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BA Romance Studies (core subject) at University of Bonn

University of Bonn, Germany

Programme overview

The degree program in Romance Studies is concerned with the languages that evolved from Latin, their special characteristics, literatures and diverse cultures. Taken as a major, students study two of the three possible Romance philologies, French, Spanish or Italian, one as their first, other as their second language, which also involves different focus areas. When Romance Studies is taken as a major, students must always chose a minor.

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German and taught in German and other languages  |  Intake: Wintersemester (winter semester)  |  Location: Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

In this degree program, students deepen their practical knowledge of the language and also encounter content from the fields of linguistics, literary criticism and cultural studies.

Career pathways

Research management, education (e.g. adult education at universities, language courses at adult education centers, educational/vocational institutes (Bildungswerke), etc.), book industry (publishing/ libraries/ translating/editing), culture (cultural institutions, cultural management, embassies, Goethe Institutes, cultural institutes, regional cultural work, exhibitions, etc.), media/journalism (press, radio

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Application information

Entry requirements

University entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur); German language proficiency (DSH level 2, CEFR level C1, as per DSH exam. regulations). Open admission (no numerus clausus).

Intake: Wintersemester (winter semester)

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-bonn.de/application-portal

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