German Philology (Bachelor)
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The bachelor’s programme in German Philology combines German literature and language studies; philology and linguistics.
During the first half of the degree programme, you will acquire basic scientific knowledge and competences in the four areas of studies: modern German literature, medieval German literature, linguistics and German as a foreign and second language. At a more advanced stage in your studies, the curriculum provides you the opportunity to set individual focal points: You can specialise in individual subject areas through freely selectable courses and complete a non-university internship. Thereby, you can individualise your qualification profile and adapt it to your professional goals and subsequent master's programmes.
Bachelor of Arts
Degree Programme Code: 033 617
6 semesters / 180 ECTS credits (including 60 ECTS credits of extension curricula)
Language: German
NO entrance examination
Facts & Figures
- Students: 869
- Graduates in the last academic year: 99
- Number of semesters needed for graduation (median): 8,4
Data updated on: 26.11.2025
Information about presentation & calculation
Attention
Instruction Language German
Please note that the instruction language of this programme is German. To start the degree programme, you need to hold a certificate of German proficiency on C1 level.
Admission procedure
Additional exam in Latin (during the degree programme)
Information about the admission procedure
Getting Informed
StudiesServiceUnit (SSS) German Studies
Getting Started
Orientation in the first semester
Introductory and orientation period (STEOP)
Study programme
Following an Introductory and Orientation Period (STEOP), students have to complete initial specialisations and subject-specific elective modules. Afterwards, a bachelor’s module allows students to specialise in a specific field. As part of this module, students have to write two bachelor’s theses in two different fields of study.
Five concepts
which you will deal with during your studies:
- Pseudonymous authorship
- Sound poetry
- Middle High German âventiure
- Syntax
- Minority Languages
... and many more.
Overview of the programme structure & topics
Here you find the current offer of courses for this programme to gain better insight into the topics and structure. For more information please click on the respective level.
Introductory and Orientation Period (18 ECTS)
M-01,1 Introductory and Orientation Period I (6 ECTS)
Lecture: Introduction into German Philology
M-01,2 Introductory and Orientation Period II (12 ECTS)
Literature in historical context
Lecture course: Texts - Media - Institutions
Introductory Course Literature
Medieval and Early German Literature
German as Foreign/Second Language
Lecture course Germanic Linguistics
M-03,1 Medieval and Early German Literature (7 ECTS)
Exercise Course: Middle High German
Proseminar Medieval and Early German Literature
M-03,2 Modern German Literature (7 ECTS)
Exercise Course: Literary and Cultural Theory
Proseminar Modern German Literature
Exercise Course: Contemporary Grammar
M-03,4 German as Foreign/Second Language (8 ECTS)
Lecture Course Basics of German as Foreign and Second Language
Proseminar German as Foreign/Second Language
M-03,5 Advanced Module Additions (12 ECTS)
Medieval and Early German Literature
German as Foreign/Second Language
Alternative Module Group Bachelor (28 ECTS)
M-04,1 Bachelor Module Medieval and Early German Literature (14 ECTS)
Bachelor Seminar Medieval and Early German Literature
Lecture Course German as Foreign/Second Language
M-04,2 Bachelor Module Modern German Literature (14 ECTS)
Bachelor Seminar Modern German Literature
Lecture Course German as Foreign/Second Language
M-04,3 Bachelor Module Linguistics (14 ECTS)
Lecture Course Modern German Literature
Lecture Course Medieval and Early German Literature
M-04,4 Bachelor Module German as Foreign/Second Language (14 ECTS)
Bachelor Seminar German as Foreign/Second Language
Lecture Course Modern German Literature
Lecture Course Medieval and Early German Literature
M-05,1 Optional Module Medieval and Early German Literature (8 ECTS)
Proseminar Medieval and Early German Literature
Lecture Course Medieval and Early German Literature
M-05,2 Optional Module Modern German Literature (8 ECTS)
Proseminar Modern German Literature
Lecture Course Modern German Literature
M-05,3 Optional Module Linguistics (8 ECTS)
M-05,4 Optional Module German as Foreign/Second Language (8 ECTS)
Proseminar German as Foreign/Second Language
Lecture Course German as Foreign/Second Language
M-05,5 Optional Module Children's Literature (8 ECTS)
M-05,6 Optional Module Gender Studies (8 ECTS)
M-05,7 Practical Training, Internship (8 ECTS)
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After Graduation
Nach dem Studium Info EN
Graduates have basic qualifications preparing them for work
- in academia, research and teaching;
- with books (book shops, publishers, editors, libraries, archives);
- in the area of electronic language and text processing (digitisation of texts, text layout, web design);
- in journalism (print media, radio, television);
- in the art sector (fiction books, translation, advertising);
- in the cultural sector (museums, theatres, concerts, film);
- as intercultural mediators (ability to judge and act with regard to language and literature).
Master's Programmes
- Austrian Studies (Master)
- German Philology (Master)
- German as a Foreign and Second Language (Master)
- Master Access Guide
Continuing after Graduation
- Alumni of the University of Vienna
- [Postgraduate Center - postgraduate programmes at the University of Vienna](http://www.postgraduatecenter.at/en)
- [Uniport - career service of the University of Vienna](https://www.uniport.at/uniport-fuer-studierende)
Graduates' Perspective on the Degree Programme
#### Degree programme in retrospect
Graduates ...
- say that this degree programme receives the grade: 2,1 (good)
- rate the level of difficulty as: 3.4 (appropriate)
→ These results are basd on feedback from 173 graduates.
*You can find further assessments of the degree programme from its graduates’ perspective in the graduate survey of thebachelor’s programme in German Philology graduation survey (in German).
Graduates ...
- find employment within 2 months after graduation on average.
*You can find further information on career entry and career paths in the tracking of graduates "BA German Philology".