in a professional and critical manner.
  • Possess the fluent capacity to speak, write and read on an intermediate or native-like level of the target language.
  • Practice the critical analysis of texts, topics and cultural perspectives in the target language, while also contributing to interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary discussions where your knowledge would be an invaluable necessity.
  • Recall key historical events and figures related to several facets of German that are contingent on the context being researched or discussed.
  • Competent in demonstrating your information literacy skills.

Philosophy with Politics

Upon successfully completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Critically engage with key political philosophy texts to discuss them coherently and fluently.
  • Engage in debates concerning the political issues that dominate the contemporary world.
  • Evaluate various political ideas to position them across the political spectrum.
  • Recall key political philosophers to ascertain their possible contributions to political problems.
  • Conduct research in an academic and critical manner.

Non EU Applicants:

Fee per academic year: Eur 8,500

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German

As a graduate of this course, you will be employable in a variety of fields, both locally and internationally, as a translator, interpreter, journalist, cultural consultant, paralegal, publisher, editor, writer, UN Representative, Event planner, historian, librarian and as an archivist. If you are interested in furthering your studies, or are considering an academic profession, we encourage you to enrol in one of our local postgraduate courses for a more holistic learning experience.


Philosophy with Politics

The Philosophy with Politics programme of studies will benefit those who are interested in pursuing a career In politics, political organisations, public service, policy formulation, advisory bodies, and human resources.


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