Postgraduates have their own room in the Department which is equipped with computer facilities. The Department has effective and productive links with the universities of Mannheim, Mainz, Munich, Augsburg, Bamberg, Regensburg and Wurzburg. Applicants for admission, both from the University of Wales and other universities, may apply for University of Wales Swansea Studentships. The terms of these awards are similar to those of British Academy awards. The Department also benefits from one-year postgraduate exchange studentships with the Universities of Mannheim and Munich.
Students explore the ways in which German unification has been reflected in German literature.
Students consider the main elements of novel theory before tracing the history and development of the German novel as represented in seven key texts. This module traces the history and philosophy of sustainability in Germany and other German-speaking countries, and considers ways in which Germany could be transformed into a sustainable society. The remaining 60 credits are taken up either by a dissertation or by an extended translation. Professor R W Williams, Department of German .