Your future begins in Siegen
If you want to study languages, then the Bachelor's degree course in Language and Communication is perfect for you. You will receive a solid foundation in linguistics and have the opportunity to choose one or two language specializations (German, English, French, Spanish).
The course is interdisciplinary: German, English/American and Romance studies work closely together. When studying language and individual languages, you will not only concentrate on their forms and structure, but also look at cross-linguistic communicative practices and knowledge structures. The functions of language as a medium at the intersection of the individual, interaction, society and culture are also considered.
Everything at a glance
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Start of studies
Winter semester -
Standard period of study
6 semesters (full-time)
12 semesters (part-time) -
Admission restricted
No -
Language of instruction
German, focus language
Focus language: German, English, French, Spanish
Career prospects
The Bachelor's degree in Language and Communication qualifies you for a wide range of jobs in communication-oriented professional fields, such as internal and external communication in companies or institutions, in media and politics, in text and media design, in communication consulting or in foreign language teaching for adults.
Students on the Language and Communication degree program
The versatility of language
My name is Karine Demergi and I have been studying Language and Communication at the University of Siegen since 2017. The Bachelor's degree program in Language and Communication not only enables students to learn the form and structure of a language, but also teaches cross-linguistic structures and the various functions of language as a means of communication for different areas. This degree course offers students several study models in which they can choose a language focus. I chose the English language focus because I have always been interested in this language and I was aware of how confident and comfortable I would feel with English during my studies. Forensic Linguistics was one of the most exciting courses on this degree program for me. It is a branch of linguistics and deals with the investigation of crimes. I found it extremely interesting to learn, for example, that it is possible to find out the origin of a perpetrator through linguistic aspects.
From my own experience, I can also convince you that writing term papers is instructive for your studies. In my opinion, there are three good reasons for this:
A lot of literature is required to write a term paper, which means you deal intensively with the respective topic You learn how to write papers in a scientifically correct way You prepare yourself ideally for your Bachelor's thesis
As a student of linguistics, I would like to emphasize the importance and diversity of this degree course. It is used in many different areas, such as criminology (forensic linguistics) as mentioned above, and can therefore be classified as advantageous for various professional fields. You can later work with this linguistic competence in areas such as tourism, marketing, as an interpreter, language teacher, speech therapist, etc.
The following foreign language skills must be proven when choosing the corresponding language. English: language skills of 7-9 years (level B2 according to CEFR); French: language skills of approx. 5-7 years (level B1 according to CEFR); Spanish: language skills recommended, but not required.
If you do not have a high school diploma but do have the entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences, please find out more here.
If you do not have a high school diploma, but are already in the middle of your professional life, please find out more here.
Good reasons for studying Language and Communication at the University of Siegen
- Study linguistics in a combination of different national philologies at the same time
- Foreign languages and intercultural skills
- Language as a medium at the intersection of the individual, interaction, society and culture
- Elective study options and the associated option to set your own specializations
- Research-oriented study environment
