BA Applied Theatre Studies at Justus Liebig University Giessen

Programme overview

Combines scholarly reflection with artistic practice. Students study the foundations, aesthetics and history of theatre and test them on rehearsal stages and in studios, developing their own projects and focus areas.

Faculty: Fachbereich 05 - Language, Literature, Culture | Department: Institute for Applied Theatre Studies | Duration: 6 semesters (3 years), 180 CP | Study mode: full-time; German-taught | Intake: Winter semester | Location: Gießen, Hessen, Germany

What you will study

18 modules: ten compulsory Applied Theatre Studies modules, two elective modules that can be completed research-oriented or application-oriented, and five elective profile modules that may include modules from other subjects, plus the Bachelor's thesis.

Career pathways

Graduates are qualified both in theory and practice for dramaturgical, conceptual and editorial tasks that require closeness to practice as well as theoretical reflection.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: no admission restriction (no NC). A recognised higher education entrance qualification (Hochschulzugangsberechtigung) is required; foreign qualifications are checked via anabin. No pre-study internship is required. Applicants with a foreign entrance qualification must also meet the German-language proof requirement. Application deadlines for winter semester 2027/28 are not yet published. An aptitude test (Eignungsprüfung) must be passed before and in addition to the formal application. English at CEFR B2 is required, shown by a school certificate (at least 6 years of English), IELTS 5.5, TOEFL iBT 72, TOEFL ITP/pBT 543, PTE Academic 59, TOEIC 785, telc B2 or UNIcert II.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years), 180 CP

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-giessen.de/de/studium/bewerbung

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