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BA Komparatistik/Vergleichende Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft (Two-Subject Bachelor) at Paderborn University

Paderborn University, Germany

Programme overview

Subject within the Two-Subject Bachelor that compares literatures and cultures: books, films, plays and art are treated as readable and as having cross-cultural reach, and connections between media from different times and languages are studied.

Faculty: Faculty of Cultural Studies (Fakultät für Kulturwissenschaften)  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years); 72 of 180 ECTS in the degree  |  Study mode: full-time; German- and English-taught  |  Intake: Summer and winter semesters  |  Location: Paderborn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

A share subject (72 of 180 credits) that must be combined with a second subject; taught in German and English depending on the course.

Career pathways

Humanities and cultural studies graduates learn theories and methods for developing their own ideas and train in persuasive argument and research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

General higher education entrance qualification (allgemeine Hochschulreife) or relevant subject-specific entrance qualification (fachgebundene Hochschulreife); applicants with a professional qualification can also be admitted. English at CEFR level B2 and a Romance language (Italian, French or Spanish) at level A2, proven for example through the Abitur certificate. Admission-free: no numerus clausus, so all applicants meeting the enrolment requirements are admitted.

Intake: Summer and winter semesters

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years); 72 of 180 ECTS in the degree

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-paderborn.de/zv/3-3/formalitaeten

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