German as a Foreign and Second Language
Master of Arts- Faculty of Arts
German Linguistics at the University of Jena is represented by the Institute of German Linguistics and the Institute of German Literature, which are closely interlinked. Here, the German language and its literature are researched and taught in their entire breadth: in literature from the medieval heroic epic to contemporary prose and in linguistics from the level of the sound to word formation and grammar to text analysis. You will be given an overview of the academic branches of German Studies - synchronic and diachronic German Linguistics, Modern German Literature and Age German Literature (Medieval Studies) - and familiarised with methods of academic work. You will be sensitised to processes of linguistic, especially cultural and aesthetic communication and will be shown ways of analysing, critically reflecting on and actively shaping them. At the same time, you will be able to expand your knowledge of culture and cultural history by analysing the fundamentals, history and characteristic manifestations of the German language and literature.
Multi-subject bachelor¡¯s programme
Picture: Sophie BartholomeThe Bachelor's degree is the first professional qualification. The standard period of study|regular programme length is six semesters in total, during which various forms of courses (e.g. seminars, lectures or tutorials) are offered for the individual modules.
A multi-subject Bachelor's degree consists of a major subject with 120 credit points (abbreviation: LP / 1 LP = 30 hours of attendance, preparation and follow-up work|follow-up activity, learning and assessed coursework and examinations) and a supplementary subject with 60 LP.
Career opportunities:
The Bachelor's degree qualifies students for subject areas that focus on cultural, communicative and linguistic skills, for example media, advertising, literary publicity, editing, cultural management, public relations, specialist journalism, adult education, literary and cultural work and theatre.
A university entrance qualification, such as a general secondary school leaving certificate, is required for admission onto the study programme.
More information on university entrance qualifications can be found here.
two modern foreign languages or one modern foreign language and Latin; proof by the time of registration for the Bachelor's thesis at the latest
F¨¹rstengraben 28
07743 Jena
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F¨¹rstengraben 18
07743 Jena
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07743 Jena
Telephone hours:
Mondays and Fridays (9:00 ¨C 11:00)
Wednesdays (13:00 ¨C 15:00)
The ASPA is primarily responsible for students in the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, and the Faculty of Theology.
Postal address:
Akademisches Studien- und Pr¨¹fungsamt
F¨¹rstengraben 1
07743 Jena
F¨¹rstengraben 18
07743 Jena
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University Main Building / SSZ
F¨¹rstengraben 1
07743 Jena
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Office hours:
We offer consultations in person, by telephone, and via Zoom. You can make an appointment by calling us on +49 3641 9-411111 (Mondays to Fridays from 9:00 to 11:00) or outside these office hours on +49 3641 9-411200. You can also use our remote help desk.
Consultation hours:
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays (9:00 to 12:20), Tuesdays (14:00 to 18:00), and Wednesdays and Thursdays (14:00 to 16:00).
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University Main Building, Room E065
F¨¹rstengraben 1
07743 Jena
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Opening hours:
Information Desk (UHG; Room E0.65)
Mondays (10:00 ¨C 12:00)
Tuesdays (13:00 ¨C 15:00)
Wednesdays (10:00 ¨C 12:00)
Thursdays (13:00 ¨C 15:00)
Fridays (10:00 ¨C 12:00)
You can also use our remote help desk at
www.uni-jena.de/service-ssz
or send us your enquiries by post.
Telephone hours:
Mondays to Fridays
(9:00 ¨C 11:00)
Postal address:
Friedrich-Schiller-Universit?t Jena
Studierenden-Service-Zentrum
07737 Jena
University Main Building
F¨¹rstengraben 1
07743 Jena
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