Students completing the bachelor's degree programme in Romance Studies as a major subject (206.8 KB, 1 page) must complete coursework and examinations worth 75 ECTS points. ECTS points are acquired from written tests, portfolios, presentations and/or term papers and other assessment methods for the individual classes and, optionally, from the bachelor’s thesis, which is worth 12 ECTS points. The latter may be completed in Romance Studies or the student's other major subject. This means that a second major subject other than Romance Studies must be chosen in order to complete the Bachelor of Arts in Romance Studies as a major subject. At the beginning of the course, every student must choose one of the three target languages – Italian, French or Spanish – as their specialism. However, the programme also includes classes with a focus on the Romance language family as a whole. This allows students to explore the other branches of the discipline. 

In the foundation and distribution elective portions of the programme, students attend lectures in the fields of Literary Studies, Cultural Studies and Linguistics to acquire basic knowledge of these disciplines and earn a total of 49 ECTS points. They also take practical language classes worth a total of 15 ECTS points. In the advanced module, students must choose a specialisation in one of the three module groups of Literary Studies, Cultural Studies and Linguistics and attend a corresponding seminar. Over the course of the degree programme, they should also take an additional specialisation module worth 3 ECTS points in one of these module groups. The specialisation module is an opportunity for guided self-study. Finally, students must decide whether they write their bachelor’s thesis in Romance Studies or in their other major subject. 

For detailed information, see the module handbook and the University of Bamberg’s course catalogue. 

Romance Studies as an in-depth minor subject (218.8 KB, 1 page) comprises 45 ECTS points acquired in the individual classes through written tests, portfolios, presentations, term papers and/or other assessment methods. At the beginning of the course, every student must choose one of the three target languages – Italian, French or Spanish – as their specialism. However, the programme also includes classes with a focus on the Romance language family as a whole. This allows students to explore the other branches of the discipline. 

In the foundation and distribution elective portions of the programme, students attend lectures in the fields of Literary Studies, Cultural Studies and Linguistics to acquire basic knowledge of these disciplines. For the foundation module, they must complete 7 ECTS points in Literary Studies or Linguistics. For the advanced module, they must choose two out of the three available specialisms of Literary Studies, Linguistics and Cultural Studies.  The two modules are worth a total of 20 ECTS points. Students also take practical language classes worth a total of 15 ECTS points. Over the course of the degree programme, they should also take an additional specialisation module worth 3 ECTS points in one of these module groups. The profile module is an opportunity for guided self-study. 

It is possible to take Romance Studies as an in-depth minor subject as well as major subject (150.1 KB, 1 page). In this case, the foundation module is not taken. Instead, students choose a seminar from the advanced module of one of the three module groups (Literary Studies, Linguistics and Cultural Studies). Otherwise, the programme structure remains identical to that of Romance Studies taken as an expanded minor subject as explained above. 

For detailed information, see the module handbook and the University of Bamberg’s course catalogue.

The structure of the bachelor's degree programme with Romance Studies as a minimal minor subject (216.6 KB, 1 page), worth 30 ECTS points, is similar to that of the expanded minor. As in the latter, ECTS points are earned from written tests, portfolios, presentations, term papers and/or other assessment methods, and students must choose one of the three programme languages – Italian, French or Spanish – at the beginning of their studies. It also includes classes with a focus on the Romance language family as a whole, allowing students to explore the other branches of the discipline. 

Like in the variation in which Romance Studies is taken as an expanded minor, the foundation and elective portions of the course involve lectures in the fields of Literary Studies, Cultural Studies and Linguistics where students acquire a basic knowledge of these disciplines. For the foundation module, they must complete 7 ECTS points in Literary Studies or Linguistics. The advanced module of this variation, however, only requires them to choose one specialisation out of the three module groups of Cultural Studies, Literary Studies and Linguistics. Again, students of this variation also take practical language classes worth a total of 15 ECTS points, but they do not take an additional specialisation module. 

Romance Studies as a minor may be combined with Romance Studies as a major subject(142.0 KB, 1 page). In this case, the foundation module is not taken. Instead, students choose an elective seminar in one of the three module groups of Literary Studies, Linguistics and Cultural Studies within the scope of the advanced module. Otherwise, the course structure remains identical to that of Romance Studies taken as a standard minor subject as explained above. 

For detailed information, see the module handbook.