BA/BSc Liberal Arts & Sciences at Justus Liebig University Giessen

Programme overview

Interdisciplinary Bachelor's programme on the future-oriented issues of our time. An orientation year gives a broad overview before students choose a humanities or natural-science subject track, with ongoing practical relevance. Awards a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science (B.A./B.Sc.).

Department: JLU College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | Duration: 6 semesters (3 years), 180 CP | Study mode: full-time; German-taught | Intake: Winter semester | Location: Gießen, Hessen, Germany

What you will study

A core curriculum in the first two semesters covers interdisciplinary foundations of scholarship; the orientation year can be completed with a Micro Degree. Students then choose a humanities or natural-science track on future-oriented topics, complete an internship and practice-oriented research modules, and write a Bachelor's thesis within the track.

Career pathways

Graduates are qualified to work in national and international fields such as political institutions, NGOs, business enterprises and the cultural industries, or to continue to Master's study in their track subject.

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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. Can be studied part-time by agreement with the JLU College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.

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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