The Bachelor's degree programme in German Studies at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) is characterised by a particularly broad range of courses. This applies to both the opportunities for interdisciplinary connections through the numerous subjects taught at LMU and to the particular theoretical and methodological breadth within German Studies. The Bachelor's degree programme teaches fundamentals in the subject areas of modern German literature, medieval studies and German linguistics and enables an increasing degree of specialisation in a sub-discipline over the course of the study programme.

The Master's degree programmes allows students to deepen their research and build on the areas of focus of the participating work areas. In Germanic linguistics, this involves a focus on variation linguistics, psycholinguistics and empirical methods. The Master's in German Literary Studies covers the entire field of German-language literature with a focus on medieval studies or modern German literature.

The department offers a particularly wide range of opportunities for study abroad with 150 exchange universities. The faculty and the International Office at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) support students individually and with regular programmes before, during and after stays abroad, e.g. with an intercultural support programme for outgoing students. Work placements abroad are also supported.

The department is part of a large faculty with numerous teaching and research areas and access to a wide range of infrastructure. The specialist library is equipped with modern workspaces, the university library and the state library provide access to scientific databases, and a research-oriented IT group offers a degree programme in Digital Humanities and corresponding digitisation opportunities. The extensive infrastructure for empirical research enables, among other things, work with an eye tracker, which is used, for example, to record eye movements when reading.

The department is characterised by a strong research orientation and is involved in a wide range of interdisciplinary and internationally oriented collaborative research projects, research groups and scientific networks. These diverse research collaborations develop innovative research approaches and address forward-looking issues. The research focuses cover the entire spectrum of the department and are often carried out in cooperation with renowned non-university research institutions, archives, museums and libraries.

As a University of Excellence, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) offers an outstanding environment for research-oriented studies. In addition, there are a large number of further courses on offer, such as the Environmental Studies certificate programme or the Gender certificate for students.