German Language and Literature Mainz University
- Degree
- Bachelor of Arts
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 6 semesters
- Location
- Mainz
Overview and admission
Study Type
undergraduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
German Studies
Focus
Older and Newer Literary Studies, Historic and Modern Linguistics
Annotation
In the dual-subject Bachelor of Arts degree course (core/complimentary subject), "German Studies" may be selected as a core or complimentary subject. The subject "German Studies" can also be studied in the integrated German-French degree programme with a bi-national academic degree. In this case, combination with the subject "French" is compulsory (seehttps://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/studienwahl/studienangebot/internationale-studiengaenge/#geistes-und-kulturwissenschaft).
Prospective students can familiarise themselves with the subject during a taster day (www.studium.uni-mainz.de/schnuppertage).
Lecture period
- Winter semester 2026/2027: 19.10.2026 - 13.02.2027
End of lectures in Medicine and Dentistry: 06.02.2027 - Summer semester 2027: 12.04.2027 - 10.07.2027
Lectures in Medicine and Dentistry end on 18.07.2026
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.06.2026 - 01.09.2026
Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.07 of the respective year. Please also note the even earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.06.2026 - 01.09.2026
Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung/). The application should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be attached to the application. Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.07. – please note the possibly earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test.Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.06.2026 - 01.09.2026
Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung/). The application should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be attached to the application. Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.07. – please note the possibly earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test.Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.06.2026 - 01.09.2026
Summer semester (2027)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
16.11.2026 - 01.03.2027
Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The application should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be attached to the application. Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.01. – please note the possibly earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test.Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
16.11.2026 - 01.03.2027
Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The application should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be attached to the application. Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.01. – please note the possibly earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test.Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.12.2026 - 01.03.2027
Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.01 of the corresponding year. Please also note the possible earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.12.2026 - 01.03.2027
Languages of instruction
Main language
German
