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BA Russian (teaching profession) at University of Göttingen

University of Göttingen, Germany

Programme overview

You want to be a teacher and Russian is the subject you want to teach? Here, you will receive intensive practical language training even without prior knowledge. In addition, you can achieve a comprehensive language and literature-based qualification in the field of Russian Studies.

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

Russian Students will take language course modules assigned to them on the basis of existing language skills. If necessary, students will take an intensive course between the 1st and 2nd semester of language education.

Career pathways

In connection with the consecutive programme Master of Education (M.Ed.), the programme Russian (B.A.) (two subjects/ teaching profession) qualifies graduates in particular for a teaching position for Russian at the Gymnasium. The programme, however, also conveys the general culture competence necessary for economic, political and social activities in the Russian speaking region.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: open (enrolment without previous application). Combination of subjects for the teaching profession. Some combinations of subjects with Russian must be approved: Subject combinations (PDF). 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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