Across all four years of our programme, including a year abroad, your studies will give you the chance to gain professional skills in all aspects of German, including:reading and listeningwriting and translatingspeaking and presentingAs well as language learning, you will also explore German-language literature, film and theatre. You will study these in the context of historical and political developments, from the eighteenth century to contemporary times.On joining us, beginners take our German 1A course students with more experience of learning the language typically take German 1B.By your final year, you will have developed linguistic, critical and analytical skills to the standard of completing a dissertation or long essay.Linguistics examines how language works, describing how sounds, words, sentences and conversations combine to express and create meaning.You will also study:the use of language in everyday lifethe ways in which language works across society and evolves over timehow language is mastered by childrenAs you progress through the programme, you will have the opportunity to plan and test scientific hypotheses about linguistic phenomena using specialist linguistics and phonetics equipment.Combining the study of a language with linguistics demonstrates that you are a good communicator, and someone open to other cultures and new ideas – what employers value as Intercultural Competence.On this joint honours programme, you will develop language and linguistic skills. You will also gain a nuanced understanding of other cultures and societies.Graduating with a four-year Master of Arts degree from the University of Edinburgh shows intellectual maturity, resilience, and flexibility.The skills you will be able to demonstrate to employers when you graduate include the ability to:understand, analyse and articulate complex issues and conceptsmanage your time to meet deadlines on different types of projectwork independently and as part of a group