University of Wales, Aberystwyth

Course Details

Ba(Education with German)

Course Description

If you wish to gain the knowledge and vocation skills required to teach, and stretch your academic and linguistic abilities, then this is the course for you. The BA in Education with German will help you to engage with the latest theory and practice surrounding the modern classroom, with the added specialism of German. This course accommodates beginners and advanced German speakers, and includes a Year Abroad module to further encourage your own linguistic skills. This course is perfect for aspiring teachers, tutors and lecturers with a particular interest in modern languages. It has a major/minor structure, meaning you will spend two-thirds of your time tackling Education modules such as Bilingual Education; Children's Rights; and Working with Play (among many others), and one-third on German modules including Ways of Reading German Literature and Short German Prose. This course is delivered by the School of Education and Lifelong Learning, which recently relocated to new premises on the main campus at the University, in conjunction with the Department of European Languages. You will benefit from the latest learning and teaching environments, the expertise of our experienced staff members, and the partnerships the School of Education maintains with communities, schools and authorities across Wales and the UK. This major/minor BA in Education with German will be of great use to you in a range of graduate jobs, particularly in schools and colleges. Not only will you be thoroughly equipped with the skills and knowledge needed to teach and a high level of subject expertise, but you will also be a fluent communicator, a confident manager of groups of people, and a thorough planner of complex schemes of work. These will all prove to be huge assets in any graduate workplace.

Course Duration

NumberDuration
4year

Career outcomes

Your BA in Education with German will prepare you for teaching and a broad range of employment or training options. Your teaching knowledge will help you establish a career as a community education officer, early years teacher, education administrator, teacher, lecturer, special educational needs teacher or youth worker. Your languages training will assist you in work relating to lexicography, speech and language therapy, publishing, translating and teaching. Recent statistics from HESA (Higher Education Statistics Agency) show that over 88% of Education graduates find either paid employment or continue with further study upon graduation.




Ba(Education with German) University of Wales, Aberystwyth