BA Medieval and New Latin (Minor) at Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Programme overview

The Middle Ages left a monumental legacy of handwritten books. The surviving manuscripts range from collections of letters, vitae, historical accounts and speeches to poems and epics. The invention of the printing press at the dawn of the modern era gave rise to a new golden age of Latin literature.

What you will study

A multi-subject bachelor’s programme consists of a major subject worth 120 ECTS credits (1 ECTS credit = 30 hours for attendance, preparation and follow-up work, private study, assessed coursework and examinations) and a minor subject worth 60 ECTS credits. The degree programme consists of six compulsory modules.

Career pathways

Knowledge of Latin language and literature is a valuable additional qualification for a large number of humanities subjects. Those graduating from the bachelor’s programme are particularly qualified for work. at universities and other academic institutions (e.g. in the field of digital humanities spanning various disciplines and time periods),.

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Application information

Entry requirements

No Numerus Clausus (open admission). University entrance qualification: A university entrance qualification, such as a general secondary school leaving certificate, is required for admission onto the study programme. Language requirements: Latin proficiency certificate ( Latinum ) and knowledge of a modern foreign language; this evidence must have been submitted by the time you register your dissertation topic. Admission and language requirements for applicants of foreign nationality and without German Abitur: www.uni-jena.de/en/study-orientation-international.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 6 semesters (60 ECTS)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-jena.de/en/6955/b-a-min-medieval-and-new-latin#studies_text_application

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