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Basic information

Teaching staff at the department

22

Total number of students at the department

730

Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)

120

Teaching in core subjects

  • Cultural Studies: 14%
  • Literature: 41.9%
  • Regional Sciences: 0%
  • Linguistics: 32.6%
  • Other fields: 11.6%

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

11/14 points

Research

Publications per professor

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Doctorates per professor

0.4

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

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Return rate of the questionnaires

47

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching

The Romance Studies department in Bonn is characterised by innovative research-related teaching. The course contents reflect current research. In addition, a high percentage of classes are taught in foreign languages, in particular by nine native speaker instructors in Language Practice and Cultural Studies. Many int. contacts make it possible to have regular guest lecturers and gain new perspectives. In addition, modular lecture series are offered together with the Institut français Bonn (IFB), the Centre Ernst Robert Curtius (CERC) and the Istituto italiano di Cultura Cologne (IIC).

Special features regarding the international orientation

Special features of Romance studies in Bonn are the international B.A. and M.A. degree programmes with prestigious universities in France (Sorbonne Université), Italy (Florence) and Spain (León, Salamanca). We cooperate with 34 partner universities under the Erasmus programme and 2 universities in Latin America. The Romance Studies Department is also distinguished by international research partnerships and graduate schools (tri-national graduate school ‘Europäische Gründungsmythen’ (European Foundation Myths), doctorate in ‘Italianistica’ of the universities of Bonn-Florence-Paris) as well as many (inter)national research projects.

Special features regarding the equipment

The technical equipment of the Bonn Romance Studies department corresponds to the general technical standard of the Universität Bonn: There are computer workstations available in the department's own library; Projectors and Starboard equipment are used in teaching. In addition, the Romance Studies department in Bonn has electronic doors to make the daily lives of staff and students with physical disabilities easier. During the pandemic, employees received training on a voluntary basis in the use of electronic learning and teaching tools.

Special features regarding research activities

Our website provides an exhaustive overview of the special features. For example, a project on digitisation and its significance for Romance studies is currently underway. There are numerous (interdisciplinary) publications and projects on interculturality, literary studies and linguistics, research projects sponsored by the German Research Foundation, and work on multilingualism in didactics. This area is further supplemented by the one-site publication of the "Romanische Forschungen" (Romance research) journal.

Support for founders

In Bonn’s Romance Studies Department, a lecture on interculturality is offered for the purpose of setting up, for example, focussing on intercultural consulting.

Other special features

The excellent teacher-student ratio is especially impressive in the Bonn department of Romance Studies. The department also cooperates closely with the Institut français Bonn (IFB), the Istituto italiano di Cultura Cologne (IIC) and the Interdisciplinary Latin America Center Bonn (ILZ). These contacts, the clear advantages of the geographic location and the proximity to the Rhineland results in a very broad range of cultural events and partnerships both for teachers and students (concerts, readings, conferences, Carnival of the Bonn Romance Studies department, etc.).

Further information on research activities

Information on access restrictions

Website of the Student Council

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Last Update 2022: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education
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