BA Romance Studies - Romanian (Major) at Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Programme overview

Romanian Studies »Romanian Studies« is the academic study of the Romanian language, literature, history, politics, society and culture in the broadest sense. Students of this subject familiarise themselves not only with Romania and the Republic of Moldova, but also with the Romanian minorities in Ukraine, Hungary and Serbia, as well as with the Balkan-Romanian minorities in Greece, Albania and Macedonia. In addition, attention is also paid to the more than one million Romanians in Germany who live and work here.

What you will study

A multiple 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, study and assessed coursework and examinations) and a supplementary subject with 60 LP.

Career pathways

Your career prospects are varied. Your fields of activity can be found in. companies. foundations. libraries. publishing houses. in human resources. in social work. in tourism.

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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: No knowledge of Romanian is required to start the course. If you already have language skills, please contact the student advisory service before starting your studies. Basic knowledge of Latin (should be caught up on in the first year of study); the university's Language Center offers a “Latin for Romance Studies” course. Knowledge of another foreign language. Proof by the time of registration for the Bachelor's thesis at the latest.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 6 semesters (120 ECTS)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-jena.de/en/7085/b-a-maj-romance-studies-romanian#studies_text_application

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