Overview

The Arts - German (Hons) course at University College Cork can also be taken as a four-year BA International course in which you will spend Year 3 at one of UCC’s partner universities in Germany. This degree also offers you the opportunity to study your second subject through German.

Key facts

A BA International qualifies you as a mediator between different cultures. Equipped with key analytic and communicative skills, a wide range of job prospects will be open to you in the various fields of cultural and commercial contact in international institutions and companies.
Students develop a set of linguistic, intercultural, analytical and critical skills which equip them for professional fields, including:

education/teaching

translation/interpreting

journalism

film

theatre
media
IT Sector

international business/export industry

public sector

European institutions

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Integrated Written and Oral German Language Course for Beginners

German Culture and Literature for Beginners

Integrated Written and Oral Language Course for German

Literature

Integrated Language Course

German Literature from the 18th to 21st centuries

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-05-31 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-09-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

63

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TOEFL^® IBT

90

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120

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Credits

180 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cork, Ireland

Disciplines

Liberal Arts German and Scandinavian studies View 42 other Bachelors in Liberal Arts in Ireland

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

63

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TOEFL^® IBT

90

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120

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Other requirements

General requirements

Students selecting Beginners’ German must have obtained at least a grade H3 in another language in the Leaving Certificate examination or equivalent. Students selecting Non-Beginners’ German must have achieved at least a grade H4 in German.

Non-EU applicants are expected to have educational qualifications of a standard equivalent to the Irish Leaving Certificate. In addition, where such applicants are non-native speakers of the English language they must satisfy the university of their competency in the English language.

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
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Home contents and baggage
Accidents
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Tuition Fee

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International

18130 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 18130 EUR per year during 36 months.
EU/EEA

5892 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 5892 EUR per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Cork

860 - 1400 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Tuition Fee

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Living costs for Cork

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