Literatures, cultures and media of France and francophony from the 19th to the 21st century; Practical seminars (participation in specialist conferences, French Film Week; school-university cooperations, excursions); bi-national tandem seminars with French-speaking lecturers/students; Literatures/cultures of Latin America, Spain, France, 20th/21st. Century; French and Spanish-speaking countries; Social multilingualism; Regional varieties and language policy; The language of science; Language in the digital space; Language abuse and euphemistic use of language; Images of disability

Double-degree programme in the B.A. Cultural Industry / ICBS with Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Duluth (Minnesota, USA); Double-degree programme in the M.A. in cultural studies with Aix-en-Provence and TDU in Istanbul. Double-degree programmes in the M.A. in European Studies with Malaga (Spain) and Strasbourg (France). In the BA in European Studies Major there are 3 separate spots available for students in Málaga (Spain), Aix-en-Provence (France) and Budapest (Hungary); in Växjö (Sweden) there are even 5 partner sponts available for students.

In addition to well-equipped computer rooms, a multimedia lab and video conferencing equipment are available. Training with real systems (e.g. SAP, data warehouse systems, document- and content management systems); Use of the latest technologies in system development (including for mobiles and smartphones).

Intermediality; Room; Transculturalism; Identity; Migration; Minorities; Romani Studies; Didactics of literature, regular hosting of the international Passau Romain Rolland Colloquium; ‘Images of Disability in Literature and Film’ and ‘Ethics and Literature’; Spaces: French and Spanish-speaking countries; Social multilingualism; Regional varieties and language policy; The language of science; Language in the digital space; Language abuse and euphemistic use of language; Images of disability

Participation in the annual 5-Euro Business competition business simulation, participation in the monthly start-up café and office hours of the transfer centre, research in the university’s own patent research database, participation of the GROW holiday academy by the Hans Lindner Foundation, inter-faculty seminar on ‘Business Plan Writing’, application for ‘Gründerzeit’ to implement a business plan, i.e. students can take a leave of absence from university for 2 semesters and are accompanied by the start-up coach, establishing contact with business representatives, mentoring

The options and specialisations in the degree programmes present a wide selection of cultural areas and socio-historical subjects; This can be seen internationality through structural partnerships such as the HSP programme of the DAAD, various summer schools and a range of double-degree programmes. There are also identity-building events for first-semester students in programmes in cultural studies, providing orientation for further study and facilitating the choice of concentration.