Philosophy, Literary Studies and Linguistics B.A. at RWTH Aachen University

Whether a poem, novel, newspaper article, instructions, or a political speech – every text has an intention, a particular style, and a cultural, political, and biographical background. Philology's task is to systematically investigate these interrelationships – in particular in terms of content and form. Literary studies regards a text as a form of communication and art and critically examines its genre, style, era, reception, impact, and author.

Faculty: "Literary Studies, Linguistics, Philosophy" department in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter Semester  |  Location: Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

At the end of their third semester students must provide documentation of language skills at a C1 level for the English Studies component. An at least six-week long stay abroad gives students important language experiences immersed in local everyday life as well as intercultural skills.

Career pathways

From journalism to language technology this course of study qualifies students for all fields, in which the comprehension and composition of texts is required. Literary scholars are well versed in analyzing complext relationships, illustrated them in various media, and discussing them appropriately based on the target group.

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