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Modern Languages (German and Spanish) and Greek (year abroad) MA (Hons)

University of St Andrews

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UCAS CODE: R99R

Course options

  • Qualification

    Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    09-SEP-24

  • Duration

    5 Years

Course summary

German – This course will develop language and communications skills to a high level of proficiency. By studying German at St Andrews, you have scope to follow your own particular interests by choosing from a broad range of course options that reflect and explore the rich cultural heritage of the German-speaking lands, including: medieval studies, film, intellectual history, and literature and society from the 18th century to the present day. The MA (Hons) in German at St Andrews uses a specially designed language teaching programme that caters both for students who have already studied German as a main subject at school and for beginners.

Spanish – Spanish will develop language and communications skills to a high level of proficiency. You will be able to choose from a broad range of course options that reflect and explore the rich cultural heritage of Spain and Latin America, including: literature from the Golden Age to the present day, history, linguistics, film and translation.

Greek - Knowledge of Greek is the key to both a literature of enormous richness and to in-depth understanding of a fascinating culture. Greek will develop your Greek language skills and will also develop skills of literary and cultural analysis which are important for understanding complex texts, arguments and problems in our own culture too. It will require you to engage in depth with a wide range of texts from classical antiquity. The course involves study of the many different genres of ancient Greek literature from tragedy and epic to historiography and philosophy. You will be required to develop skills of reading and understanding these texts in the original language. In the process you will also gain a broad understanding of ancient social, cultural and political history.

Application deadline

31 January

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 30,160per year

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Entry requirements

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A level : AAA

To include a foreign language.Subjects excluded: Citizenship Studies, Critical Thinking, Global Perspectives and Research (GPR) and General Studies.

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University information

University of St Andrews

  • University League Table

    4th

  • Campus address

    University of St Andrews, College Gate, St Andrews, KY16 9AJ, Scotland

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    3rd out of 35 5

    3rd out of 47 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 194
    204 100%

    2nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    76.0 76%

    11th

    5
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    4.30 86%

    2nd

    1
  • Entry standards

    / Max 211
    216 100%

    2nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    76.0 76%

    18th

    4
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    4.43 89%

    1st

    1

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