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BA Germanistik (Kernfach) at Bielefeld University

Bielefeld University, Germany

Programme overview

Core subject on German language and literature from the Middle Ages to the present, covering linguistics, literary studies and medieval studies, with an integrated practical element.

Faculty: Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; Kombi-Bachelor core subject (Kernfach)  |  Intake: winter semester and summer semester  |  Location: Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Students become familiar with the breadth of the disciplines and build their own interests in the second half of the degree.

Career pathways

Graduates can work in culture and media management planning events and shaping media productions.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A suitable higher education entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur); special rules apply for applicants with a foreign qualification and for vocationally qualified applicants. No NC (no admission restriction); applicants must still apply within the deadline and then enrol if entry requirements are met. Application deadline (winter semester 2026/27): 16 July to 15 November 2026; summer semester: 16 January to 15 May 2027 German-taught: applicants with a foreign qualification must prove German, for example TestDaF TDN 4 in all four sections, DSH-2/3 or telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule (at least "befriedigend").

Intake: winter semester and summer semester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)

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