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English Studies University of Hannover

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Degree
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
Standard period of study (amount)
6 semesters
Location
Hannover

Overview and admission

Study Type

undergraduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

  • English Studies
  • American Studies
  • English (Teaching Degree)

Focus

American Literature and Cultural Studies, Language and Literature Didactics, Gender Studies, British Classics, Postcolonial Literature and Cultures, Media Didactics, Sociolinguistics, Variation Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Cognitive Linguistics

Annotation

The subject can be studied in combination with a second subject in the degree programmes Interdisciplinary Bachelor's degree and Bachelor Technical Education.
A degree qualifies you to take a Master's degree course, e.g. the Master of Education (Teaching Qualification), or for direct entry into a profession. Other subject related Master's courses can be developed on this basis.
Please note the subject combination options, the admissions requirements for potential secondary subjects as well as the current information on the award process:
www.uni-hannover.de/studienbewerbung.

Admission modus

Local admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

B2 language level with proof of a corresponding language certificate/test
You can find information on the admission requirements and the possible subject combinations in the admission regulations for the Multidisciplinary Bachelor's degree course and/or for the Bachelor's degree course in Technical Education:
http://www.uni-hannover.de/zugangsordnung
as well as in the language regulations for the subject of English.

Lecture period

  • Summer semester 2026: Break from 10.06. to 14.06.25 (excursion week).
  • Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 30.01.2027Break from 23.12.24 to 04.01.25

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2026/2027)

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Expired
    There are no separate deadlines for EU citizens.
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Expired
    Applying for a Bachelor's degree programme at Leibniz University Hannover is only possible with preliminary review documentation (VPD) from uni-assist. --- Please note that an application for a bachelor's degree programme at Leibniz University Hannover is only possible with a preliminary review documentation (VPD) from uni-assist.
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Expired (Universitywide deadline)
    Please note the details at www.uni-hannover.de/studienbewerbung

Tuition fees

The semester contribution is comprised of
-\tStudent services and student union contribution
-\tAdministrative fee
-\tCosts for the semester ticket

Languages of instruction

Main language

English

Further languages

German

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