Prospective Undergraduates

The most recent (1996) HEFC Quality Assessment noted the Department’s ‘excellent record in the employment market’, and the ‘caring attitudes of staff and strong sense of community in the Department’. The Department was rewarded with a grade 5 (the highest possible score was 5*) for its strong record of academic publishing in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise - a sign of its international standing.

The teaching programme benefits from a flexible system which provides all students with an introduction to the key disciplines within German studies, as well as the opportunity to follow a wide range of options geared to personal interests. We expect - and achieve - high standards in language work, and in the study and analysis of authors, historical periods, contemporary issues and linguistics.

There are three LektorInnen from Germany and Austria, and we have close links with several German universities whose students come to study in Bristol, and encourage a ‘pairing scheme’ to ensure that undergraduates enjoy this opportunity to meet native speakers.