Latin Studies University of Marburg

Study Type

undergraduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Focus

Overview of ancient literature from Homer to late antiquity and learning the most important genres and philosophical currents, Acquisition of a basic methodological and conceptual tool kit in the field of ancient literary studies, Introduction to the most important tools (standard works, dictionaries, digital corpora, etc.), Acquisition of basic language skills by building up a basic vocabulary and grammatical repetition, Basic training in general and historical linguistics and cultural studies, Learning of linguistic peculiarities of both prosaic and poetic texts and acquisition of various methods of text interpretation

Annotation

Major subject in combination Bachelor's degree course - only possible in combination with one or two minor subjects Standard period of study: 6 or 8 semesters (depending on combination) 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 Students of the major subject sub-course "Latin Studies" review central texts and authors of ancient Latin literature and are able to classify them in terms of literary and cultural history. They can understand and emphasise the importance of this literature for the development of European intellectual history. As a student, you will learn the ability to analyse Latin texts of medium to advanced language level using different philological methods and to interpret and translate them using relevant tools, taking into account their historical conditions of origin. The research focus of Classical Philology in Marburg offers you an intensive study of a) the canonical texts of Roman antiquity, on which the European cultural traditions in the sciences, literature, the arts and philosophy are based, and their historical contextualisation; b) with the central guidelines and phases of the reception of antiquity in the Middle Ages, the Modern Age and modernity. 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/studienangebot/bachelor/hauptfach/latinistik

Fees

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

Main language

German