All students enrolled on Bachelor of Arts degree programmes (except for BA Sport Science, BA Literary Writing and BA Art Education) or the Digital Humanities BSc programme have the opportunity to study an elective subject. Depending on the degree programme, this can involve up to two elective subjects.
Students in the First Semester of Study
If you already want to study an elective subject in your first semester, please register for it prior to starting your studies at Leipzig University. Please check the AlmaWeb portal for all necessary information and deadlines (usually until mid-September). You can register for an elective subject via the online registration system. The deadlines for this can be found in the information you receive in the AlmaWeb portal and by email to your student email account.
Students from the Second Semester of Study
If you decide to study an elective subject after already starting your degree course, you can write an email from your student email account to the Central Study Office by no later than 15 September (for the winter semester) or 15 March (for the summer semester), detailing your request and stating your enrolment number. The Central Study Office will check the availability and inform you in good time before the start of the semester whether you can study your chosen elective subject.
Deviating Procedures
There is one exception: the registration procedure for studying Crossmedia Journalism as an elective subject, which requires separate proof of prior knowledge. For more information, please visit the website of the University’s radio station mephisto 97.6.
When you enrol, you will be given login information for your student email account. Please use this email address for all electronic communications with teachers and staff.
Remember to check your university email account regularly! Information from the University will only ever be sent to this address.
Picking an Elective Subject
You are free to combine any of the elective subjects offered with your own degree subject – with the exception of elective subjects that overlap with what you are already studying. For example, you cannot combine the elective subject British Studies with a bachelor’s degree in British Studies.
Besides elective subjects worth 60 credits, Leipzig University also offers elective subjects worth 30 credits. These are particularly suitable for students whose degree programme only requires them to earn 30 credits in the elective area. However, if your degree programme includes 60 credits in the elective area, you can also combine two elective subjects worth 30 credits each, or one elective subject worth 30 credits and modules worth 30 credits from the freely configurable elective area.
Please note: You do not have to submit proof of the language skills required for an elective subject until you start studying that elective subject.
| Elective subject (60 credits) | Eligibility requirements | Further information |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptology | None | Schedule |
| Ancient Middle Eastern Studies | English (B1) and another modern foreign language (B1) | Schedule |
| American Studies | English (B2) | Schedule |
| British Studies | English (B2) and another foreign language (A2) | Schedule |
| Arabic Studies | English (B2) | Schedule |
| Non-European Languages and Cultures | English (B2) | Schedule |
| Bohemian Studies (Czech) | None | Schedule |
| Contemporary Celtic Languages | English (B2) | Schedule |
| German as a Foreign Language | German (C1) and English (B2) | Schedule |
| French Studies | None | Schedule |
| Greek Studies, specialisation in Ancient Greek Philology | None | Schedule |
| Greek Studies, specialisation in Byzantine Studies and Modern Greek Studies | None | Schedule |
| Spanish Studies | None | Schedule |
| Auxiliary Sciences of History | Latinum, or alternatively concurrent Latin studies at Leipzig University’s Language Center starting in the second semester at the latest and worth at least 20 credits | Schedule |
| Indology, Tibetology and Mongolian Studies (currently suspended) | English (B2) | Schedule |
| Italian Studies | None | Schedule |
| Cultural Studies | None | Schedule |
| Portuguese Studies | None | Schedule |
| Musicology | None | Schedule Schedule |
| Eastern and South Eastern European History | Two modern foreign languages, including one modern foreign language at B2 level and one Eastern European foreign language at B1 level, which can also be acquired while studying | Schedule |
| Philosophy | None | Schedule |
| Political Science (currently suspended) | None | Schedule |
| Polish Studies | None | Schedule |
| Religious Studies | None | Schedule |
| Russian Studies | Russian (A2) or acquisition of Russian knowledge during the first semester | Schedule |
| Ukrainian Studies | None | Schedule |
| Elective subject (30 credits) | Eligibility requirements | Further information |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt and the Ancient Near East | Cannot be combined with the elective subject Museum Work in Theory and Practice | Schedule |
| Non-European Cultures | English (B2) | Schedule |
| Basque | None | Schedule |
| Educational Sciences: Working in Schools | None | Schedule |
| Book Studies | None | Schedule |
| Crossmedia Journalism | Proof of work experience in journalism (4 weeks min.) | Schedule |
| Ethics | Cannot be combined with the elective subject Philosophy | Schedule |
| Galician | None | Schedule |
| German Literary Studies | Native German speakers: knowledge of two foreign languages (B2 and A2) Non-native German speakers: German (C1) and knowledge of another foreign language (B2) | Schedule |
| German Linguistics | Native German speakers: knowledge of two foreign languages (B2 and A2) Non-native German speakers: German (C1) and knowledge of another foreign language B2) | Schedule |
| Society and History in Africa | English (B2) | Schedule |
| Auxiliary Sciences of History | Knowledge of Latin (Latinum) desirable | Schedule |
| Radio (discontinued after summer semester 2018) | Proof of work experience in journalism (4 weeks min.) | Schedule |
| Catalan | None | Schedule |
| Communication and Media Studies | None | Schedule |
| Musicology | None | Schedule Schedule |
| Eastern and Southeastern European History | two modern foreign languages, including one modern foreign language at level B2 and one Eastern European foreign language at level B1, can also be acquired during the course of the degree programme | Schedule |
| Philosophy | Cannot be combined with the elective subject Ethics | Schedule |
| Religious Studies | None | Schedule |
| Russian Literary Studies and Cultural History (expiring) | None | Schedule For admission to the elective subject before winter semester 2024/25 |
| Russian Linguistics (expiring) | None, previous knowledge of Russian at level A2 (CEFR) recommended | Schedule For admission to the elective subject before winter semester 2024/25 |
| Sociology | None | Schedule |
| Museum Work in Theory and Practice | Cannot be combined with the elective subject Egypt and the Ancient Near East | Schedule |
| Yoga und Meditation | None | Schedule |