BA German Literature (Minor) at Friedrich Schiller University Jena

The study of German literature, its foundations, characteristic manifestations and history provides basic knowledge of German culture and the ability to critically analyse and shape processes of linguistic, especially aesthetic communication in the various subject areas of social, especially cultural life. The degree programme comprises the two academic branches of Modern German Literature and Age German Literature (Medieval Studies).

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities  |  Department: Institute of German Literature  |  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 Bachelor's degree with German Literature as a supplementary subject qualifies students for professions in which cultural, communicative and linguistic skills are central, e.g. media, advertising, literary publicity, editing, cultural management, public relations, journalism, adult education, literary and cultural work and theatre.

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