French Minor Subject (Advanced Secondary and Comprehensive Schools ('Gymnasium' and 'Gesamtschule'))

Overview

Degree: Bachelor
Duration: 6 semesters
Course Start: Winter semester & summer semester
Restrictions: Without NC 1
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Interdisciplinary education
The degree programme offers a comprehensive education that combines literary, cultural and media studies with linguistic and historical approaches. This interdisciplinary perspective enables students to gain an in-depth understanding of French and Francophone cultures.

Comprehensive language skills
Students acquire a sound knowledge of the French language during the course of the degree programme. This includes both oral and written production as well as listening and reading comprehension, which optimally prepares them for the demands of later professional life.

Cultural and historical dialogue
A central aim of the degree programme is to promote an independent and academically reflective examination of francophone cultures, literatures and media. This enables students to understand and deal with current issues of intercultural coexistence.

International perspectives
The degree programme includes the opportunity to spend several months abroad in a French-speaking country, which offers students valuable intercultural experience and language practice. This international component is crucial for a comprehensive education and future appointments in a global environment.

Following their bachelor’s and master courses, as well as the subsequent induction period, teachers take on a varied, complex and socially responsible role. They shape teaching and learning processes, support and encourage pupils in their personal development, and empower them to shape their own futures as mature and responsible citizens. Career prospects are generally positive, as the demand for qualified teachers is set to continue into the future. Key factors influencing future recruitment prospects include the type of school and subject combination chosen, regional demand, personal mobility and flexibility, as well as decisions and priorities in education policy. Assessments of recruitment prospects are available, for example, from the Ministry of Education of North Rhine-Westphalia. 
When choosing subjects, it is also important to take your own interests into account so that you can later teach the subjects you are interested in with enthusiasm. Furthermore, considering the age of the pupils in the respective types of school is helpful in making an informed decision. 

Access to the Bachelor programme is granted to those who have a university entrance qualification suitable for Germany (e. g. German ‘Abitur’).

Please note that further approval requirements also apply for this subject:

Approval for certain modules requires proof of linguistic aptitude in the form of knowledge at level B1 of the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages". Proof should be provided by means of a language test.

Please also read the subject-specific regulations, which are decisive for all applicable regulations.

Special conditions apply to applicants with a foreign certificate of education.

Likewise, special conditions apply to those qualified in vocational education and training.

Course start

Studies can be commenced in both winter and summer semesters. Courses are targeted to commencing studies in winter semester. Student counselling to plan the course of studies is recommended.

Length and scope of studies

The standard period of studies is 6 semesters. Information on studying part time.

The studies Minor Subject (Advanced Secondary and Comprehensive Schools ('Gymnasium' and 'Gesamtschule')) French comprise 60 credit points.

Find out about the academic structure model and note the possible combinations.

The study places are not subject to any admission restrictions (numerus clausus). Nevertheless, you need to apply within the currently applicable application deadlines. Afterwards, however, you can submit your application for enrolment directly in the application and status portal, provided that you meet the access requirements.

Step by step to a bachelor programme without NC

Please note that Education Sciences is always a compulsory component of a degree programme with a teaching option (see study structure model).

Special conditions apply to applicants with a foreign certificate of education.

Likewise, special conditions apply to those qualified in vocational education and training.

Application deadline reminder

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You will find the programme of lectures for this course in the eKVV.

An overview of the introductory and information events is provided by the central student counselling services.

Possible Combinations

This subject can be combined with the following subjects in the Combined Bachelor's Degree:

Teacher Training Bachelor at Advanced Secondary and Comprehensive Schools ('Gymnasium' and 'Gesamtschule')

Please note further specifications for the choice of subjects.

As Major Subject (1. Teaching Subject) you may choose Biology Chemistry English Studies: British and American Studies German Languages and Literatures History Mathematics Philosophy Physics Social Sciences Sports Science Wirtschaft-Politik/Sozialwissenschaften
As Educational Sciences you have to combine Educational Sciences

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The information on admission restrictions / numerus clausus (NC) refers to applications for the winter semester 2026/27 and summer semester 2027.
Information on NC values from previous years
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