German Careers
Key information
Your future career
- Teaching (Professional Master of Education required)
- International Business
- European and Irish public service
- Arts and Cultural Institutions
- Translating
- Tourism
Follow-on study
- Professional Master of Education (Languages)
- MA in European Studies
- MA International Studies
- MA in Applied Linguistics International
- MA TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
Student Profile
Kieran Murphy
I am a Bachelor of Arts student studying German and also Linguistics with TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) as my two subjects.
I have had an interest in German since I was younger and visited Germany on a few occasions. I took German in secondary school and wanted to study it at a higher level. When I started at UL, I noticed I was getting a better grasp and understanding of how to speak German, its structure and how to formulate sentences myself rather than just learning information for an exam. I felt reassured to find out that there were so many resources to help students like the Language Learning Hub.
The classes on offer are interesting including German history, culture, literature, and the language itself. Our lecturers are extremely helpful. Classes are small and interactive. Rather than just sitting there and listening, you are truly part of the class.
I spent my Erasmus placement in Berlin and being in a German-speaking environment 24/7 really improved my understanding of the language. Initially, I intended to teach German at secondary level after completing a Professional Masters of Education and I think that is still what I want to do, however, a translation class opened up the idea of translation as a career because I enjoyed it so much. It wasn’t something I had considered before but I am even doing my Final Year Project on a translation dossier.
