English Language and German Studies

This four-year degree is provided jointly by our department of linguistics and english language and our department of languages and cultures. a year abroad gives you the unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the language and culture, and you don’t need to have studied german before as we offer an intensive course for beginners. in german studies we aim to help you become truly fluent. we offer courses on german history, culture, politics and social background. you’ll also learn how the english language functions, studying traditional linguistic areas such as lexis, grammar and phonetics. in the following year you’ll study core modules such as english phonetics and becoming german, and develop your german language skills. you’ll also be able to choose from options ranging from corporate communication to discourse analysis.

Language study is not just about facts, but learning a range of skills in data management and analysis, the evaluation of evidence, and the synthesis and presentation of results. these are the kinds of skills that today’s employers value. the jobs that our graduates are interested in include: journalism, media and publishing speech and language therapy translation teaching (primary, secondary, and english as a foreign language abroad) speech technology public relations management some of our graduates continue their studies at lancaster or other institutions and undertake postgraduate studies or professional training in the field of languages or linguistics. lancaster university is dedicated to ensuring you not only gain a highly reputable degree, but that you also graduate with relevant life and work based skills. we are unique in that every student is eligible to participate in the lancaster award which offers you the opportunity to complete key activities such as work experience, employability/career development, campus community and social development.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. Lancaster University has partnerships with the following companies: