BA Comparative Literature (Combi major/minor) at Freie Universität Berlin

Comparative Literature is a bachelor programme at Freie Universität Berlin, offered by the Department of Philosophy and Humanities (Peter Szondi Institute of Comparative Literature) and leading to the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in major subject in combi bachelor. It is studied as: Major subject in a combi bachelor; Minor subject in a combi bachelor. It has a standard duration of 6 semesters, German as the language of instruction, a start in the winter semester. General and Comparative Literature (AVL) studies literature from a transnational perspective, including its history, theory and poetics. At the Peter Szondi Institute the focus is on literatures in languages of European origin since the early modern period and their ancient foundations.

Faculty: Department of Philosophy and Humanities  |  Department: Department of Philosophy and Humanities Peter Szondi Institute of Comparative Literature  |  Duration: 6 semesters  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany

What you will study

The programme is organised into a foundation phase and an advanced phase, plus the General Professional Skills (ABV) area; core areas include general literary theory and comparative literary history.

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