| Application Deadline: | July 15 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | Free - | ||
| Location: | Bremen / Germany / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 360 | ||
| Languages: | German | ||
The degree programme "German Studies" is made up of the subsections (German) Literature, Language Studies and Media/Cultural Studies. Courses in traditional mediaevil studies (studies in the literature and language of the middle ages) are integrated within the respective subsections of the programme. The Bachelor programme has a special focus on the intercultural dimensions of German Studies. In all the aforementioned subsections, for instance, a very special emphasis is placed on the aspects arising from contact with the respective non-German pendant (literature, language, culture, persons). This encompasses an elective speciality in the field of German as a second language.
Subsequent non-teaching occupational fields
The programme enables students to choose between different specialisations depending on their career orientation: journalism, editorship, the media, proof reading, advertising, culture management, dramaturgy/direction, and librarianship, among others.
Possibilities for additional qualifications
The graduation/final degree enables/ qualifies you to take on scientific master studies in the courses of study: M.A. Germanistik
(ggf. auch M.A. Transnationale Literaturwissenschaft sowie M.A. Language Sciences).
Stages of study / curricula / description of modules
* Literary studies and the history of literature (old and modern German literature; foundation courses and advanced)
* Language studies and the history of languages (including the grammar of modern-day German; foundation courses and advanced)
* Interculturality, media aesthetics, communication and semiotics (foundation courses and advanced)
Area foci/ modules for advanced specialisation
Cf. the course timetable.
General Studies
General Studies account for 25% of the study programme. These courses train key competences for subsequent career fields. By building their own individual specialities, students are able to shape and amplify their academic profile.
School-related studies for trainee teachers - general, incl. studies in education
In this programme area, subject-related studies in the field of teacher training are supplemented with courses dealing with teaching practice. This programme area comprises 25% to 50% of studies in the field of teacher training, depending on the type of school envisaged. It encompasses the following topics: studies in education, subject didactics, internships and key qualifications.
Work practicals
Future teachers:
Orientation work placement and teaching placements, integrated as a component within the teacher training programme.
Career fields outside teaching:
It is compulsory to undertake a minimum six-week work placement that can be supplemented by a second placement or a stay abroad with proven relevance for the course of studies.
Semester abroad
Possible.
General qualification for university entrance or specific higher education entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur, Einstufungsprüfung).
Englisch-Kenntnisse auf dem Niveau des deutschen Abiturs und Kenntnisse einer beliebigen weiteren Fremdsprache werden erwartet, aber nicht zwingend für die Bewerbung vorausgesetzt.
| Minimal degree required: | High School diploma |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
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