Bachelor of Arts in World Literature

Georg August Universitat Gottingen · Göttingen, Germany

Level
Bachelor's
Award
Bachelor of Arts
Language
German English
Duration
6 semesters
Campus
Göttingen
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Register by 31 July 2026
Starts
Winter semester

Georg August Universitat Gottingen does not publish a fee for this programme on its own. Its published rate for bachelor's programmes is €0 a year for international students.

Entry requirements and how to apply

Entry requirements
University entrance qualification, German B2/C1 and English C1/B2 level plus one more language B1 level CEFR
English language requirement
C1 required, proof via placement test/interview
German language requirement
B2 required, proof via placement test/interview
Application period
The following is valid for applicants from: non-EU countries For the winter semester: until 31 July
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About this programme

We will provide you with knowledge in literary theory and the literary scene, mutual influences, and the literary business and teach you basic skills in analysing and evaluating literature. You will learn how epochs take shape and are made. Parts of these central courses are taught using forms of e-learning. In addition to these central courses on general skills, we will introduce you to the literary qualities of holy religious texts and of key texts of European antiquity, and to the specific poetics and functions of medieval literature. Different to many programmes in comparative literature, we will introduce you to many non-European literatures: Turkish, Iranian, Chinese, Arabian, Egyptian, Japanese, and Indian. Through the "Literatures of the World" e-learning module, you will have a choice to learn about not so prominent literatures. Learning about migration and post-colonialism in literature is compulsory in this section. However, European classics are not absent from this programme: Italian and English renaissance, Russian realism, the Golden Age of Spanish literature, French modernist poetry, Scandinavian modern drama, and, of course, German classics are included. You will also learn what made them so influential in modern times. Every semester, an internationally renowned literary scholar teaches as our "Erich Auerbach Honorary Guest Chair for World Literature", which is sponsored by DAAD. We will develop your ability to have an eye for literary quality. This is not a

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