BA German Linguistics (Minor) at Friedrich Schiller University Jena

You will familiarise yourself with the phenomena, theories and methods of the two sub-areas of synchronic and diachronic German Linguistics. In synchronous linguistics, you will acquire theoretical and applied knowledge about the structure and use of contemporary German in all its facets. The programme follows the linguistic levels of description and analysis from sound to word, sentence and text to complex communicative processes.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities  |  Department: Institute of German Linguistics  |  Duration: 6 semesters (60 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time or part-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Jena, Thüringen, Germany

What you will study

A multi-subject Bachelor's degree consists of a major subject with 120 credit points (abbreviation: LP / 1 LP = 30 hours of attendance, preparation and follow-up work / follow-up activity, learning and assessed coursework and examinations) and a supplementary subject with 60 LP.

Career pathways

Depending on the major subject chosen, the supplementary subject German Linguistics qualifies students for careers that focus on communicative and linguistic competence, e.g. in media, advertising, editing, cultural management, public relations, specialised journalism and adult education.

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