individual specialisation through selection of specialisation (linguistics/literary studies) in the B.A. or through free combination of 2 compulsory elective fields in the M.A.; Application- and practice-oriented modules/teaching formats in B.A./M.A. German Studies; Cooperation arrangements in instruction with non-university partners; direct integration of research focuses in teaching (e.g. Centre for Holocaust Literature and M.A. Compulsory elective field in ‘Holocaust literature’); Required internship

German Institute Partnerships (GIP) with Hanoi (Vietnam), Kazan (Russia), Łódź (Poland), Osiek (Croatia), Stettin (Poland); numerous Erasmus+ partnerships, e.g. with universities in Finland, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the Czech Republic; other cooperation agreements, e.g. with the University of Calgary or Eastern Michigan University; Participation in the Cotutelle method through involvement in the GCSC; comprehensive support for internat. students (including introductory events during the degree programme, specially accredited tutorials)

Very well equipped specialist library with access to the most important German-language periodicals, series, databases and E-Portals; Media library with fully equipped sound studio and computer workstations with the latest in professional software for image and sound processing up as well as a large stock of films and sound media; Didactic workshop with high-performance scanners and computer workstations; Central equipment pool for computer-aided teaching and learning formats

Research centres: Centre for Holocaust Literature, ZMI, GiZo; Ongoing research projects (third-party funding): Library of Polish Holocaust Literature, edition of the diary of Emanuel Ringelblum, Germanica of the 17th century in the University Library of Łódź, stagings of holiness in the context of denominational disputes, scholarly edition of the works of N.L. von Zinzendorf, futures of philology in media upheaval, IIIrd report on the role of language in schools, basic syntactical structures of New High German, German as a second language: Skills and needs of recent immigrant adolescents

Close cooperation with the Literary Centre of Giessen (LZG) as an important provider of internships; ‘Ger.Magazin’: Own online/Instagram magazine with student editorial team and ongoing editorial projects