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Language, Discourse and Power / Language, Discourse and Power (major subject in a combined bachelor’s degree)

Program: Language, Discourse and Power / Language, Discourse and Power
Degree: depends on the major chosen
Program option: major subject in a combined bachelor's degree
Study model: combined bachelor's degree
Program length: 6/8 semesters / 3/4 years (180/ 210 ECTS points) (depending on the combination)
Start: Winter semester

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Students majoring in English receive intensive linguistic training in English. The primary focus is on the interaction of language use and power structures. This will teach you to analyse, describe and reflect on the role of language in social and media-centric negotiation processes, as well as its role in creating, maintaining and changing power structures in a scientifically sound manner. You can choose from modules on intercultural communication, sociolinguistics, critical discourse analysis, language and the media. Towards the end of your degree programme, you will also focus intensively on scholarly communication.
An integral part of the combined Bachelor's degree is the MarSkills programme, in which you will acquire valuable, future-oriented skills.

Prospects

The primary fields of work include public relations, communications consultancy and related consulting work, but also the areas of university, human resources, publishing, media and media production, tourism and documentation and library services, science management, project management, content marketing, as well as language teaching in business and industry, advertising, politics, trade and transport.

The choice of your major subject will decisively shape your professional qualifications profile. In conjunction with one or two minor subjects, your relevant work experience (e.g. internships, part-time jobs, voluntary work) and your personal skills, it will enable you to refine your profile and carve out your own individual array of career options.

• Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen Admission requirements

  Education certificate: 
  General higher education entrance qualification or subject-related higher education entrance qualification¹ or advanced technical college entrance qualification or master craftsman's examination as well as comparable qualifications of advanced vocational training or vocationally qualified persons
  
  ¹ The university decides on the validity of the subject restriction for this subject.
  
  Knowledge and skills specific to the course to be demonstrated prior to admission:
  English skills at Level C1 
  
  Restricted admission: 
  In order to apply or enrol, you must select one or two minor subjects  in the online application.
  
  Cannot be combined with:
  Language, Discourse and Power (minor)
  
  Admission type:
  Free (no NC)

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  Technical questions about your application

  Uni-assist
  
  

  Content-related questions about the program

  Counselling on the subject of study

  Linnea Garlepow
  Institute for English and American Studies
  Wilhelm-Röpke-Straße 6
  Room: 07 D07
  35032 Marburg
  
  Tel.: +49 06421 28-23260
  E-Mail: baldp@uni-marburg.de
  Office Hours: Tuesday 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM (Central European Time) by appointment

  Formal questions about your application

  Ellen Huth
  Tel.: +49 6421/28 22222
  Email: application@uni-marburg.de
  
  Office hours: Mondays - Fridays 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Central European Time)

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  Applying with foreign university entrance qualification

  Application deadlines