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English Studies/English University of Osnabrück

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

Overview and admission

Study Type

undergraduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

  • English Studies
  • English (Teaching Degree)

Annotation

The Bachelor's degree in the multi-disciplinary dual-subject course of study qualifies students for entry into professional working life and, DEPENDING ON THE COURSE PLAN, for the Master's Teaching Qualification for Grammar Schools or admission to a subject-related Master's degree course\; e.g. the English and American Studies, Literature and Culture in Europe, Language in Europe or Theology and Culture Master's degree courses at Osnabrück University.

In the dual-subject Bachelor's degree course, alongside the core subject of English language and literature/English and an additional core subject, an inter-disciplinary professional qualification area is completed which, depending on the professional goal, comprises the core curriculum of teacher training (IKL) or the acquisition of key competencies based on the '4 Schritte +' (4 steps+) model.

Depending on the professional goal, the core subjects that can be combined are: biology, chemistry, education, Protestant theology/religion, geography, German language and literature/German, history, computer science, Catholic theology/religion, art education/art, art history, Latin, mathematics, musicology/music, philosophy, physics, political science, sociology, Romance studies/French, Romance studies/Italian, Romance studies/Spanish, sports science/sport, environmental systems science or economics. English language and literature/English can also be chosen as a minor subject in combination with the major subjects biology, chemistry, Protestant theology/religion, geography, art education/art, mathematics or physics.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

Proof of adequate command of English, either with an average of 11 points in the advanced German school leaving certificate giving right of entry to higher education or 12 points in the basic German school leaving certificate in English in both school years before acquisition of the qualification for admission to higher education, or proof of a successfully completed English language test (TOEFL, IELTS - see regulations on special admission requirements for the study of English/English Language and Literature as part of the Bachelor's degree in Basic Education, the Bachelor's degree in Professional Education and the dual-subject Bachelor's degree with either English or English Language and Literature).

Lecture period

Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 06.02.2027

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2026/2027)

Languages of instruction

Main language

English

Further languages

German

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