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BA German (teaching profession) 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: restricted admission (application to the University). Combination of subjects for the teaching profession. German can be combined with all teaching profession subjects. All teaching profession subjects. Language requirements: To be able to study a programme of German, the student should be a native speaker or have a near-native command of spoken and written German. Also, thorough experience in handling literary texts and questions of grammar is a great advantage. Winter semester only 1st subject semester: restricted admission (application to the University).

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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