As part of our Mono-Bachelor’s programme, you study towards a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree, for which the total of 180 credits to be earned are spread across three main areas:

• 132 credits are dedicated to the subject-specific disciplines. This means that you spend a considerable amount of time studying the specific content of your chosen field of study. The specific modules and courses that you have to take are regulated in the respective examination and study regulations, although there may be optional courses available.
  
• Further 36 credits are earned in the professionalisation area. This offers the opportunity to expand your skills and knowledge beyond the purely subject-specific area and to prepare for your professional future. Here too, the exact requirements and possible options are described in detail in the examination and study regulations.
  
• The remaining 12 credits are reserved for the Bachelor’s thesis, in which you demonstrate your skills and carry out an independent academic project.
  

The faculty currently offers three Mono-Bachelor’s degree programmes, which are unique in that they are only offered in this form at the University of Göttingen in Lower Saxony:

• Ancient Cultures
• East Asian Studies/Modern Sinology
• World Literature

A visual overview of the structure of the three Mono-Bachelor’s degree programmes at our faculty can be found here. Please refer to the examination and study regulations of the respective subject for the exact study structure, which you can access via the above links in the right-hand column under “structure” and then “regulations and module directory” at the bottom.

The two-subject Bachelor’s programme offers you the opportunity to study two subjects of your choice equally. You can choose any subject from the faculty and combine them with each other. The only exception is that it is not possible to combine East Asian Studies/Chinese as a Foreign Language with East Asian Studies/Modern China. You also have the option of choosing to combine subjects from other faculties (e.g. Political Science, Law, Economics or Computer Science) in order to pursue your interests even further.

In order to obtain the “Bachelor of Arts” (B.A.) degree, you have to earn a total of 180 credits, which are divided into three main areas:

• 132 credits are dedicated to subject-specific disciplines, with 66 credits allocated to each of your chosen subjects. The exact requirements and modules for acquiring these credits are set out in the respective examination and study regulations, although there may be optional courses available.
• Further 36 credits are earned in the professionalisation area. This enables you to expand your skills beyond purely subject-specific boundaries. Within this area, you have the option of choosing one of four profiles, depending on your individual interests and professional goals:
  Subject-Specific Profile

  In this profile, one of the two subjects studies is extended by a further 18 credits. It is therefore possible to specialise in one of the two subjects. The examination and study regulations of the relevant subject contain the specifications as to which modules are required for this. The remaining 18 credits are acquired through courses in the area of key competences.

  Occupational Profile

  This profile is designed to prepare students for a non-academic career. Modules totalling 18 credits can be taken either from one of the two subjects studies or even from another subject. The respective examination and study regulations regulate the courses offered in this profile. The remaining 18 credits are acquired through courses in the area of key competences.

  Teacher Training Profile

  Students must be explicitly enrolled for this profile, i.e. they must have already decided on it before starting their studies. 26 of the 36 credits in this profile are pre-planned through two internships, one educational science module and two didactic modules. The remaining 10 credits are acquired through courses in the area of key competences. The teacher training profile prepares students for the subsequent Master of Education, which is necessary to work as a teacher at a grammar school.

  Studium Generale

  There are no regulations for this profile that specify the completion of certain modules. In the studium generale, modules totalling 36 credits can be freely selected from the permitted range.


• The remaining 12 credits are dedicated to the Bachelor’s thesis, which is written in one of your two chosen subjects and provides you with the opportunity to demonstrate your research skills.

For a visual overview of the structure of the two-subject Bachelor’s programme with its elective options, click here.

You can find an overview of the study subjects as well as further information on the content, structure and application via the "A to Z" list.

As part of the two-subject Bachelor’s degree programme with a teaching degree profile, you have the opportunity to study two subjects of your choice equally which you will later teach at school. Please note that you must explicitly enrol for the teacher training profile before starting your degree programme.

The subjects at the Faculty of Humanities can be combined with each other as well as with subjects from other faculties, such as maths and physical education. Please note that the teaching profession profile only applies to the teaching profession at grammar schools.

In order to obtain the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree with the teaching profession profile, you have to earn a total of 180 credits. These are divided into the following three main areas:

• 132 credits entfallen auf die Fachwissenschaft, wobei jeweils 66 Credits auf jedes Ihrer gewählten Studienfächer entfallen. Die genauen Anforderungen und Module sind in den jeweiligen Prüfungs- und Studienordnungen festgelegt, wobei möglicherweise Wahloptionen in der Modulbelegung vorhanden sind.
• Further 36 credits are earned in the professionalisation area, which comprises subject-specific didactic foundations in both subjects (3 credits per subject), educational sciences (20 credits, including a school placement and an orientation placement) and the optional area (10 credits for key competences).
• The degree programme finishes with 12 credits for the Bachelor’s thesis.

The school subjects you can study at the University of Göttingen are shown in the "A to Z" list. The possible subject combinations can be found in the table of subject combinations under the respective links in the “application” tab.

IMPORTANT:
You need to bear in mind that only certain subject combinations are permitted in the subsequent Master of Education, which is necessary to become a teacher at a grammar school. The possible combinations should therefore be already taken into account when choosing subjects for your Bachelor’s degree. The possible combinations can also be found in the table of subject combinations under the respective links in the “application” tab.