# English Language and Culture (part-time)
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**Bachelor**
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The bachelor programme English language and culture (part time) consists of four main subjects: *Philology*, *Literature*, *Linguistics* and *English Language* (or *Language Acquisition*). The duration of the BA programme is 4.5 years and equals 180 EC.
In the first year of the programme (the *propaedeuse*) there are no optional courses. In the second and third year most of the programme is obligatory, although students can specialise in a certain field of *Literature*, *Philology* or *Linguistics*. The core curriculum courses are also to be completed in this year. In the fourth year, *Language Acquisition* 5 and 6 are obligatory. Additionally, students are able to choose a minor or can e.g. do an internship. In the first semester of the fifth year, students choose a specialisation course and write their bachelor thesis.
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