This course gains a high level of expertise in German and immerses you in its culture. Address the issues facing the country, and gain a broader view of the world's most pressing problems through the joint study of international relations. Through this course you will become confident and highly skilled in written and spoken German. You will master the fundamental elements of the language, to the point where you will graduate with a near-native command of it. In international relations, you will acquire a strong grounding in fundamental elements such as political ideas and international relations theory. You will spend most of your contact in small teaching groups, allowing you to interact directly with staff and add your own voice to the discussion. By the time you graduate, you will be able to write and speak fluently in German – an immensely useful skill to have given that there is currently a great shortage of well-qualified linguists in the UK. The experience of studying or working abroad also distinguishes you from non-language graduates, providing evidence of self-reliance, adaptability and enterprise. You can put the political analysis skills you acquire through international relations to direct use in fields such as government, the civil service, non-governmental organisations and journalism.