German Language and Literature

full time

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor
Degree

6 semesters

Standard period of study (amount)

Mainz

Location

March 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)

March 2025 (EU), March 2025 (Non-EU)
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Overview and admission

Study Type

undergraduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

German Studies

Focus

Older and Newer Literary Studies, Historic and Modern Linguistics

Annotation

In the dual-subject Bachelor of Arts course (core/complimentary subject), ‘German Studies’ may be selected as a core or complimentary subject. The subject German Studies can also be studied in the integrated German-French study programme with a bi-national degree. In this case, the combination with the subject 'French' must be selected (see ). Prospective students can familiarise themselves with the subject during a taster day (www.studium.uni-mainz.de/schnuppertage).

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Lecture period

  • 14.04.2025 - 19.07.2025
  • 27.10.2025 - 14.02.2026

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2025)
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    16.11.2024 - 01.03.2025

    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (). The application should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be attached to the application. Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.01. – please note the possibly earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test.

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    16.11.2024 - 01.03.2025

    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (). The application should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be attached to the application. Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.01. – please note the possibly earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test.

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.12.2024 - 01.03.2025

    Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.01 of the corresponding year. Please also note the possible earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.12.2024 - 01.03.2025

Winter semester (2025/2026)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.06.2025 - 01.09.2025

    Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.07 of the respective year. Please also note the even earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.06.2025 - 01.09.2025

    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (). The application should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be attached to the application. Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.07. – please note the possibly earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test.

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.06.2025 - 01.09.2025

    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (). The application should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be attached to the application. Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.07. – please note the possibly earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test.

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.06.2025 - 01.09.2025

Languages of instruction

Main language

German