Indo-European Studies

Study information

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Key facts

Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Supplement to degree: minor in a multi-subject bachelor’s programme
Admission restriction: without admission restriction (without NC)
Duration: 6 Semesters
Credits/ECTS: 60
Teaching language: German
Tuition fee: None
Semester contribution: € 305,05
Start of studies: Winter semester
Part-time possible: Yes
Institutions: Faculty of Arts; Institute of Near Eastern Studies, Indo-European Studies and the Archaeology of Prehistory to the Early Middle Ages

Application & Deadlines

Programme content

Indo-European Studies analyses the development and interrelationships of the Indo-European language family, which includes most of the languages spoken in Europe today and a number of Asian languages. This makes Indo-European Studies an ideal core and supplementary subject for all those who are interested in language development and language comparison up to the present day on the one hand, and who want to learn more about the literature, culture and religion of ancient peoples from the Celts or Germanic tribes to the Indians or Hittites on the other.

The Bachelor's degree programme introduces students to the methods and areas of application of general and historical-comparative linguistics as well as the study of the ages and applies them to the intensive study of individual ancient languages in practice. The degree programme in Indo-European Studies as a supplementary subject is made up of methodological and linguistic modules and consists of philological-cultural studies and linguistics modules.

Structure

Multi-subject bachelor’s programme
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The Bachelor's degree is the first professional qualification. The standard period of study|regular programme length is six semesters in total, during which various forms of courses (e.g. seminars, lectures or tutorials) are offered for the individual modules.

A multi-subject Bachelor's degree consists of a major subject with 120 credit points (abbreviation: LP / 1 LP = 30 hours of attendance, preparation and follow-up work|follow-up activity, learning and assessed coursework and examinations) and a supplementary subject with 60 LP.

Why study in Jena?

The Chair of Indo-European Studies at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena is one of the few university chairs in Germany that offers the entire degree programme in its full breadth (from the Bachelor's core subject and supplementary subject to the consecutive master's programme in Indo-European Studies). This and the intensive research work in several projects gives you a direct insight into academic work.
A particular focus of Jena's Indo-European Studies is the intensive exchange with synchronous linguistics, which also plays an important role in teaching.

What can you do after your studies?

Career opportunities:

Cultural studies and science communication
Media (publishing, journalism)
adult education
Public relations
cultural tourism

Postgraduate master’s programmes at our University

Education ‐ Culture ‐ Anthropology Master of Arts
- Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences
German Linguistics Master of Arts
- Faculty of Arts
Indo‐European Studies Master of Arts
- Faculty of Arts

All degree programmes

Downloads and links for the degree programme

What are we looking for in prospective students?

You should be interested in ancient languages and foreign cultures. You will have to learn a number of individual languages in the course of your degree programme and work on theoretical issues in Linguistics as well as the reconstruction techniques of historical-comparative linguistics.

Admission requirements

University entrance qualification

A university entrance qualification, such as a general secondary school leaving certificate, is required for admission onto the study programme.

More information on university entrance qualifications can be found here.
Language requirements

Latinum or Graecum; proof by the end of the 4th semester

Contacts

Academic Advisory Service - Dr. Matilde Serangeli

Zwätzengasse 12
07743 Jena Google Maps site planExternal link

Opening hours:
nach Vereinbarung

Academic Advisory Service - Prof. Dr. Martin Joachim Kümmel

Zwätzengasse 12
07743 Jena Google Maps site planExternal link

Opening hours:
nach Vereinbarung

Academic Office for Student Affairs and Examinations (ASPA)

Bachstraße 18k
07743 Jena

Telephone hours:
Mondays and Fridays (9:00 – 11:00)
Wednesdays (13:00 – 15:00)

The ASPA is primarily responsible for students in the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, and the Faculty of Theology.

Postal address:
Akademisches Studien- und Prüfungsamt
Fürstengraben 1
07743 Jena

Central Student Advisory Service

University Main Building / SSZ
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Office hours:
We offer consultations in person, by telephone, and via Zoom. You can make an appointment by calling us on +49 3641 9-411111 (Mondays to Fridays from 9:00 to 11:00) or outside these office hours on +49 3641 9-411200. You can also use our remote help desk.

Consultation hours:
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays (9:00 to 12:20), Tuesdays (14:00 to 18:00), and Wednesdays and Thursdays (14:00 to 16:00).

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Student Service Centre

University Main Building, Room E065
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Opening hours:
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The information desk will be closed on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday!
Please use the ServiceDesk for your concerns. Thank you very much.

Information Desk (UHG; Room E0.65) - outside the above-mentioned period:

Mondays (10:00 – 12:00)
Tuesdays (13:00 – 15:00)
Wednesdays (10:00 – 12:00)
Thursdays (13:00 – 15:00)
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You can also use our remote help desk at
www.uni-jena.de/service-ssz
or send us your enquiries by post.

Telephone hours:
Mondays to Fridays
(9:00 – 11:00)

Postal address:
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Studierenden-Service-Zentrum
07737 Jena

International Office - International students

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