General information
For general information and formalities about this course of study, visit the central page about the study programme. This page deals with the structure of the programme.
The study programme (120 ECTS credits in total) consists of 7 modules.
Modules 1, 2, and 7 (pictured dark blue, 54 ECTS credit points) make up the shared general area, which is independent of the specialization you choose. Here, all students have the same variety of classes to pick from.
Modules 3, 4, 5, and 6 (pictured light blue, 66 ECTS credit points) make up the area of specialization. Here, the variety of classes students can pick from can depend on the specialization they have chosen. In Module 6, you can complete coursework during a semester abroad indepently of the specialization you have chosen.
Possible areas of specialization are:
- General Linguistics
- English Linguistics
- German and Germanic Linguistics
- Romance Languages and Linguistics
- Slavic Languages and Linguistics
- Double-Degree Option with the Università di Verona
Sample courses
In the following tabs, you find sample syllabi of courses that have been held in the past or that are planned for the future. Keep in mind that they are only examples. You can find the current course catalogue on ZEuS.
Sample courses in Module 1
These courses are offered every semester.
The instructors may vary from semester to semester.
Sample courses in Module 2
For the module part Statistics
For the module part Experimental Methods
For the module part Automatic Text Processing
Sample courses in Module 3
These courses may vary from semester to semester.
- “Matrix and Embedding Contexts: Semantic and Pragmatic Issues” by Prof. Romero (for all areas of specialization)
- “Satztypen und Satzformen im Französischen” by Prof. Kaiser (if your area of specialization is Romance Languages and Linguistics)
- “Speech Perception” by Prof. Rathcke (e.g. if your area of specialization is General Linguistics, English Linguistics or German and Germanic Linguistics)
Sample courses in Module 4
For the module part Diachrony
- “Early Modern English: Emerging Voices, 1500–1800” by Prof. Walkden (if your area of specialization is English Linguistics)
For the module part Variation
- “Comparative aspects of Possessive Constructions” by Dr. Rehn (if your area of specialization is German and Germanic Linguistics)
- “Sprachpolitik – Language Policy” by Prof. Kupisch (e.g. if your area of specialization is General Linguistics or Romance Languages and Linguistics)
Sample courses in Module 5
- “Pragmatik III: Höflichkeit und Honorifikation” by Prof. Eckardt (e.g. if your area of specialization is General or German and Germanic Linguistics)
- “Multilingual Brain and Cognition” by Prof. Marinis et al.
- “Sprachimperialismus in Mittelost- und Osteuropa” by Prof. Brehmer (e.g. if your area of specialization is Slavic Languages and Linguistics)
- “Slavisch-germanische Sprachkontakte” by Prof. Brehmer (e.g. if your area of specialization is Slavic Languages and Linguistics)