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BA German Studies (two subjects) at University of Göttingen

University of Göttingen, Germany

Programme overview

The analysis of these elementary human media of expression is at the centre of teaching and research in Göttingen German Studies. As a full German Studies department, it represents the entire spectrum of linguistic and literary approaches.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Only the winter semester  |  Location: Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany

What you will study

Literary Studies deals with German-language literature from the Baroque period to the present from literary-historical, text-analytical, media- and cultural-scientific and comparative perspectives, furthermore with the mediation of literature, literary theory, the history of the subject and edition philology. Medieval German Studies deals with the German language and literature of the Middle Ages and the early modern period.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: open. Winter semester only 1st subject semester: open admission (enrolment without previous application).

Intake: Only the winter semester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/46792.html

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