Studying
Study objectives – Qualification profiles
- Academic expertise in all areas of German language and literature; methodical and practical skills for dealing with communication-, language-, text- and literature-related problems; advanced personnel and social skills;
- In-depth theoretical knowledge and methodological skills in sub-areas of German studies (linguistic, cultural or literary studies, according to individual focus); enhanced ability to reflect, contemplate and evaluate; cultivated ability to write scientific prose and to present complex facts;
- Pedagogical and didactic knowledge and skills for planning, implementing and evaluating German lessons;
- Knowledge of a foreign language at the highest level and ability for transcultural communication;
- Special didactic knowledge and skills for teaching German as a foreign and second language;
Occupational fields
- Institutions of cultural policy, cultural administration, cultural mediation
- Media (journalism, moderation, dramaturgy, text design, etc.)
- Publishing, book trade
- Libraries, archives, documentation centres
- Corporate communication, marketing, public relations
- Self-employed or freelance work (communication training, writing and text design, publishing or writing, etc.)
- Teaching at secondary and upper secondary schools and in extracurricular education institutions
- Teaching German as a foreign and second language
- Teaching German language and literature in international education
- Translational and transcultural activities in various other fields (e.g. tourism, migration and integration institutions, NGOs, municipal institutions)
- Academic work at universities, colleges, research institutions