Within a system of staged degrees the Bachelor’s degree will henceforth be the “normal” degree for students who have completed a university programme. It is the basic university degree and qualifies holders to take up a profession.

The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) is awarded after a six-semester programme in the Humanities or the Social Sciences. The Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) is awarded after a six-semester programme in the Natural Sciences, Forestry, the Agricultural Sciences, or the Geosciences.

The one-subject Bachelor’s programme offers students a chance to study a specialised subject in-depth.



The two-subject Bachelor’s programme
In the two-subject Bachelor’s programme students can combine two subjects of their own choice and give them equal priority. With 45 subjects offered, there are many possible combinations that can be chosen according to the student’s individual wishes. (Those wishing to become teachers must adhere to certain stipulated combinations of subjects.)

Apart from the subject-related specialist matters, students in the so-called “area of professionalisation” can choose from different profiles that will help them head to a particular professional direction after the conclusion of the programme:

• Specialised profile


• Practical profile


• Teaching profession


• “Studium generale” profile

Notes for applicants wishing to take up a teaching profession:

• Only degrees qualifying their holders to teach at Gymnasiums or at commercial vocational schools (Business and Economics Education) can be obtained from Göttingen University.


• The teacher training profile (teacher at Gymnasiums) must be indicated in the application.


• Not all of the possible combinations of subjects are permissible in the subsequent Master of Education programme; do not fail to consult the table “Combinations of Subjects” (see PDF link on the right).