University of Chester, BA (Hons), Education Studies with German

This is a major/minor programme which allows the student to study 2 subjects; the major subject (education studies) is studied in greater depth and takes a greater proportion of the student’s time than the minor subject; the discipline of education studies draws upon philosophy, sociology, history and psychology to critically examine educational decision making in an attempt to understand contemporary change and persistent trends; education studies is concerned with understanding how people develop and learn throughout their lives and is the study of educational processes and the cultural, political and historical contexts in which they are embedded; the study of German enables the student to develop high level skills in the language of 1 of the nations at the heart of the European Union; an intimate knowledge of the language is indispensable for a proper understanding of the country’s history, politics and place in modern Europe; it also opens up to the student the delights of aspects of German culture, such as literature and cinema; as there are relatively few people from the United Kingdom with expertise in German, the knowledge and skills the student acquires enhances and expands their prospects of interesting and rewarding employment; the student may have the opportunity to undertake a placement abroad during the course.