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BA German Studies (Germanistik) at Justus Liebig University Giessen

Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany

Programme overview

Combines research in linguistics and literature with media and cultural studies perspectives. Students study the history and present of German from medieval beginnings to today, with a focus in language or literature.

Faculty: Fachbereich 05 - Language, Literature, Culture  |  Department: Institute of German 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

A German Studies main subject (80 CP), a philological minor (40 CP), a further minor (40 CP), an internship (10 CP) and the thesis module (10 CP).

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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.

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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