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Last update December 2014
Courses of Study at Justus Liebig University
International Study Programmes
Degree Programmes taught in English:
Selected Summer Schools & Summer Universities:
• Master in Agrobiotechnology
• The International University Summer Course at Justus
Liebig University has an established reputation as the ideal
launching-pad for entry into courses of study at Giessen.
The programme covers intensive courses for learning or
brushing-up your German, along with stimulating workshops
and excursions. Find out more on: www.uni-giessen.de/cms/hsk
• Master in Transition Management
• Master in Global Change: Ecosystem Science and Policy
• European Master in Comparative Morphology (EUCOMOR),
joint Master’s degree
• Master in Anglophone Studies
Structured International Study Programmes
Leading to a Doctorate:
• Giessen Graduate School for the Humanities (GGK)
• International Graduate Center for the Study of Culture
(GCSC)
• European PhDnet “Literary and Cultural Studies”
• International PHD Programme “Literary- and Cultural
Studies” (IPP)
• International Giessen Graduate School for the Life Sciences
(GGL)
• Giessen Graduate Centre for the Social Sciences – (GGS)
• Ph.D. Programme Agricultural Economics and Rural
Development for Students from Developing Countries
• Interdisciplinary International Graduate Programme
Molecular Biology and the Medicine of the Lung
• International Quality Network “Biochemistry of Nucleid
Acids”
• The International Spring Course at Justus Liebig University
complements the International Summer Course and takes
place in March/April each year. Find out more on: www.uni-giessen.de/cms/sc
• Giessen University’s International Summer University offers
an interdisciplinary and practically oriented programme
of study focussing on topics related to law, business and
biotechnology. It includes special seminars and Germanlanguage courses (all offering ECTS certification) as well as a
range of cultural excursions and activities. Find out more on: www.uni-giessen.de/isu
• The US-German Summer Session in International and
Comparative Law brings together students from all over
the world to study comparative and international law for a
one-month session in July and August. The programme is
organized jointly by Marquette University, the University of
Wisconsin, and the University of Giessen at JLU Giessen’s
campus. Find out more on: http://www.uni-giessen.de/
summerlaw
• Ph.D. Programme in Medicine/Veterinary Medicine
All Modules and Classes taught in English:
• International Research Training Group Molecular
Pathogenesis of Male Reproductive Disorders
• www.uni-giessen.de/cms/ce
Polkowski Mediengestaltung | mail@kgwp.de
• International Research Training Group Transcriptional
Control in Developmental Processes
• International Research Training Group The Brain in Action –
Gehirn und Handlung
Other International Programmes of Study:
• German as a Foreign Language (in the context of the
Master’s Programme “Language, Literature, Culture”)
• Master in Language Technology and Foreign Language
Learning and Teaching (in German/English/French)
• The Magister Juris Internationalis (“International European
and Comparative Law”)
• Magister Legum (Master in German Law for Jurists with a
Foreign Degree)
• Master degree course “Interdisciplinary Studies on Eastern
Europe”
Akademisches Auslandsamt
International Office
Further Online Resources:
• This information sheet online: www.uni-giessen.de/cms/coursesofstudy
• JLU Giessen – International: www.uni-giessen.de/cms/internationales
• For details on all courses of study: www.uni-giessen.de/cms/study
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Master of Science:
Courses of Study at
Justus Liebig University Giessen
Bachelor of Arts:
Bachelor of Science:
• Language Technology and Foreign Language Teaching
• Adult & Continuing Education, Extracurricular Education
• Advanced Materials
Overview of all Courses of Study and International Study
Programmes offered by Justus Liebig University Giessen
• Applied Theater Studies
• Agricultural Sciences
• Modern Languages and Language Teaching*: English;
French; Spanish; Portuguese; Subject Didactics: English;
Subject Didactics: Romance Languages
• Early Childhood Education
• Biology
• Modern Languages and Linguistics
• Agrobiotechnology (in English)
• History and Culture – combined course of study*: History;
Journalism and Public History; Eastern European History,
Classical Archaeology; Classical Philology (Greek, Latin);
History of Art; Art Education; Music Education; Musicology;
Protestant Theology; Catholic Theology; Philosophy; Turkic
Languages and Literatures; Education; Political Science;
Sociology; English Language, Literatures and Cultures;
German Studies (German Linguistics, German Literature);
Romance Languages, Cultures and Literatures* (French,
Spanish, Portuguese); Slavonic Languages, Cultures and
Literatures* (Russian Studies, Bohemian Studies, Polish
Studies, Croatian/Serbian Studies)
• Chemistry
• Beverage Technology
• Geography
• Modern Languages, Cultures and Business Studies*:
English Language, Literatures and Cultures; Romance
Languages and Literatures French; Romance Languages and
Literatures/Spanish; Russian Studies; Bohemian Studies;
Polish Studies; Portuguese Studies; Business Administration;
Economics
• Mathematics
• Modern Societies and Cultures
• Nutritional Sciences
• Religion – Media – Culture
• Nutritional Sciences and Home Economics
• Vocational Education and Training
• Language, Literature, Culture – combined course of
study*: English Language, Literatures and Cultures;
German Studies (German Linguistics, German Literature);
Romance Languages, Cultures and Literatures* (French,
Spanish, Portuguese); Slavonic Languages, Cultures and
Literatures* (Russian Studies, Bohemian Studies, Polish
Studies, Croatian/Serbian Studies); Turkic Languages and
Literatures; History; Eastern European History, Classical
Archaeology; Classical Philology (Greek, Latin); History of
Art; Art Education; Music Education; Musicology; Protestant
Theology; Catholic Theology; Philosophy
• Psychology
Justus Liebig University
Justus Liebig University was founded in 1607. 400 years later it offers an exceptionally broad range
of subjects and excellent transdisciplinary learning at
undergraduate and (post)graduate level.
Faculties:
Selected Research Facilities:
01 Law
GCSC/GGK International Graduate Centre for the Study
of Culture/Giessen Graduate School for the
Humanities
02 Business Administration and Economics
03 Social Sciences and Cultural Studies
04 History and Cultural Studies
05 Language, Literature, Culture
06 Psychology and Sports Science
07 Mathematics and Computer Science, Physics, Geography
08 Biology and Chemistry
09 Agricultural Sciences, Nutritional Sciences and
Environmental Management
10 Veterinary Medicine
11 Medicine
GGL
International Giessen Graduate School for the Life
Sciences
• Modern Languages and Language Teaching*: English;
French; Spanish; Portuguese; Subject Didactics: English;
Subject Didactics: Romance Languages
• Modern Languages, Cultures and Business Studies*: English
Language, Literatures and Cultures; Romance Languages
and Literatures French, Spanish, and Portuguese; Russian
Studies; Bohemian Studies; Polish Studies; Business
Administration; Economics
• Music
GGS
Giessen Graduate Centre for the Social Sciences
• Music Education
ECCPS
Excellence Cluster Cardio-Pulmonary System
• Social Sciences
IFZ
Research Centre for Biosystems, Land Use and Nutrition
• The Culture of the Ancient World [degree title: Baccalaurea
Baccalaureus Artium]
GiZo
Giessen Centre for Eastern European Studies
• Vocational Education and Training
ZEU
Centre for International Development and
Environmental Research
ZMI
Centre for Media and Interactivity
ZfL
Centre for Teacher Training
ZfbK
Centre for Competence Development
• Economics and Business Administration
• Environmental Management
• Food Chemistry
• Physical Activity and Health
• Physics
Master of Arts:
• Biomechanics-Motor Skill-Human Motion Analysis
• Business Administration
• Chemistry
• Clinical Sport Physiology and Sport Therapy
• Economics
• Environmental and Resource Management
• European Master in Comparative Morphology (EUCOMOR),
joint Master’s degree (in English)
• Food Chemistry
• Food Economics
• Nutritional Sciences
• Nutritional Sciences and Home Economics
• Art Education
• Oenology
• Choreography and Performance
• Plant Production
• Democracy and Governance
• Physics
• Educational Science: Adult and Continuing Education,
Extracurricular Education
• Psychology
• Transition Management (in English)
• History
• Language, Literature, and Culture – combined course of
study*: English Linguistics; English Cultural Studies; English
Literary Studies; German Linguistics; German Literary
Studies; German as a Foreign Language; Computational
Linguistics and Text Technology; Comparative Studies;
Romance Languages, Cultures and Literatures (French,
Spanish, Portuguese)*; Slavonic Languages, Cultures and
Literatures (Russian, Bohemian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian)*
• Biology
• Mathematics
• Anglophone Studies (in English)
• Interdisciplinary Studies on Eastern Europe
• Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
• Livestock Science
• Applied Theatre Studies
• History and Culture – combined course of study*: History;
Eastern European History, Classical Archaeology; Classical
Philology (Greek, Latin); History of Art; Art Education;
Music Education; Musicology; Protestant Theology;
Catholic Theology; Philosophy; Education; Sociology;
English Language, Literatures and Cultures; German
Studies (German Linguistics, German Literature); Romance
Languages, Cultures and Literatures (French, Spanish,
Portuguese)*; Slavonic Languages, Cultures and Literatures
(Russian Studies, Bohemian Studies, Polish Studies,
Croatian/Serbian Studies)*
• Agricultural Economics
• Global Change: Ecosystem Science and Policy (in English)
• Applied Musicology
• Inclusive and Elementary Education
* Some subjects can only be studied as minors.
For combinations (major/minor subjects) please see
www.uni-giessen.de/cms/studkomb
* Some subjects can only be studied as minor subjects or
elements of study.
For combinations (major/minor subjects, elements of study)
please see www.uni-giessen.de/cms/studkomb
• Advanced Materials
• Wine Economics
State Examination:
• Dentistry
Supplementary Courses of Study/Second Master’s
Degrees:
• Human Medicine
• Magister Juris Internationalis
• Law
• Magister Legum (Master in German Law for Jurists with a
Foreign Degree; Supplementary Course of Study)
• Teaching Degrees (all types of schools)
• Veterinary Medicine
• Pediatric Dentistry
• Psychological Psychotherapy
Magister Juris Internationalis:
Doctorate/Ph.D.:
• The Magister Juris Internationalis (“International European
and Comparative Law”) is a course of study that can also be
studied as a second Master’s Degree.
• All faculties of JLU award a doctorate in the respective field.