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Department of Scandinavian and Finnish Studies

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The Department of Scandinavian and Finnish Studies teaches degree programmes in Northern European languages, cultures and literatures.

In the Bachelor of Arts programme, the Cologne department links the two subjects of Scandinavian Studies and Finnish Studies in a way that is unique in Germany. These offer an innovative joint Bachelor's programme in which one chooses one of the two subjects Scandinavian Studies or Finnish Studies. Additionally, a second subject is selected from the wide range of courses offered by one of the largest Faculties of Arts and Humanities in Germany.

The department also has three Master's programmes (2-subject Master's degree in "Scandinavian Cultures and Literatures", 2-subject Master's degree in "Finnish Studies" and 1-subject Master's degree in "Scandinavian Studies" in cooperation with the University of Bonn), in which the knowledge and skills acquired in the Bachelor's programme can be deepened and expanded upon. In the Master's programme, Scandinavian Studies and Finnish Studies can be studied in combination with each other, so that a comprehensive Northern European competence can be acquired.

A warm welcome!

Interested in studying Scandinavian Studies?

Interested in studying Scandinavian Studies?

Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish Languages, Cultures and Literatures
Interested in studying Finnish Studies?

Interested in studying Finnish Studies?

Finnish Language, Culture and Literature

Teilzulassungsfreiheit im Bachelorstudiengang

Für den Bachelorstudiengang Skandinavistik/Fennistik gibt es keine Zulassungsbeschränkung. Interessierte (künftige) Studierende können sich für unseren Teilstudiengang direkt, ohne ein Zulassungsverfahren zu durchlaufen, einschreiben. Für die Einschreibung muss die Teilnahme an einem Online Self-Assessment zum Studiengang nachgewiesen werden. Weiteres hierzu gibt es jeweils in den Informationen unter 'Studieninteressierte'.

Um im Zwei-Fach-Bachelor zu studieren, wird allerdings zwingend ein zweites Fach benötigt, für das unter Umständen eine Zulassungsbeschränkung gilt. Wir raten deshalb allen Interessierten, sich unbedingt im Vorfeld über die Zulassungsrichtlinien auch im anderen Fach zu informieren!