General information
| Study programme title | Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) programme in German Language and Literature (Joint Honours) |
| Type of study programme | University |
| Length | 3 years (6 semesters) |
| ECTS | 90 ECTS |
| Academic qualification | Bachelor of Arts in German Language and Literature(univ. bacc. philol. germ.) |
| Title and qualification code in the C.Q.F. Register | – |
| Study completion requirements | Passing all the exams and successfully completing the undergraduate dissertation. |
| Possibilities of continuing education | At the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, students can enrol on the M.A. in German Language and Literature (Joint Honours, Modules: Teaching and General), or the M.A. in Translation Studies) |
| Employment possibilities | Students will have competences for professional work in public media, publishing, cultural institutions, diplomacy and translation work. |
| Enrolment conditions | Further details about enrolment can be found on: Postani student |
Course list
| Year 1 | |||
| Semester I | Semester II | ||
| Introduction to Studying German Literature | 5 ECTS | Introduction to Studying Germanic Linguistics | 5 ECTS |
| Language Exercises I | 4 ECTS | Language Exercises II | 4 ECTS |
| Intensive Exercises in German Language I (Module B) | 4 ECTS | Intensive Exercises in German Language II (Module B) | 4 ECTS |
| Culture and Civilization of German-speaking Countries | 3 ECTS | Methodology of Scientific Work | 3 ECTS |
| Conversation Exercises | 3 ECTS | Physical Education 2 | 1 ECTS |
| Physical Education 1 | 1 ECTS | Elective Course | 3 ECTS |
| Year 2 | |||
| Semester III | Semester IV | ||
| Post-war Literature | 4 ECTS | German Syntax | 4 ECTS |
| Morphology of the German Language | 4 ECTS | Proofreading Exercises | 4 ECTS |
| Language Exercises III | 4 ECTS | Language Exercises IV | 4 ECTS |
| Physical Education 3 | 1 ECTS | Physical Education 4 | 1 ECTS |
| Elective Course | 3 ECTS | Elective Course | 3 ECTS |
| Year 3 | |||
| Semester V | Semester VI | ||
| Sturm und Drang and Weimar Classicism | 4 ECTS | German Literature from the Vormärz to Naturalism | 4 ECTS |
| Lexicology and Lexicography | 4 ECTS | Semantics | 4 ECTS |
| Language Exercises V | 4 ECTS | Language Exercises V | 4 ECTS |
| Elective Course | 3 ECTS | Undergraduate dissertation | 3 ECTS |
| Elective Courses (The offer of elective courses will be decided and specified in the syllabus for each academic year) | |
| Semester II | |
| Reading Contemporary German-speaking literature | 3 ECTS |
| Phonetic Exercises | 3 ECTS |
| Work on Texts I | 3 ECTS |
| Semester III | |
| Seminar in Post-war Literature | 3 ECTS |
| Written Expression | 3 ECTS |
| Work on Texts II | 3 ECTS |
| Work Placement I | 3 ECTS |
| Croatian Language | 3 ECTS |
| Semester IV | |
| Contemporary Orthography of the German Language | 3 ECTS |
| Work on Texts III | 3 ECTS |
| Simple Literary Types | 3 ECTS |
| Work Placement II | 3 ECTS |
| Croatian Language | 3 ECTS |
| Semester V | |
| Communication Styles | 3 ECTS |
| Business Communication | 3 ECTS |
| Works by Swiss Authors | 3 ECTS |
| Literary Translation | 3 ECTS |
| Literary Translation in Theory and Practice | 3 ECTS |
| Written Expression | 3 ECTS |
| Croatian Language | 3 ECTS |
| Communis Elective Courses (offered to all students except students from German Language and Literature) | |
| Communication Styles (lectures in Croatian) | 3 ECTS |
| Intercultural Communication (lectures in Croatian) | 3 ECTS |
| Popular Culture and literature | 3 ECTS |
| German Language I | 4 ECTS |
| German Language II | 4 ECTS |
| German Language III | 2 ECTS |
| German Language IV | 2 ECTS |
| German Language V | 2 ECTS |
| German Language VI | 2 ECTS |
List of courses for students enrolled in the 2026/2027 academic year
| Year 1 | |||
| Semester I | Semester II | ||
| History of German Literature I | 3 ECTS | Linguistic Disciplines II | 3 ECTS |
| Linguistic Disciplines I | 3 ECTS | History of German Literature II | 3 ECTS |
| Contemporary German Language I | 3 ECTS | Applied German Phonetics and Phonology | 3 ECTS |
| Speaking Skills | 3 ECTS | Culture and Civilization of German-speaking Countries | 3 ECTS |
| Fundamentals of Academic Research | 3 ECTS | Contemporary German Language II | 3 ECTS |
| Year 2 | |||
| Semester III | Semester IV | ||
| Postwar Literature | 3 ECTS | German Syntax | 3 ECTS |
| Morphology of the German Language | 3 ECTS | Writing Skills | 3 ECTS |
| Contemporary German Language III | 3 ECTS | Contemporary German Language IV | 3 ECTS |
| Year 3 | |||
| Semester V | Semester VI | ||
| Sturm und Drang and Weimar Classicism | 3 ECTS | German Literature from the Vormärz Period to Naturalism | 3 ECTS |
| Lexicology and Lexicography | 3 ECTS | Semantics | 3 ECTS |
| Contemporary German Language V | 3 ECTS | Contemporary German Language VI | 3 ECTS |
| Undergraduate Dissertation | 3 ECTS | ||
| Elective Courses in Semesters 3–6 | |
| Winter Semester | |
| COURSE | ECTS |
| Postwar Literature Seminar | 3 ECTS |
| Textwork I* | 3 ECTS |
| Professional Practice I* | 3 ECTS |
| Communication Styles | 3 ECTS |
| Business Communication | 3 ECTS |
| Works by Swiss Authors | 3 ECTS |
| Literary Translation | 3 ECTS |
| Literature Seminar | 3 ECTS |
| The Reception of German Film | 3 ECTS |
| Physical Education** | 3 ECTS |
| Summer Semester | |
| COURSE | ECTS |
| Contemporary German Literature | 3 ECTS |
| Literary Translation in Theory and Practice | 3 ECTS |
| Phonetics Seminar | 3 ECTS |
| Textwork II* | 3 ECTS |
| Simple Literary Forms | 3 ECTS |
| Contemporary German Orthography | 3 ECTS |
| Professional Practice II* | 3 ECTS |
| Linguistics Seminar | 3 ECTS |
| Translation for Beginners | 3 ECTS |
| Physical Education** | 3 ECTS |
| *The elective courses Professional Practice I, Professional Practice II, Textwork I and Textwork II are not prerequisites for one another (course I is not a prerequisite for course II) and may be taken independently. | |
| **This elective course provides students with content and competences outside the discipline-specific education of the German Language and Literature programme. | |
| The Communis elective courses offered by the Department of German Studies (German Language I, II, III, IV, V and VI; Communication Styles; Intercultural Communication; Popular Culture and Literature – see course descriptions in Segment C) are not intended for undergraduate German Language and Literature students. They are open to students of other study programmes and other constituents of the University of Rijeka. | |
Learning outcomes
| COMPULSORY LEARNING OUTCOME SETS | |
| Study Programme Learning Outcome Set | Individual Study Programme Learning Outcomes |
| HISTORY AND THEORY OF LITERATURE IN GERMAN-SPEAKING COUNTRIES | 1. Define key concepts in the study of German-language literature and identify the poetics of literary genres. |
| 2. Describe the development of German literature from the eighteenth to the twenty-first century. | |
| 3. Place literary texts in their appropriate sociohistorical and political contexts. | |
| FOUNDATIONS OF LINGUISTICS FOR GERMAN STUDIES | 1. Explain the main linguistic concepts, approaches and disciplines |
| 2. Define the morphological, syntactic, lexical and semantic systems of German. | |
| 3. Explain, analyse and apply the German phonological system and phonology in correct pronunciation according to standard-language norms. | |
| CONTEMPORARY GERMAN LANGUAGE | 1. Apply the orthographic rules of Standard German. |
| 2. Understand, retell and interpret a text. | |
| 3. Translate shorter texts while preserving meaning, cohesion and grammatical accuracy. | |
| Academic and Systemic Skills | 1. Analyse, present and apply information from a variety of sources. |
| 2. Apply acquired knowledge in independent and team work. | |
| CULTURAL STUDIES OF GERMAN-SPEAKING COUNTRIES (GERMANY, AUSTRIA AND SWITZERLAND) | 1. Analyse the linguistic and cultural implications of social phenomena in German-speaking countries. |
| 2. Compare and critically interpret cultural representations and social processes in German-speaking countries. | |
| COMMUNICATION SKILLS | 1. Develop arguments, engage in discussion and deliver presentations in German. |
| 2. Independently produce shorter, structured written texts in German. | |