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BA Linguistics (core subject) at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany

Programme overview

Competence-oriented, research-oriented Bachelor core subject on the structures of human languages.

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German (partly English)-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Year one introduces the sub-disciplines of linguistics in lectures and teaches scientific writing in seminars; year two covers specific methods and allows own focus areas through language and programming courses.

Career pathways

A wide range of careers including industrial research (for example as data scientists) and development of language technologies.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Abitur or equivalent qualification. Useful prior knowledge: English at about level B1. Application: no admission restriction, direct enrolment; application period 04.05.2026 - 31.10.2026.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)

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