Fachbereich 09 - Philologie at the Uni Münster

Germanistisches Institut und Institut für Niederländische Philologie

Uni Münster

Schlossplatz 34
48143 Münster
Phone: +49 251 832-4639

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Basic information

Teaching staff in core subjects

Teaching staff at the department	66
Total number of students	590 *
Number of master degree students	260

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

7/14 points

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	81.2 %
Graduations in appropriate time, master's	80.0 %

International orientation

International orientation, bachelor's	3/9 points
International orientation, master's	4/9 points
Outgoing students	6.0 %

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support	2.3
Support in studies	2.5
Courses offered	2.8
Study organisation	2.4
Exams	2.4
Research orientation	2.3
Job market preparation	3.1
Support for stays abroad	2.3
Rooms	2.1
Library	1.8
IT-infrastructure	2.3
Overall study situation	2.3

Degree courses with details

Teacher qualification

Teacher qualification students	3,960
Teacher qualification programmes	teacher qualification (B.Ed./M.Ed.)
Teacher qualification centre	Link
Teacher Qualification Monitor (in German)	Link

Degree courses without details

Further degree courses of the department

none

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About studying German Language and Literature in Germany

About the subject

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching
The acquisition of additional qualifications is possible through the DaF certificate (German as a Foreign Language), the oral certificate and the written certificate. The Centre for Speech, Communication and Theatre Practice, the co[n]TEXT writing guidance office and the Writing and Reading Centre provide training in key qualifications.
Special features regarding the international orientation
Collaborations on a range of different levels with universities in the USA (Princeton, Seattle), Great Britain (Sheffield), China (Xi’an, Shanghai), Africa (Libreville, Gabon) and Uzbekistan (Taschkent). Approx 30 ERASMUS partnerships, special guidance programmes for foreign students, work placement positions for students of the WWU at foreign German Studies departments, Humboldt scholarship holders (including from Brazil and China), exchange between doctoral candidates in the form of international doctoral candidate colloquiums.
Exchange universities for stay abroads
Université de Paris-Sorbonne, Frankreich; Ankara Üniversitesi, Türkei; Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, NL; Istanbul Universitesi, Türkei; Turun Yliopisto, Finnland; Universidad de Oviedo, Spanien; Universidad de Valencia, Spanien; Università degli Studi 'Ca' Foscari' di Venezia, Italien; Universität Salzburg, Österreich; Xi'an International Studies University, China (GIP)
Special features regarding the equipment
Media room (CIP computer room) with equipment for film editing including audio databases and media archive.
Special features regarding research activities
The research projects are so numerous and varied that the individual teaching and research areas must be referred to at this point. Overall, the research activities at the German Studies Institute can be organised into three areas: "Literature, Culture,
Further information on research activities
https://www.uni-muenster.de/Philologie/forschung/forschungsschwerpunkte/index.html