Study Programmes Offered by the Faculty of Humanities
The Faculty of Humanities is the largest faculty at the University of Göttingen. It offers numerous study opportunities, some with unique subject combinations. In the following, we would like to inform you about our range of studies.
In the monobachelor, one subject is studied. The Faculty of Humanities offers three degree programmes of this type:
Further information about the monobachelor at the Faculty of Humanities can be found here.
* This degree programme is only offered in this form at the University of Göttingen in Lower Saxony.
In the two-subject bachelor's degree, two subjects are studied equally. Except for the subjects of East Asian Studies, all subjects can be combined with each other. The combination with subjects of other faculties within the scope of the two-subject bachelor is also permissible (e.g. Political Science, Law, Economics or Computer Science).
- Egyptology and Coptic Studies*
- General Linguistics*
- Ancient Near Eastern Studies*
- Arabic Studies / Islamic Studies*
- Archaeology of the Greco-Roman and Byzantine World
- Digital Humanities
- English: Language, Literatures and Cultures
- Finno-Ugrian Studies*
- French and Francophone Studies / French
- German Studies
- History*
- Greek Philology*
- Indology* (NOTE: This degree programme is being phased out. First-semester enrolment has been cancelled. Enrolment in higher semesters is still possible.)
- Iranian Studies*
- Italian Studies / Italian
- Cultural Anthropology / European Ethnology*
- Art History
- Latin Philology
- Latin Philology of the Middle Ages and the Modern Era*
- Musicology
- North American Studies*
- East Asian Studies / Chinese as a Foreign Language*
- East Asian Studies / Modern China*
- Philosophy
- Portuguese and Brazilian Studies / Portuguese*
- Religious Studies
- Scandinavian Studies*
- Slavic Studies*
- Spanish and Hispanic American Studies / Spanish
- Turkish Studies*
- Prehistory and Early Archaeology*
- Economic and Social History*
Further information about the two-subject-bachelor at the Faculty of Humanities can be found here.
* This degree programme is only offered in this form at the University of Göttingen in Lower Saxony.
In the teaching profession profile, two subjects are studied equally. The subjects of the Faculty of Humanities can also be combined with subjects of other faculties (e.g. math or sports). Only the teaching profession at Gymnasiums (German secondary school) is offered.
ATTENTION: Only certain subject combinations are allowed in the subsequent Master of Education. The Master of Education is necessary to become a teacher at the Gymnasium. This means that the possible combinations should already be taken into account when choosing subjects in the Bachelor's degree. The possible combinations can be found in the table of subject combinations, which can be found under the respective links under the tab 'application':
- East Asian Studies / Chinese as a Foreign Language*
- German Studies
- English
- French
- History
- Greek
- Latin
- Philosophy
- Russian
- Spanish
- Values and Norms
* This degree programme is only offered in this form at the University of Göttingen in Lower Saxony.
Master of Education
Information on the Master of Education, which follows the teaching-related Bachelor, can be found here.
Master of Arts
All of the subjects offered in the two-subject Bachelor's programme offer a postgraduate Master's programme. Furthermore, there are subjects in the Master of Arts that have no equivalent in the Bachelor. Modules from up to three subjects can be combined in the Master of Arts.
List of the Master’s Degree Programmes:
- Egyptology and Coptic Studies
- Ancient Near Eastern Studies
- Ancient Cultures
- Arabic Studies / Islamic Studies
- Archaeology of the Late Antique and Byzantine World
- East Asian Studies / Modern Sinology
- English: Language, Literatures and Cultures
- Digital Humanities
- Finno-Ugrian Studies
- German Studies / German Philology
- History
- Greek Philology
- Indology (This degree programme is being phased out. Last chance for exame in winter term 2024/2025 (for students in hardship situations in winter term 2025/26).)
- Intercultural German Studies / German as a Foreign Language
- Intercultural German Studies German - China (Double-Degree)
- Iranian and Persianate Studies
- Classic Archaeology (with Double-Degree-Option)
- Comparative Literature
- Cultural Anthropology / European Ethnology
- Cultural Musicology
- Cultures and Languages of the Mediterranean
- Art History
- Latin Philology
- Latin Philology of the Middle Ages and the Modern Era (M.A. Study Area)
- Linguistics
- Linguistic Anthropology and Indigenous American Studies (M.A. Study Area) (Please note: This module package is closed for new registrations.)
- Medieval and Renaissance Studies
- New German Literature. History – Theory - Mediation
- North American Studies
- Eastern European History
- Philosophy
- Religious Studies
- Scandinavian Studies
- Slavic Philology (With Double-Degree-Option "Russian Literatur in a European Context")
- TransRomania-Studies: Romance Languages, Literatures and Cultures (With Double-Degree-Option)
- Turkology / Turkish Studies
- Prehistory and Early Archaeology
Further information on the programme and structure of the Master of Arts can be found here.