German language is taught through two types of class. Students also organize a German play each year and produce a student magazine in German. Modules other than German language are taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials and seminars. In the first year, tutorials offer students the opportunity to discuss texts and to present short talks in small groups under the guidance of a tutor, who monitors their progress over the whole year. Students in the first year also work on group projects, which develop a more independent approach to learning.
Lectures complement the work done in first-year tutorials and for the group projects.
In the second and final years, where the emphasis is increasingly on independent learning, discussion takes place in larger seminars, where students are required to present more substantial talks to other members of the group. There is a substantial element of assessed coursework in the final year and two of our final-year modules are assessed by a portfolio of writen work. Go to contents Life after Exeter Exeter graduates have a high rate of success in the employment market, and graduates in German have skills which are attractive to a wide range of employers. Many graduates of the Department of German find jobs in which their language skills are essential, and some go to live and work in German-speaking countries. Recent graduates of the Department of German have found employment in areas as diverse as accountancy, teaching, law, management, journalism, banking and the health service.