The dual-subject Bachelor's degree programme in Slavic Studies consists of the components of literary studies, linguistics and language practice and also includes language didactics and regional studies elements.

In literary studies, you will acquire the tools for analysing literary texts, learn about genres and epochs and examine the processes of literary writing. You will learn to think about the formation of meaning in literature, the relationships between literary texts and the functioning of literature.
Linguistics provides you with the tools to systematically describe the Slavic languages, their internal structures in terms of phonology, grammar and vocabulary, as well as their historical, social and regional varieties.
In addition to the specialised core areas, you will receive language training in your chosen Slavic languages from native-speaking lecturers with academic expertise. In the basic curriculum, you will also acquire fundamental knowledge of regional studies and language didactics. In addition, the courses in all areas include regional studies components. Students aiming to become secondary school teachers (M.Ed.) are also taught integrated subject and language didactic skills.

You can start your degree programme with or without previous language skills. For Russian, however, you must take part in a preliminary course in Russian - a preparatory course - in the first half of the winter semester, which prepares you for the minimum entry level of the first semester. If you already have previous knowledge, please take part in a placement test designed for the respective language. placement test for Polish or Russian which will help you to be assigned to the language course appropriate to your level.

Please also note that consecutive Master's degree programmes with a Slavic component may require a language level that cannot be achieved in the creditable language course modules if you start without prior knowledge. This also includes the Master of Arts and Master of Education programmes offered by the Oldenburg Institute of Slavic Studies, which generally require an entry level of B1. This level is achieved in the Bachelor's degree programme in Slavic Studies as part of the creditable language course modules if you have an entry level of A2 at the beginning of your studies, which corresponds to a placement in the Russian 3 / Polish 3 language course. If you intend to study such a Master's degree programme after your Bachelor's degree programme and have no previous knowledge or less than A2, you have the opportunity to study the required knowledge during your Bachelor's degree programme (crediting in the area of specialisation on proposal). Please also contact the Bachelor's and / or Master's degree counselling service.

The subject Slavic Studies can be studied in the two-subject Bachelor's programme in the following variants, depending on the study objective and home university:

• Home university Oldenburg

• Home university Bremen

The two-subject Bachelor's degree programme can be studied either with a career goal of school or a non-school career goal.

Over the course of the six-semester Bachelor's degree programme, you will earn a total of 180 credit points (CP), which are divided between the two subjects (120 CP), professionalisation modules (30 CP), internships (15 CP) and the Bachelor's thesis (15 CP). In the 60 CP variant in the orientation of a specialised Bachelor's degree, it is possible to study Slavic Studies with the languages Russian or Polish. In the 90 CP option, at least one other Slavic language (Russian, Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian) must be chosen in addition to Russian or Polish. The 30 CP option can be studied with Russian, Polish, or possibly also with Ukrainian or Belarusian. You can decide which of these options to choose during the course of your degree programme, so you do not need to have made a decision at the time of enrolment.

The specialisations for the career goal Russian M.Ed. Teaching at Grammar Schools (60 or 72 CP) differ from the specialised Slavic Studies course from the 2nd year onwards and prepare you specifically for working at a school.

The Slavic Studies degree programme is made up of the following modules. You can choose specialisations within the advanced and specialisation modules:

Basic modules: 30 CP (corresponds to Slavic Studies as a 30 CP subject)

• 1 module (first) language 6 CP
• Slavic Linguistics 9 CP
• Slavic literary studies 9 CP
• Regional Studies and Language Acquisition 6 CP

Advanced modules: 30 CP (for Slavic Studies as a 60 and 90 CP subject) or 42 CP (for Slavic Studies as a 72 CP subject Coop HB)

• 2 further modules (first) language 6 CP each
• 2 specialised modules on the first language, 9 CP each, selectable from the following modules:
  • Language from a systematic perspective 9 CP
  • Language from a historical and cultural perspective 9 CP
  • Text analysis from a systematic perspective 9 CP
  • Literature analysis from a historical perspective 9 CP

When selecting the specialised modules, you have the option of setting different focal points, which also depend on whether you are studying with the career goal of school or a non-school career goal. For more information, please refer to the examination regulations or contact the Bachelor's student advisory service.

For students with a home university in Bremen and a teaching degree (72 CP subject), the following module is also required:

• Specialisation module 12 CP

Here you choose an additional module in linguistics or literary studies and take another course to prepare you for the POE at the University of Bremen. For further information on the cooperative study programme, please also see here.

Accent modules: 30 CP (for Slavic Studies as a 90 CP subject)

Variant 1:

• 2 second language modules, 6 CP each
• 2 specialised modules on the second language, 9 CP each

Variant 2:

• 3 modules second language 6 CP each
• 2 modules third language 6 CP each

You do not need to have any prior knowledge of your second language (or third language, if applicable), but you may need to take the preparatory course (exception: Ukrainian, Belarusian, for which knowledge of Russian or Polish at level A1 is sufficient). Please pay attention to the announcements under News and / or via the Slavic Studies email distribution list. If you have previous knowledge of a second or third language, please take the placement test, which will help you to be assigned to the language course appropriate to your knowledge.