Department of German and Dutch
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German Scheduled Papers in Part II
- Guidelines for Part II
- The scheduled papers
- The comparative papers
- Papers borrowable from other Triposes
Guidelines for Part II
The scheduled papers will introduce you to some of the most important events and movements in European intellectual, literary and political history. The German-speaking nations have had a decisive hand in making Europe, and European culture, what it is today. A knowledge of German is equally essential for understanding medieval Europe, and studying the history of the German language is a natural complement to the study of Romance philology or of linguistics. One common feature of the German literature, thought and history papers, and of the accompanying lectures is that they emphasise the historical and general philosophical dimension to a much greater extent than those of any other Department in the Faculty. In papers Ge 8, 9 and 10 (18th, 19th and 20th century) it is compulsory for candidates to answer at least one question from these areas and it is permissible to devote two of your three answers to them.
The Department runs eight German options exclusive to Part II: Ge 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15). The Department also participates in three comparative papers. Students may also borrow certain papers from other Triposes.
In all cases specimen or past examination papers, which are kept in the MML Library, give some idea of the kind of questions that are set. See also Marking criteria for scheduled paper essays and the Faculty policy on plagiarism Back to topThe scheduled papers available in Part II
- Paper Ge 8: German literature, thought and history from 1700 to 1815 (including Goethe's works to 1815)
- Paper Ge 9: German literature, thought and history from 1815 to 1914
- Paper Ge 10: German literature, thought and history since 1910
- Paper Ge 11: Aspects of the history of the German language
- Paper Ge 12: History and identity in Germany, 1750 to the present
- Paper Ge 13: Aspects of German-speaking Europe since 1945
- Paper Ge 14: The making of German culture, 2
- Paper Ge 15: Modern German cultures of performance
A full list of all the MML Scheduled papers available is given in Schedule II.
Back to top The comparative papersThere is a substantial German contribution to three of the five papers in comparative studies currently organised by the Faculty. Candidates may offer only one of the two papers CS5 (The Body) and CS 6 (Modern European Film), but there is no such restriction in respect of papers CS 1 (The Romance Languages), CS 2 (The Germanic Languages) [however Paper CS2 will be suspended as from 1 October 2008], and CS 3 (The Slavonic Languages).
A full list of all the Scheduled papers available, including the comparative papers, is given in Schedule II.
Back to topPapers borrowable from other Triposes
It is possible for students reading for the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos to take up to two of their scheduled papers in Part II from other Triposes. (Dissertations may not be offered on subjects thus 'borrowed'.)
A full list of the borrowable papers is available in Schedule D. The following are particularly relevant for students of German:Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos
Part I
Paper 2. Scandinavian history in the Viking Age.
Paper 5. Old English language and literature.
Paper 6. Old Norse language and literature.
English Tripos
Part II
Paper 2. Tragedy.
Paper 3. Chaucer.
Paper 12. Special Subject 2. Option (b) in any year in which the subject 'Literature and Visual Culture' has been prescribed for this option by the Faculty Board of English.
Historical Tripos
Part I
Paper 18. European history, since 1890.
Philosophy Tripos
Part II
Paper 11. Aesthetics.
