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IberoCultura – Spanish Language, Literature, and Culture

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


IberoCultura is not simply a degree in the Spanish language: culture, language and literary studies are merged into one degree program. The University of Freiburg offers you a home in the Spanish-speaking world. On a multifaceted program offering numerous ways to structure your studies individually you will gain attractive prospects for your later professional future. Immerse yourself in the cosmos of a universal language, learn about the diversity of Spanish and South American literature and culture and discover what has made Spanish what it is today. With 577 million speakers (source: Instituto Cervantes in 2018) Spanish is one of the most important languages in the world.

Language of instruction:

German and Spanish

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:

with special prerequisites for admission: Entrance examination
(1. achievement in Spanish equivalent to level B1 of the CEFR, taken in at least two school semesters of the gymnasiale Oberstufe, or a language examination passed at the level B1 of the CEFR and 2. knowledge of German equivalent to level C1 of the CEFR.)

Further information on the admission requirements can be found in the entrance examination statutes (see section "Statutes" below) and on the faculty web pages

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 - 30 September
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 course of study IberoCultura focuses on the language, literature, and culture of the Spanish-speaking countries of Europe and Central and South America, such as Spain, Costa Rica, Argentina, and Chile. It also examines the media of these language areas in seminars on media culture and analysis. In addition, the curriculum also includes intensive training in oral and written Spanish as well as translation. The program is designed to teach students the skills necessary for careers in a Spanish-speaking environment or as an external cultural liaison, an important prerequisite of which is knowledge of the historical, societal, and cultural background of the Spanish-speaking world.

An overview of all the subjects that can be taken in combination with subject IberoCultura – Spanish Language, Literature, and Culture 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 | Sociology | 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.

Disclaimer
The versions of statutes with relevance to teaching and learning provided on this page by the Department of Legal Affairs (in particular admission and selection regulations as well as subject and examination regulations) are primarily for information purposes. This means that all amendments subsequently agreed upon by the University Senate have been integrated into the respective text of the original statutes; in the case of the examination regulations for bachelor's and master's degree programmes, this generally relates to extracts of the respective examination regulations (framework examination regulations, subject-specific provisions, and appendices).
The greatest care has been taken in writing these versions. Nevertheless, it cannot be entirely ruled out that errors may have occurred. Consequently, it is solely the officially announced statutes and statute amendments that are legally binding, i.e. as published in the Amtlichen Bekanntmachungen der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Breisgau [de] or, up to the year 2000, in the official gazette of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts.

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

Dr. Claus D. Pusch
Romanisches Seminar
Raum 1478
Platz der Universität 3
79085 Freiburg im Breisgau
Tel.: +49 761 203-3196

claus.pusch@romanistik.uni-freiburg.de
Sprechstunde: Di 15-16 Uhr, Mi 10-12 Uhr, sowie auf Voranmeldung Do 18 Uhr
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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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