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BA Niederdeutsch (Low German), Two-Subject Bachelor at University of Oldenburg

University of Oldenburg, Germany

Programme overview

Low German language and philology, building receptive and productive language competence in Low German and knowledge of the basic questions, methods and theories of the subject. It can be studied with a non-school career aim or with the teaching career aim (leading on to the Master of Education).

Faculty: Faculty of Languages and Cultural Studies  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time (German-taught)  |  Intake: Winter semester (October)  |  Location: Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany

What you will study

Six-semester Two-Subject Bachelor of 180 CP: Low German (60 CP; basic curriculum of 30 CP including language and culture, literature and culture, and acquisition and teaching), a second subject (60 CP), the professionalisation area (45 CP) and the bachelor thesis module (15 CP).

Career pathways

The bachelor prepares for the consecutive Master of Education Low German for grammar schools or lower secondary schools; continuing in the subject master German Studies or the master German as a Foreign/Second Language is also possible.

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Entry requirements

General higher education entrance qualification, subject-restricted entrance qualification, Fachhochschulreife for the relevant field, Z-examination (aptitude test) or vocational qualification. The application deadline may follow the first subject if that subject is admission-restricted. No admission restriction. Application deadlines: winter semester 15 October.

Intake: Winter semester (October)

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)

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