Bachelor
Literature, culture, media

Short info about the course of study

Restricted admission	Standard period of study	Start of studies
no	6 semesters 12 semesters (part-time)	Winter semester

Authorisation procedure

The degree program is admission-free, you can enroll directly without an application.

Enrolment deadline

29.07.2024 – 30.08.2024
Extension until 11.10.2024

completion

Bachelor of Arts

Further information about the degree programme

You have to prove foreign language skills when choosing the appropriate language (more information below).

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Language of instruction

Language of instruction: German, focus languages
Key languages: German, English, French, Spanish

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The course of study

The degree program enables you to study literature, cultural and media studies with regard to different linguistic cultural areas. The degree programme is designed across philologies and disciplines: Here, German, English/American and Romance studies in literary and cultural studies are combined with media studies. Depending on the study model, you have the option of choosing up to three linguistic focuses. You can choose between German, English, French and/or Spanish.

5 reasons to study LKM in Siegen

✓ The possibility to study literary studies in the combination of different national philologies at the same time

✓ A very good care relationship

✓ An enormously wide range of courses with a historical spectrum from the Middle Ages to the immediate present

✓ Great choice in your studies and the associated opportunity to set your own priorities

✓ A research-related study environment

Career prospects

The Bachelor's degree in Literature, Culture and Media opens up employment opportunities in cultural professional fields outside the classical fields of school and university, e.g. in the media (newspapers, radio, television, social media), in publishing houses, in public relations and communication in institutions (cultural offices) and companies or in adult education.

This is what Isabella Karlsson says about her course of study:

“Fact-rich, inspiring, individual!”

Ever since I learned to read, I have been fascinated by the world of literature. Books are my passion. After graduating from high school, I therefore decided that English and American literature should form a major part of my studies. During my research for the right degree program, I came across the interdisciplinary bachelor's program LKM.

The Bachelor LKM in English combines literary studies with contemporary media and popular culture. So I was able to acquire a broad overview of Anglophone literature and media and learned to apply cultural theories to these different areas. During my studies, I put my individual emphasis on American literature and culture and also wrote my bachelor thesis in this subject area.

In addition to the versatility and the individual options, the good supervision of the students is another plus point. The lecturers are very helpful and are always available to help with questions/difficulties. From my second semester, I was allowed to work as a student assistant at the chair and was thus able to gain important experience in the academic professional field.

After three exciting years in Siegen, I decided to pursue my Master's degree in American Literature and Culture in Sweden. During my master's degree, I was able to find out again and again that my bachelor's degree at the University of Siegen gave me the best prerequisites to be able to assert myself internationally. For my professional future, I could imagine working in academia or entering publishing.

If you are a literature enthusiast, curious and open to new, exciting approaches, I can warmly recommend the Bachelor LKM.

Admission requirements

The degree program B.A. Literature, Culture, Media always begins in the winter semester. Requirements for access are the general university entrance qualification, the subject-specific university entrance qualification or the technical college entrance qualification. Applicants with a subject-specific university entrance qualification or a technical college entrance qualification must meet certain entry requirements: Information on application and enrolment.

Depending on the study model, you have the option of choosing one, two or three linguistic focuses (German, English, French, Spanish).

You must prove the following foreign language skills when choosing the appropriate language:
English: language skills of 7-9 years (level B2 according to CEFR); French: language skills of about 5-7 years (level B1 according to CEFR); Spanish: Language skills recommended, but not required.

Study structure

In the subject bachelor's degree program of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, you can combine different subjects in a variety of ways:

compartments	1-subject course of study	Studyable as Advanced core subject	Core subject	Complementary subject

Christian Theologies from an Ecumenical Perspective			✓	✓
Digital Media and Technologies (1)				✓
European business communication	✓
Film studies (1)				✓
history		✓	✓	✓
History of Art (Faculty II)				✓
Literature, culture, media	✓	✓	✓	✓
Media Management (Faculty III) (2)				✓
Media studies		✓	✓	✓
philosophy		✓	✓	✓
Play and Games Studies (1)				✓
sociology	✓	✓	✓	✓
Social Sciences in Europe	✓
Language and communication	✓	✓	✓	✓
Economics (Faculty III)				✓

1: Only one of the media science supplementary subjects (1) in study model D can be selected.
2: Media management can only be studied in combination with media studies as a (extended) core subject.

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