Anglophone Studies (B.A.)
Proof of sufficient German language skills required for enrollment
Overview
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Overview
In the Bachelor's degree programme Anglophone Studies you will acquire academic skills and knowledge of the English language and its teaching, literature and the cultures of English-speaking countries at the internationally recognised teaching and research institute of English Studies in Giessen. By choosing your own focus from the areas of linguistics or literary studies or media and cultural studies, you can shape your studies individually.
In addition, the Bachelor's programme provides you with the basics and research results of the corresponding subject sciences as well as comprehensive methodological skills and key qualifications. You will get to know important subject-specific and subject-didactic contents, models and theories and acquire the qualification to acquire further ones as well as to critically assess and evaluate them.Standard period of study
6 semesters - 180 credit points (CP)
Composition of the study programme
- Composition of the study programme
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Composition of the study programme
The programme consists of:
- the main subject Anglophone Studies (120 CP in total)
- a minor subject (40 CP)
- an internship to prepare for professional activities (10 CP)
- Obtaining the UNIcert® certificate III
Anglophone Studies major (120 CP)
Contains the following main subjects (40 CP each):
- Literary, Cultural and Media Studies
- Linguistics
- TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)
Minor subject (40 CP)
one of the following subjects can be chosen as a minor subject:
- Anglophone Studies with focus on Literary, Cultural and Media Studies (if not main subject)
- Anglophone Studies with focus on Linguistics (if not main subject)
- Anglophone Studies with focus on TEFL (if not main subject)
- German studies
- French studies / French
- Hispanic studies / Spanish
- Portuguese studies / Portuguese
- Sociology
- Political Science
- Pedagogy
Additionally an internship module and the attainment of the UNIcert® Certificate III are integrated into the course of studies . The students can choose a further practical language module (English for Specific Purposes) as well as the module "Gender, Sexuality, and Diversity". The programme qualifies students, for example, for tasks in the media, in cultural institutions and non-school educational institutions as well as for the Master's programme Anglophone Studies.
Application
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Commencement of studies
only in the winter semester
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Admission requirements
- General higher education entrance qualification (= Abitur or comparable qualification), Fachhochschule entrance qualification, master craftsman's examination, higher education entrance qualification for professionally qualified persons. More...
- Proof of internship (pre-study internship) is not required.
- Please note that applicants with a foreign higher education entrance qualification are also required to provide proof of German language skills. More...
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Application / Enrolment
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The study programme is not subject to admission restrictions.
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The enrolment period for the winter semester begins at the beginning of June.
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The end of the enrolment period is determined anew each year, please enquire in the application portal during the enrolment period.
Different rules apply in some cases for international applicants. More...
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Career Options
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Options for further study at JLU
Upon successful completion of the Bachelor's degree, the following consecutive Master's programmes can be studied at JLU:
- Anglophone Studies
- Depending on the subjects chosen in the Bachelor's programme, other Master's programmes at JLU may also be considered, e.g. Intercultural Communication and Business
Career options
The exact areas of activity depend on the individual specialisation undertaken by the students. Nonetheless, it is possible to identify the following fields of activity: communication, further training, and the cultural sector. These include:
- journalism and publishing/ radio, broadcast and television/ editing
- librarianship, documentation, information technology
- adult education/ civic education (adult education centre, trade unions, employer's associations/ boards, parties, charities, churches)
- associations (boards, organisations, parties, charities, parliamentary services)
- press- and public relations activities (for parties, associations, public or semi-public institutions, radio, broadcast and television)
- higher education institution and other research institutes
- private schools
- tourism (sector)/ leisure sector
- opinion research
- social services/ non-profit organisations
- theatre and all its disciplines/ cultural sector: (trade) fairs and markets
- visual arts/ museums/ collections/ exhibitions
- international organisations/ cultural exchange
- career guidance/ counselling
More information
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Examination- and study regulations
- Special regulations
(with module descriptions and module plans) (in English)
(Please note that only the German version of the modules is offical and legally binding. The english Version is for informative purposes only.) - General study regulations for modular and multi-stage study programmes
Courses offered in the course catalogue
- Electronical course catalogue (in German)
- Special regulations
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Links
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Events for prospective students
There is a whole range of event offers, the current offers can be found in our News:
www.uni-giessen.de/studium
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Contact
- Links
- Study counseling
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Study guidance
English Studies
Contact persons at the Institute for English Studies
Philosophikum I, Haus B, Otto-Behaghel-Strasse 10, 35394 GiessenGerman studies
Contact persons at the Institute for German Studies
Philosophikum I, Haus B, Otto-Behaghel-Strasse 10, 35394 GiessenRomance Studies
Contact persons at the Institute for Romance Studies
Karl-Glöckner-Str. 21 G, 35394 Giessen-
Sociology
Contact persons at the Institute for Sociology
Karl-Glöckner-Str. 21 E, 35394 GiessenPolitical Science
Contact persons at the Institute for Political Science
Karl-Glöckner-Str. 21 E, 35394 GiessenPedagogy
Contact persons at the Institute for Educational Science
Karl-Glöckner-Str. 21 G, 35394 Giessen
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- Central Study Advisory Service
- Central Study Service 2
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Directions and reception of study service
- Registrar's office
(for formal study matters) - Central study guidance
(Counselling for students and prospective students) - Student-Hotline Call Justus
(Initial information on all questions concerning the study programme) - International office
(Counselling and support for international students and applicants)
- Registrar's office