German Language and Literature, Department
Philosophische Fakultät und Fachbereich Theologie
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Philosophische Fakultät und Fachbereich Theologie
Department Germanistik und Komparatistik
Bismarckstraße 1
D-91054 Erlangen
Telephone: +49 9131 85-22057
https://www.fau.eu
Uni Erl.-Nürnb./Erlangen
Department on the internet
Department Germanistik und Komparatistik
Bismarckstraße 1
D-91054 Erlangen
Telephone: +49 9131 85-22057
https://www.fau.eu
Uni Erl.-Nürnb./Erlangen
Department on the internet
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Basic information
- Teaching staff at the department
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- Total number of students at the department
360
- Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)
70
Support during the study entry phase
- Total score for support in the study entry phase
13/16 points
International orientation
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Job market- and career-orientation
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Further information provided by the department
Special features regarding teaching in the bachelor's degree programme
Possibility of combining with Computer Linguistics, which is also located in the Department of German and Comparative Studies, opens up a wide profile for students with extensive technical skills.
Special features regarding the international orientation
Erasmus partner See HP German Studies: International participation of German Linguistics in the international Joint Master's degree programme "European Master's in Lexicography" (EMLex) in cooperation with seven universities, coordinated by the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), participation of the following partner universities: Braga/Portugal, Roma3/Italy, Nancy/France, Budapest/Hungary, Tbilisi/Georgia, Hildesheim/Germany. Until 28 February 2030, EU funding under the Erasmus Mundus programme (Erasmus EMJM Unit Grant) (funding volume for University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU): approx. EUR 423,000) with cross-university modules, partly asynchronous, digital e-learning modules
Special features regarding the equipment
Computer Linguistics: Own computer cluster with PCs, for deep learning and simple AI application. For theses, access to high-performance workstations and servers is possible. Access to a wide range of special German-language corpora via a web interface provided by the chair for Corpus and Computer Linguistics; Alborum Amicorum revision course; Libraries with old stocks and special archives
Special features regarding research activities
Joint Weave application (Austria-Germany) with Stuttgart and Salzburg
Further information on research activities
Further information about study entry phase
Website of the Student Council
online-application
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Last Update 2025: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education