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Slavic Studies

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) – 2 field degree program - Major Field


Research in Slavic Studies can cover an extraordinary range that stretches from the Elbe to the Pacific. On the way it takes in poetry, prose and drama in Croatia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Bulgaria and Russia. Immerse yourself in the variety of Slavic languages and the wealth and historical importance of the Slavic cultural area. Slavic Studies is only taught at a very few universities and features small classes and optimal support. Thanks to its longstanding relationship with Gernot Erler, the German Coordinator for Intersocietal Cooperation with Russia, Freiburg is one of the most important centers of Slavic Studies in Germany.

Academic calendar:

Winter Semester

Standard Period of Study:

6 semesters required for the full degree programme

Scope of services:

180 ECTS-Points for the full degree programme

Admission: First semester:

without special prerequisites for admission (free admissions)

Higher semesters:

free admission

Please note: University admission requirements may change up to the start of the application period.

Application period: First semester: 1 June – 4 October
Higher semesters: Winter Semester: until 30.09., Summer Semester: until 31.03.
Important information regarding required application materials for higher semesters.
Faculty affiliation: Faculty of Philology

The major field program in Slavic Studies teaches active skills in two Slavic languages and knowledge of the geography, history, cultural development, and current situation of the Slavic cultural area. The program focuses on linguistics, literature, regional and cultural studies, and language skills. Graduates are capable of analyzing and understanding historical, linguistic, and cultural processes and structures.

An overview of all the subjects that can be taken in combination with subject Slavic Studies by students who started their B.A. degree programme in the winter semester 2013/14 or later:

Archaeological Sciences | Business Administration | Educational Science and Education Management | English and American Studies | Cultural and Social Anthropology | European Societies and Cultures | Geography | German Studies: German Literature | History | Islamic Studies | Jewish Studies | Catholic-Theological Studies | Classical Philology | Classical and Christian Archaeology | Cognitive Science | Cultural Analysis/European Ethnology | Art History | Musicology | Philosophy | Political Science | Psychology | Romance languages and literatures | Sinology | Scandinavian Studies | German Linguistics | Economics | Ancient Near Eastern Studies

As part of the Bachelor of Arts degree programme, the major subjects can also be combined with one of the three minor subjects offered by the Freiburg University of Music - aural training, music physiology and music theory - instead of one of the above-mentioned minor subjects, each of which has a scope of 40 ECTS credits. In the case of such a combination, the relevant examination regulations of the Freiburg University of Music apply to the study of the minor subject offered by the Freiburg University of Music.
Information on the aptitude test for the minor subjects Aural Training, Music Physiology and Music Theory.

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Central Academic Advising Office

The University's Service Centre Studies - Central Student Advisory Service (ZSB) provides information and advice on all questions that may arise prior to, at the beginning of, and during a course of study. If you are seeking subject-specific advice in addition to this, you can also contact the respective subject academic advisor.

Departmental Academic Advising

Anna Jouravel
Slavisches Seminar der Universität Freiburg
Raum 02007
Werthmannstr. 14
79085 Freiburg
Tel.: +49 761 203-8319

studiengangskoordination@slavistik.uni-freiburg.de
Sprechstunde: 

Do 10-12 Uhr mit Voranmeldung per E-Mail



Examination Office

Werthmannstr.8/Rückgebäude, 79098 Freiburg
http://www.geko.uni-freiburg.de

Bachelor- und Masterstudiengang, Lehramtsstudiengang gemäß GymPO I
Dr. Tobie Walther
Tel. 203-3221
tobie.walther@geko.uni-freiburg.de
Raum 02 010/2. OG
Sprechstunde: Dienstag 10.15-12.30 Uhr, Donnerstag 14.00-16.00 Uhr

Magister- und Promotionsstudiengang, Lehramtsstudiengang gemäß WPO
Annette Ehinger
Tel. 203-2011
annette.ehinger@geko.uni-freiburg.de
Raum 03 011/3. OG
Sprechstunde: Dienstag 10.15-12.30 Uhr, Donnerstag 14.00-16.00 Uhr

Achtung: In der vorlesungsfreien Zeit gelten gesonderte Sprechstunden, bitte informieren Sie sich rechtzeitig vor einem Besuch.
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