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GERMANCanterbury

The UK’s European university

Undergraduatestudy

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GERMAN AT KENTDo you want to learn about Germany and becomefluent in German? At Kent, you study not only thelanguage but also history, society and culture.From Sturm und Drang to the film and literatureof the 21st century, you gain a fascinating insightinto the country’s past as well as its present.

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InspirationalteachingGreat teachers inspireenthusiasm and provokedebate. Whether leading alanguage class or introducingyou to German modernism, ourstaff are skilled at bringing theirsubject to life. They share theirresearch and challenge you tocontribute your ideas.

World-leadingresearchOur staff have close linkswith research organisationsin Germany and Austria andwith Kent’s Centre for ModernEuropean Literature. They writebooks, contribute to journals,present at internationalconferences and introduceyou to the latest research.

German for businessGerman is widely understood in central and eastern Europe,making it valuable forcommunicating acrossinternational borders. Fluencyin German is increasinglysought by employers andopens career options, bothin the UK and abroad.

Academic supportUniversity is different fromschool. You need to be self-motivated and well organisedto succeed. We help you byassigning you an academicadviser, running a peermentoring programme andoffering help with academicskills, such as essay writing.

Friendly communityYou study German alongsidestudents studying French,Hispanic Studies and Italian.You become part of a friendlycommunity of languagestudents with shared interestsand experiences, and have theopportunity to learn from oneanother.

FlexibleprogrammeStudying German at Kent isn’t just about learning thelanguage – you also exploreliterature, film and history. Manyof your modules are optional,allowing you to tailor yourprogramme to your interestsand immerse yourself inGerman culture.

Year abroadopportunitiesWe have partnerships withuniversities in Germany andAustria, so you have plentyof exciting options for youryear abroad. Alternatively,we can also help you toarrange a work placementabroad, as a languageassistant, for instance.

Lively campusKent is a campus university, soeverything you need is withinwalking distance. You canwatch a play or film at theGulbenkian arts centre; danceat The Venue nightclub; keep fitat our sports centre and meetfriends at one of many campuscafés and restaurants.

Career successEmployability is a priorityat Kent. Studying sharpensskills that are crucial in theworkplace, such as timemanagement and team work.You have access to careersadvice and opportunities togain work experience, boostingyour CV and your confidence.

WHY STUDY GERMAN AT KENT?

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Support for languagefluencyAt Kent we offer you excellent support to become a fluent Germanspeaker, whether the language is completely new to you or you havestudied it for several years. As well as learning German grammar andvocabulary with specialist lectors, you work with language assistantsto develop your spoken German. You can also be paired up with anative German speaker to get together over Kaffee und Kuchen fora chat. Your year abroad is an opportunity to put your learning intopractice and become proficient in the language of everyday life.

The Guardian UniversityGuide 2020• Over 89% of final-yearModern Languages andLinguistics students weresatisfied with the quality ofteaching on their course.

National Student Survey 2018• Over 87% of final-yearGerman students whoresponded to the surveywere satisfied with the overallquality of their course.

Research ExcellenceFramework• Based on the most recentResearch ExcellenceFramework, ModernLanguages and Linguisticsat Kent was ranked joint 3rdoverall by the Times HigherEducation.

Teaching ExcellenceFramework• Kent was awarded gold,the highest rating, in theUK Government’s TeachingExcellence Framework*.

Independent rankings

*The University of Kent’s Statement of Findings can be found atwww.kent.ac.uk/tef-statement

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How do you spend yourspare time? I’m head of music for the radiostation on campus, CommunityStudent Radio. We have a properstudio in the Student Media Centre.I’m really into music; I love findingmusic that no one’s heard of yet.When I joined, the idea of beingon air terrified me, so I learnedhow to produce the shows, writingthe scripts and getting the songstogether. As time’s gone on, I’ve gotmore confident about going on airand now I’d like to present my ownshow. A lot of people from the localcommunity work at the radio station,too, and I really like that.

Have you got plans yet forafter you graduate?I’d like to work in education – notnecessarily teaching. Radio isanother possibility. I’m quiteobsessed with collecting pointsfor the Employability Points scheme[see p14] because I’d like to earnenough to do an internshipshadowing a civil servant. Thereare loads of different ways to collectpoints – I’ve got them for being a committee member, doing a show, and I’m also a Rainbow andBrownie leader here in Canterbury!

Any advice for someonethinking of coming to Kent?Put yourself out there. It’s temptingto just meet a few people and stickwith them, but you change a lotwhile you’re at university. You reallyneed to join societies, try somethingnew – like the radio!

Beth McIntyre is in her second year and isstudying German andFrench. This is what shetold us about her course.

Why did you choose to studylanguages at Kent? I’ve always wanted to travel andwork abroad. I’d been learning bothGerman and French since Year 7at school and I loved them both sothat’s why I decided to study jointhonours. I chose Kent because itwas definitely the best campus Ilooked at, the lecturers were reallywelcoming and knowledgeableat the open day and the moduleslooked really interesting too.

How is your course going?The German course is quiteliterature-based and I didn’t think I’denjoy that as much as I do, becauselanguage is what interests me. Butthe modules are really engaging.Last term I did a module on Germanshort stories and enjoyed learningabout different authors and thedifferent techniques they use. Wehad to do a commentary, which isa detailed reading of the text, whereyou focus on the specific languagethe author uses to convey theirmeaning. This term I’ve started amodule on German Expressionismso we’ll be studying work producedover a short period of time insteadof a long one. In the first yearI was able to choose electivemodules and I took one on EastAsian traditions. I enjoyed studyinga subject outside of languages.

How easy it is to manage your work on a joint honourscourse?It’s fine – I’ve been learning thetwo languages alongside eachother for nine years, so I’m usedto it. If I spend three hours onFrench grammar practice, I makesure I spend three hours practisingGerman grammar too.

What do you think of yourlecturers?It’s a small department so you knowyou are going to be taught by allof them, and they are all great.My academic adviser also teachesme for German language, whichis helpful because it means heknows me and my work really well.We don’t have lectures as such.The lecturer talks for maybe halfan hour, then he gives us questionsto discuss in small groups and feedback, then he builds on those ideaswith us. It’s more engaging beingtaught this way.

What are your plans for youryear abroad?As I’m doing joint honours, I’m goingto split the year between studyingat a French university and workingas a British Council languageassistant in Austria. I’ve never beento Austria and I’m interested to learnabout the German spoken outsideGermany.

STUDENT VIEW

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CHOOSING YOUR DEGREE

Not sure whichprogramme to choose?Here’s a quick guide tothe degrees on offer.

German (single honours)www.kent.ac.uk/ug/371Taking a single honours degree inGerman enables you to focus ingreat depth on your chosen subject.Our full-time four-year programmeis a mix of language and culture,literature and linguistics. You spenda year studying or working in aGerman-speaking country so youreally get to know the languageand culture (see p11 for moreinformation).

Joint honours and otherdegree programmesOn a joint honours programme, youcan combine your study of Germanwith a range of other subjects.Study is divided 50:50 betweenyour two honours subjects. As onour single honours programmes,you spend a year working orstudying abroad.

To find out more about thefollowing programmes, go towww.kent.ac.uk/ug and add thecourse code shown below:• Comparative Literature (/345)• French (/328)• Hispanic Studies (/207)• History (/341)• Italian (/342)• Management (/1910).

European StudiesAs an alternative to studying for jointhonours, you might be interested inEuropean Studies. On a EuropeanStudies degree you explore a broadrange of European history, politics,culture and society. For moreinformation, search for EuropeanStudies at www.kent.ac.uk/ug

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As well as compulsoryGerman languagemodules, you studymodules on history,politics and culture.

Your studies are divided into Stages1, 2 and 3 and you take your yearabroad between Stages 2 and 3.

Teaching and assessmentTeaching is by lectures andseminars. We make extensiveuse of audio, video and computer-assisted language learning facilities.

At Stage 1, German modulesare assessed by either 100%coursework (essays, classparticipation) or a combinationof coursework and examination.

At Stages 2 and 3, depending onthe modules you select, assessmentvaries from 100% courseworkto a combination of examinationand coursework.

Module informationPlease note that the module listsbelow are not fixed as new modulesare always in development andchoices are updated yearly. Thedetails given below are correct atthe time of publication (June 2019).Please see www.kent.ac.uk/ug forthe most up-to-date information.

To read a full description ofany of the modules listed, go towww.kent.ac.uk/courses/modulesand search for the module codeshown below.

Stage 1Compulsory modules(single honours)Students who have studied Germanat A level take:• German Lower Intermediate B1(GE301).

Those who have not studiedGerman at A level take:• German Beginners A1-A2(Intensive) (GE329).

All students also take:• Images of Germany, 1945-2000(GE312)

• Introduction to German Literature(in translation) (GE326)

• Post-1989 German Cinema(GE328)

• Varieties of German Writing(GE311).

Elective modules(single honours)Students choose up to two electivemodules from other subject areasacross the University.

Joint honoursJoint honours students take thelanguage module appropriate totheir proficiency and at least oneGerman optional module. Theyalso take the modules required fortheir other subject (see the courseinformation at www.kent.ac.uk/ugfor more details) and may havethe opportunity to study electivemodules from other subject areasacross the University.

Stage 2Compulsory modules(single honours)At Stage 2 students continue theirlanguage learning based on theirlevel of proficiency.

Those who took German LowerIntermediate B1 (GE301) at Stage 1now take:• German Upper Intermediate B2(GE507).

Those who took German BeginnersA1-A2 (GE329) at Stage 1 now take:• German Intermediate B1-B2(intensive) (GE516).

Optional and elective modules(single honours)Students choose a combinationof optional modules from theDepartment of Modern Languagesand elective modules from othersubject areas across the University.

German optional modules include: • Cultures of Sustainability(SCL505)

• From Gutenberg to Facebook:How Technology and MediaShaped German History (GE553)

• German Expressionism 1910-1925 (GE591)

• German Extended Essay(GE580)

• The German Novelle (GE573)• The Lyric Imagination (GE571)• Order and Madness: ClassicalGerman Literature (GE584).

YOUR STUDY PROGRAMME

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YOUR STUDY PROGRAMME (CONT)

Joint honoursJoint honours students takethe German language moduleappropriate to their proficiency,plus two German optional modules.They also take the modules requiredfor their other subject.

Year abroadThe year abroad takes placebetween Stages 2 and 3. Studentsstudying two languages as a jointhonours programme split their year abroad between two countrieswhere those languages are spoken.For details, see p11.

Stage 3 Compulsory modules(single honours)All students take the followinglanguage module:• German Advanced C1 (GE503).

Optional and elective modules(single honours)Students choose a combinationof optional modules from theDepartment of Modern Languagesand elective modules from othersubject areas across the University.

German optional modules include:• Applied Language Skills: Writingin German in the Public andProfessional Contexts (GE594)

• German Dissertation (GE506)• Languages in the Classroom(SCL502) (Note that entry tothis module involves a selectionprocess.)

• Life after Modernism: anIntroduction to ContemporaryLiterature in Germany (GE588).

Joint honoursJoint honours students take theGerman language module plus atleast one German optional module.They also take the modules requiredfor their other subject and may havethe opportunity to study electivemodules from other subject areasacross the University.

“I was a British Councillanguage assistant. I wasin Thuringia, in the centreof Germany. Very few of theolder people could speakEnglish so I had to speakGerman a lot. It has definitelypaid off, as I’ve noticed I’veimproved a great deal.”

Vikki BrownGerman and History

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Study abroadYour year abroad takes placebetween Stages 2 and 3 ofyour degree. We have exchangeagreements with universities inGermany and Austria. Academicsfrom the department routinely visitstudents on study exchanges at ourpartner institutions to monitor theirprogress.

For up-to-date details of where youcan study, see Kent’s A to Z courselist at: www.kent.ac.uk/goabroad/opportunities/az.html

Work abroadAs an alternative to a studyexchange, you might prefer tobecome a language assistant.The majority of language assistantpositions are organised by theBritish Council and allow studentsto teach English (providing, forexample, conversation classes)in secondary schools in German-speaking countries. Workplacements are another possibility:students find various types ofemployment in German-speakingcountries.

AssessmentYour time abroad contributes toyour final degree. If you are on astudy exchange, you are awardedmarks for your studies; if you areworking as a language assistant orelsewhere, you write an essay underthe guidance of a staff member.

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YOUR YEAR ABROAD

The year you spendstudying or workingabroad enriches youruniversity experience.Not only do you improveyour language skills anddevelop your culturalawareness, you alsoimprove your futureemployment prospects.

By studying abroad, you gainconfidence and independenceand further develop many of thetransferable skills employers arelooking for, such as the abilityto communicate effectively andto plan and organise your time.You also demonstrate that you areflexible in your outlook and havethe enthusiasm and drive tosucceed in a new environment.

For many students, their yearabroad is a life-changing andrewarding experience.

Many languages graduates chooseto live and work abroad. If you arethinking of doing this, you can useyour year abroad to discover moreabout your host country and itsculture, as well as to researchpossible career opportunities.

Joint honours studentsIf you are studying German as ajoint honours degree with anotherEuropean language, you spend halfof your year in a German-speakingcountry and half in a country whereyour other language is spoken.

Advice and supportOur specialist staff provide adviceand support to help you decidewhat you want to do and where youwant to go during your year abroad.They offer advice on all the practicalissues you have to consider – suchas destinations and finance – beforeyou go away, keep in touch withyou while you are away and offersupport when you return. They canalso put you in touch with studentswho attended the university orlocation you are going to, so thatyou can get feedback from them.

All information is correct at thetime of going to press. For the mostup-to-date information, includingrelated to Brexit, please seewww.kent.ac.uk/goabroad

“Our students benefitgreatly from the excellentrelationships we have built upwith our partners in Europeand further afield. It is alwaysa pleasure to welcome themback from their year abroadand watch them put theirnew-found confidence to use.”

Dr Mathilde Poizat-AmarDepartment of Modern Languages

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• helping you with emotional,psychological or mental healthissues

• applying for relevant fundingto support you.

Find out more at:www.kent.ac.uk/studentsupport

SUPERB STUDY SUPPORT

We’ll support youthroughout your timeat Kent, from helpingyou adjust to universitystudy to discussingmodule choices andessay topics with you.

You are assigned an academicadviser to help you get the mostfrom your degree programme.You can arrange to meet themto discuss general academic issuesor specific assignments, and theyare able to refer you to othersources of help if you need it.

Peer supportSometimes you might find anaspect of your course particularlychallenging. If this happens,the best advice often comesfrom people who’ve been in yoursituation. On our academic peermentoring scheme, we can matchyou with second- or third-yearstudents who can help you to getto grips with specific moduleson your programme.

Study skills adviceSuccessful students take control oftheir own learning. Kent’s StudentLearning Advisory Service (SLAS)can help you to increase yourcompetence and confidence andfulfil your potential. You can requesta one-to-one appointment or attendworkshops on a diverse range oftopics, from making the mostof lectures to writing well andavoiding plagiarism.

Student support andwellbeingYou might need extra help to getthe most from university. If youhave a medical condition, specificlearning difficulty, mental healthcondition or disability, the StudentSupport and Wellbeing teamis there to support you.

The team is committed to improvingaccess to learning for all studentsat Kent and can assist with manythings, including:• talking to your lecturers aboutany help you need in lecturesor seminars

• arranging note-takers, signersand other support workers for you

• discussing exam accessarrangements

“You turn up with an essayor an essay plan and they[SLAS] go over it with youand give you advice on yourwriting style. Even thoughI’d been doing OK, I realisedthat a few little tweaks couldmake all the difference.It’s great.”

Gaby EmsonFinal-year student

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A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE

What do you hope todo once you have yourdegree? Whether youhave a specific careerpath in mind or haven’tyet thought much beyonduniversity, we can helpyou to plan for successin the future.

Build your CVYour degree studies help you todevelop skills such as thinkingcritically, expressing yourself clearly,solving problems and working bothindependently and as part of ateam. Additionally, the ability tospeak German is valuable in manyprofessions. Employers look forpeople with transferable skills likethese, which are also vital if you go on to further study.

At Kent, you have lots of other greatopportunities to enhance your skills.For instance, you could:• join a society or sports club (evenbetter – get involved in running it)

• volunteer in the community• work in a part-time job or takeup a summer internship

• represent your fellow studentsas a student rep, or becomea student ambassador

• become an academic peermentor.

Getting involved like this means thatyou can earn Employability Points,which you can exchange foremployability rewards. The morepoints you earn, the more valuablethe rewards: we work with local,national and international employersto offer internships, work experienceand a range of other activities thatprepare you for the world of work.

Experience the worldof workBy taking a part-time job alongsideyour degree studies, you gain skillsand experience as well as earningmoney – you might even getinspiration for your future career.Kent Union’s JobShop postsvacancies within the University andlocal area on the Kent Union websiteand on social media. Another optionis a longer-term work placement –see p11 for more details.

Find a great jobThere are so many career optionsfor a linguist. These include salesand export, international marketing,the travel industry, banking andfinancial services. Our graduatesalso work in translating andinterpreting, journalism, publishingand teaching. We offer a module onlanguages in the classroom, whichis a useful preparation for anyoneinterested in language teaching atprimary, secondary or HE level.

We have a programme ofemployability events to enhanceyour job skills and vocationalawareness. You can also visit our careers fair to talk to potentialemployers and use our award-winning Careers and EmployabilityService for advice on preparingyour CV. Our track record speaksfor itself: over 95% of Kentgraduates who responded tothe most recent national surveyof graduate destinations were inwork or further study within sixmonths (DLHE, 2017).

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Working in Germany has beena huge learning curve for me, asalthough I had the confidence frommy year abroad, I didn’t have thesupport team of the University ofKent behind me this time. Despitethis, I settled in fairly quickly. It hasbeen hard work, but I think it hasbeen worth it, as the experienceI have gained is invaluable. Myplans for the future remain uncertainbecause of Brexit, but I would loveto continue to use my languageskills in a professional setting –whatever that setting may be!

What are my best memories ofKent? This question is so difficult toanswer because I could fill a novel!To name a few, however, my bestmemories are my year abroad,the countless different peopleand friends I met, nights out inThe Venue [the campus club],being part of the netball cluband achieving academically inways I would never have thoughtI could.

To anyone thinking of coming toKent, my advice would be to applyright now! Kent is such a wonderfuluniversity and I personally could nothave asked for a better experience.With regards to studying German,I would say the same thing, if thecontent of the course is somethingthat appeals to you. It really is sucha rewarding course.

I was attracted to Kent becauseit describes itself as the UK’sEuropean university, and I knewI was going to be in good handsstudying German there.

The course was very diverse,covering subjects such as history,literature, philosophy, film, media,phonetics and translation. Thissounds daunting, but actually itallowed me to choose exactly whatI was interested in, while still beingvaried. My favourite modulesincluded translation, learning aboutexpressionism, post-modernism andGerman language in a public andprofessional context.

The support at Kent was very good.I clicked with both of my academicadvisers and knew I could go tothem with any problems. I also couldnot have asked for better supportwhile writing my dissertation.The German department is smallcompared with some otherdepartments, so you really get toknow the staff on a personal level.

I spent my year abroad studying inHeidelberg. The classes in Germanywere fairly similar to the ones in theUK. Making friends on your yearabroad is not difficult, provided youput yourself out there and are willingto make friends and talk to people.

Everyone is in the same boat, whichis reassuring. I met people from allover the world and it really was awonderful experience.

The highlight was the opportunity to travel around Germany and otherparts of Europe. With cheap buses,you really can go wherever youwant. We travelled pretty muchevery weekend, whether it was nearor far. The 12-hour bus journey toVenice was quite an achievement!I also went on a three-week rail tripbetween semesters with threefriends who I met at the universityin Heidelberg. This was one of thebest experiences of my life.

The year abroad massively helpedme in my final year – I returnedpretty much fluent, more confident,and I had learnt about the culture,people and history in ways that areimpossible to learn in the classroomor from a textbook.

My year in Germany also helpedme to get started in my career, as Imoved to Munich to do an internshipafter graduating. The internship is intranslation and project managing,and I found it online. A typical dayinvolves liaising with clients andteachers and organising andoverseeing language courses inMunich and around the country.

NEXT STEPS

Emma Salt graduated with a degree in German in 2018and is now on an internship in Munich. This is what shetold us about her studies, and life after Kent.

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COME AND FIND OUT MORE

Choosing a universityis a big step, so it’simportant to find out asmuch as you can beforeyou make your decision.Come and visit us to seewhat we can offer you.

Open DaysOpen Days are a great way to findout what life as a student at Kent islike. For instance, you can:• learn more about the courseyou are interested in at asubject presentation

• ask questions – talk to theacademic teams at theinformation stands

• experience our teaching ata taster lecture*

• find out about student finance,opportunities to study abroadand extracurricular activitiessuch as those offered byKent Sport.

Explore the campus at your ownpace on the self-guided walkingtour. You can visit different typesof accommodation, chat to currentstudents and enjoy the stunningviews over the city of Canterbury.

Open Days are held in the summerand autumn. Book your place atwww.kent.ac.uk/opendays

Applicant DaysIf you apply to Kent and we offeryou a place (or ask you to comefor an interview), you will usuallybe invited to an Applicant Day.Applicant Days run in the autumnand spring terms and are anopportunity to find out about thecourse in more detail. You spendtime with your academic schoolmeeting staff and current students,and take part in activities that giveyou a flavour of your prospectivecourse and university life.

Informal visitsIf you can’t make it to an Open Dayor Applicant Day, you can still visitus. We run tours of the campusthroughout the year.

If you live outside Europe, weappreciate that you might find itdifficult to attend our scheduledevents, so we can arrange apersonal campus tour for youand your family.

Let us know you’re comingScheduled tours and personalcampus tours (for internationalstudents) need to be booked inadvance – you can do this viawww.kent.ac.uk/informal

Self-guided toursIf you prefer to explore on your own,you can download a self-guidedwalking tour at:www.kent.ac.uk/informalor pick up a copy from us.

A self-guided audio tour is availabletoo, which allows you to learn aboutKent without even leaving home.See www.kent.ac.uk/courses/visit/informal/audio-tour.html

Meet us in your countryOur staff regularly travel overseasto meet with students who areinterested in coming to Kent.We also have strong links withagents in your home country whocan offer guidance and informationon studying at Kent.

Find out more at www.kent.ac.uk/courses/international

Explore onlineIf you can’t come and see us,you can find out more about theacademic team, the course andevents in the department andSchool online at:www.kent.ac.uk/secl

Keep in touch with us via socialmedia:• www.facebook.com/unikentsecl• www.twitter.com/unikentsecl• www.instagram.com/unikentsecl• www.youtube.com/unikentsecl

Contact usIf you would like more informationon Kent’s courses, facilities orservices, please contact us on:T: +44 (0)1227 768896www.kent.ac.uk/ug

* Programme of events variesaccording to subject.

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This brochure was produced in June 2019. The University of Kent makes every effort to ensure that the information contained in itspublicity materials is fair and accurate and to provide educational services as described. However, the courses, services and othermatters may be subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, see www.kent.ac.uk/ug and for full details of our terms andconditions, see www.kent.ac.uk/termsandconditions

For the University to operate efficiently, it needs to process information about you for administrative, academic and health and safetyreasons. Any offer we make to you is subject to your consent to process such information and is a requirement in order for you to beregistered as a student. All students must agree to abide by the University rules and regulations at: www.kent.ac.uk/regulations

COME AND FIND OUT MORE (CONT)

LocationCanterbury

AwardsBA (Hons)

Programme typeFull-time

Degree programmes

Single honours• German (R220)

Joint honoursJoint honours are available with arange of subjects:• Comparative Literature (RQ22)• French (RR12)• Hispanic Studies (RR24)• History (RV21)• Italian (RR23)• Management (NR12)

Typical offer levels

Single and joint honoursBBB at A level; IB Diploma 34points overall or 15 points at HL;applications from BTEC Level 3Extended Diploma and Access toHE candidates are assessed on anindividual basis.

Required subjects

Single honoursGCSE grade B or 6 in a secondlanguage; IB Diploma 4 at HL or 5at SL in a second language.

Joint honoursPlease search for the relevantcourse pages atwww.kent.ac.uk/ug for details ofrequired subjects on joint honoursprogrammes.

For students taking dual foreignlanguage degrees, at least onelanguage should be passed atA level grade B.

Year abroadSingle and joint honours studentscan study at one of our exchangeuniversities in Germany or Austria.See p11 for details.

Scholarships and bursariesFor details of scholarshipsand bursaries at Kent,see www.kent.ac.uk/ugfunding

Offer levels and entryrequirements are subjectto change. For the latestinformation seewww.kent.ac.uk/ug

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University of Kent, The Registry, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NZ T: +44 (0)1227 764000 www.kent.ac.uk/ug

COME ANDVISIT USTo find out more about visitingthe University, see our website:

www.kent.ac.uk/visit