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Interests and school subjects

German and literature

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German studies and literature examine language, texts and literary history.

Programmes for this goal

First 10 of 515. Curricula evaluated so far for 41 of 409 universities; the other programmes appear by their subject. Subjects that lead to this goal: German studies, General literary studies, German as a foreign or second language.

How is this ordered?

First, programmes with one of this goal’s subjects (German studies, General literary studies, German as a foreign or second language) as main subject whose official name mentions a core topic of the goal – more important core topics first, teacher training last. Then the other programmes with one of these main subjects, the subjects taking turns. Then programmes that have one of these subjects only as a minor, finally programmes of other subjects with a fitting curriculum, by share of the programme. In every step universities take turns in a fixed order that stays the same for each goal and does not follow the alphabet; among the first ten places a university has at most two where others exist. An evaluated curriculum is shown but does not change the order. Not a quality ranking.

  1. Universität Greifswald · Greifswald

    6 semesters German Full-time, Part-time Winter semester Open admission No tuition fees

    Subject German studiesname mentions Germanistik (literary studies)

  2. Universität des Saarlandes · Saarbrücken

    4 semesters German Full-time Winter semester and Summer semester Open admission No tuition fees

    Subject General literary studiesname mentions Literaturwissenschaft (literary studies)

  3. Universität Tübingen · Tübingen

    4 semesters German Full-time Winter semester Restricted admission No tuition fees for EU students · non-EU: €1,500 per semester

    Subject German studiesname mentions Deutsche Literatur (literary studies)

  4. Hochschule für Jüdische Studien Heidelberg · Heidelberg

    4 semesters German Full-time Winter semester and Summer semester Open admission No tuition fees for EU students · non-EU: €1,500 per semester

    Subject General literary studiesname mentions Literaturwissenschaft (literary studies)

  5. Universität Bayreuth · Bayreuth

    6 semesters German Full-time Winter semester and Summer semester Open admission No tuition fees

    Subject German studiesname mentions Germanistik (literary studies)

  6. Universität Leipzig · Leipzig

    6 semesters German Full-time, Part-time Winter semester Restricted admission No tuition fees

    Subject German studiesname mentions Germanistik (literary studies)

  7. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg · Erlangen

    6 semesters German Full-time, Part-time Winter semester Open admission No tuition fees

    Subject German studiesname mentions Germanistik (literary studies)

  8. Technische Universität Chemnitz · Chemnitz

    6 semesters German and English Full-time Winter semester Open admission No tuition fees

    Subject German studiesname mentions Germanistik (literary studies)

  9. Universität Osnabrück · Osnabrück

    6 semesters German Full-time Winter semester Open admission No tuition fees

    Subject German studiesname mentions Germanistik (literary studies)

  10. Freie Universität Berlin · Berlin

    4 semesters German Full-time Winter semester Open admission No tuition fees

    Subject General literary studiesname mentions Literaturwissenschaft (literary studies)

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Also fits by curriculum, different subject

34 programmes of other subjects whose evaluated curriculum strongly covers this goal’s topics.

  1. Bergische Universität Wuppertal · Wuppertal

    4 semesters Full-time, Part-time Winter semester and Summer semester Open admission No tuition fees

    Fits 84 required ECTS in matching modules (of 120) · weighted 57 ECTS · per module handbook

    Transdisciplinary Studies: Literaturwissenschaft 22 ECTS (Literatur-, Kultur- und Medienwissenschaft)Topics in Advanced Research of Literature, Culture, and the Media 20 ECTS (Literatur-, Kultur- und Medienwissenschaft)Independent Studies 14 ECTS (Literatur-, Kultur- und Medienwissenschaft) + 2 more

  2. Bergische Universität Wuppertal

    6 semesters Full-time Winter semester Open admission No tuition fees

    Fits 66 required ECTS in matching modules (of 180), plus 24 elective ECTS on offer · weighted 55 ECTS · per module handbook

    Aufbaumodul Lateinische Literatur – Dichtung 8 ECTSAufbaumodul Lateinische Literatur – Prosa 8 ECTSRomanistik 1 5 ECTS, Required elective + 2 more

  3. AKAD – Hochschule Stuttgart · Distance/online

    6 semesters German and English Full-time, Part-time, Part-time alongside work, Distance learning Rolling start Open admission from €229 per month

    Fits 75 required ECTS in matching modules (of 180) · weighted 54 ECTS · per module handbook

    Übersetzungsübung Englisch II 5 ECTSAllgemeine Übersetzungslehre Englisch/Deutsch 5 ECTSDeutsche Sprache 5 ECTS + 2 more

  4. AKAD – Hochschule Stuttgart · Distance/online

    6 semesters German and English Full-time, Part-time, Part-time alongside work, Distance learning Rolling start Open admission from €229 per month

    Fits 75 required ECTS in matching modules (of 180) · weighted 54 ECTS · per module handbook

    Übersetzungsübung Englisch II 5 ECTSAllgemeine Übersetzungslehre Englisch/Deutsch 5 ECTSDeutsche Sprache 5 ECTS + 2 more

  5. Bergische Universität Wuppertal · Wuppertal

    6 semesters Full-time Winter semester Open admission No tuition fees

    Fits 68 required ECTS in matching modules (of 180), plus 15 elective ECTS on offer · weighted 48 ECTS · per module handbook

    Romanistik 1 5 ECTS, Required electiveRomanistik 2 5 ECTS, Required electiveGrundlagenmodul Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft 12 ECTS + 2 more

Collected automatically from the institutions’ websites; each institution’s own page is authoritative. OWWZ guidance: Editorial orientation by OWWZ, not a statement by any university and no claim about career prospects.