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German Studies (Social Sciences) University of Birmingham

Award Attendance Study Duration Start Domestic fees International fees
MPhil On-Campus Part-time 4 years September £2090 year per find out
MPhil On-Campus Part-time 2 years September £4180 year per £15210 year per
PhD, DPhil On-Campus Part-time 6 - 7 years September £2090 year per find out
PhD, DPhil On-Campus Full-time 3 - 4 years September £4180 year per £15210 year per

Course overview

The main research areas: Germany in comparative European context; the politics and policies of unified Germany; Political parties in Germany and in a comparative context; transitional politics and the politics of memory; German foreign and security policy; EU external interventions; EU counter terrorism policies; Germany within the European Security System; German literature, history and culture since 1600; The role of Germany within the European Union; German gender politics; prisons and prisoner narratives; Baader-Meinhof and West German terrorism.


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