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German Language and Literature, Department

Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaftliche Fakultät

Universität Bayreuth

Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaftliche Fakultät
Universitätsstraße 30
D-95440 Bayreuth
Telephone: +49 921 55-3623
https://www.uni-bayreuth.de

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Basic information

Teaching staff at the department

14

Total number of students at the department

530

Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)

230

Teaching in core subjects

  • German as a foreign language: 14.3%
  • Ancient German Literature: 21.4%
  • Modern Literature: 35.7%
  • Linguistics: 0%
  • Historic Linguistics: 21.4%
  • Other fields: 7.1%

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

8/14 points

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support

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Courses offered

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Teaching foreign language skills

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Research orientation

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Library

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IT-infrastructure

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Return rate of the questionnaires

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Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching

Priority application in the subject area or ‘Literary Studies: occupational".

Special features regarding the international orientation

Numerous international collaborations.

Special features regarding the equipment

All teaching rooms and lecture theatres are equipped with state-of-the-art projector and AV technology. The CIP computer room in the faculty offers sufficient workstations for all users.

Special features regarding research activities

BIGSAS: Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies within the context of the Excellence Initiative by the German federal government; interdisciplinary profile: "Cultural encounters and transcultural processes"

Support for founders

The University of Bayreuth supports start-ups, including through the Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, which pursues the goal of increasing innovation and supporting start-ups.

Other special features

The department is characterised by its convenient location, small seminars and lectures, an optimum staff-student ratio and an excellent academic culture of participation between students and teaching staff.

Further information on research activities

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Last Update 2022: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education
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