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BA Language – Literature – Culture: Dutch (Combi major/minor) at Freie Universität Berlin

Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Programme overview

Language – Literature – Culture: Dutch is a bachelor programme at Freie Universität Berlin, offered by the Department of Philosophy and Humanities (Institute of German and Dutch Languages and Literatures) 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. Dutch is spoken by around 17 million people in the Netherlands and approximately 6 million people in the Flanders region of Belgium. The colonial past of these two countries has also left its linguistic mark on other countries around the world.

Faculty: Department of Philosophy and Humanities  |  Department: Department of Philosophy and Humanities Institute of German and Dutch Languages and Literatures  |  Duration: 6 semesters  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany

What you will study

Language - Literature - Culture: Dutch is offered as either a core subject with modules totaling 60 credit points, or it can be completed as a combination of two modules where these are worth 30 credit points each. When selected as a module worth 60 credit points, Language - Literature - Culture: Dutch must be combined with a core subject worth 90 credit points.

Career pathways

Graduates of this degree program possess academic knowledge and practical skills that qualify them for a relevant professional career or further education. If Language - Literature - Culture: Dutch is taken as a module as part of a combi bachelor’s degree program, the professional qualification is determined by the core subject.

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Application information

Entry requirements

First-semester admission: Unrestricted admission. Higher semesters: Unrestricted admission (application open for 3rd and 5th semester in winter semester, for 2nd, 4th and 6th semester in summer semester).

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 6 semesters

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