Major subject in combination Bachelor's degree course - only possible in combination with one or two minor subjects Standard period of study: 6 or 8 semesters (depending on combination) Further information on the structure of the combination Bachelor's degree course can be found here: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/studieninteressierte/studienmoeglichkeiten/kombibachelor The major in Language and Communication enables you to study Linguistics in a comprehensive way, which enables you to develop competencies in all sub-disciplines of modern linguistics. The combination of linguistic and professionally-oriented or application-related modules qualifies you for numerous communication professions. The main focus of the major is on the acquisition of linguistic knowledge that enables you to analyse language and communication in a wide range of areas and contexts. You can deepen your knowledge in four exciting areas: speech science and dialogue research, text linguistics and pragmatics, language history and language variation as well as psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics. In the case of a semester abroad, there is the possibility of taking modules at a foreign university via "Studium International" and having them credited. An integral part of the degree course is the MarSkills programme, in which you acquire attractive and future-oriented key skills (see https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/fb09/igs/arbeitsgruppen/sprechwissenschaft/marskills/was-ist-marskills).