Link switches to other language version

Language, Discourse and Power University of Marburg

You can run a quick and non-binding check to determine whether your certificates make you eligible to apply for undergraduate programmes. Check now.
Degree
ist abhängig vom gewählten Hauptfach
Standard period of study (amount)
6 semesters
Location
Marburg

Overview and admission

Study Type

undergraduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

  • General Linguistic Science
  • Linguistics

Focus

Role of language in social and in many ways mediatised negotiation processes, Role of Language in the Emergence, Preservation and Change of Power Structures, Interaction of Language Use and Power Structures

Annotation

Minor subject in the combination Bachelor's degree course - only possible in combination with a major subject
Standard period of study: 6 or 8 semesters (depending on combination)
The degree depends on the major subject chosen.

Further information on the structure of the combination Bachelor's degree course can be found here:
https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienfach-finden/studienabschluesse-erklaert/kombibachelor

The English-language minor "Language, Discourse and Power" focuses on the interaction of language use and power structures. You can choose from a wide range of elective events: from courses on empirical methods or intercultural communication to analysis of language in the media. Towards the end of your studies, you will study the core topic in more detail.

An integral part of the degree course is the MarSkills programme, in which you acquire attractive and future-oriented key skills (see www.uni-marburg.de/marskills).

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Lecture period

  • 13.04.2026 - 17.07.2026
  • 12.10.2026 - 12.02.2027

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2026)

Winter semester (2026/2027)

Are you interested in this undergraduate programme? Run a non-binding eligibility check now.

Check now

Tuition fees

Tuition fees

Currently, the German federal state of Hesse does not charge tuition fees.

Languages of instruction

Main language

English

Discover Germany's higher education cities

Discover now

Loading scholarships...

Available scholarships

These scholarships might be available to this degree programme. Please select a country of origin first.