Language, Discourse and Power University of Marburg

Study Type

undergraduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Focus

Role of language in social and in many ways mediatised negotiation processes, Role of Language in the Emergence, Preservation and Change of Power Structures, Interaction of Language Use and Power Structures

Annotation

Minor subject in the combination Bachelor's degree course - only possible in combination with a major subject Standard period of study: 6 or 8 semesters (depending on combination) The degree depends on the major subject chosen. Further information on the structure of the combination Bachelor's degree course can be found here: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/studieninteressierte/studienmoeglichkeiten/kombibachelor The English-language minor "Language, Discourse and Power" focuses on the interaction of language use and power structures. You can choose from a wide range of elective events: from courses on empirical methods or intercultural communication to analysis of language in the media. Towards the end of your studies, you will study the core topic in more detail. An integral part of the degree course is the MarSkills programme, in which you acquire attractive and future-oriented key skills (see https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/fb09/igs/arbeitsgruppen/sprechwissenschaft/marskills/was-ist-marskills).

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/bachelor/nebenfach/language-discourse-power/language-discourse-power

Fees

Currently, the German federal state of Hesse does not charge tuition fees.

Main language

English