Bachelor Major in English (120 ECTS): Module Groups
Disclaimer: The applicable legal regulations can be found in the framework ordinance (Rahmenverordnung) and the program regulation (Studienordnung) for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The information below is for illustrative purposes only and should be regarded as a recommendation. In case of any contradictions between this document and the legal regulations or between the German version and a translation, only the legal regulations or the German version, respectively, have legal bearing.
- In the Bachelor Major in English Literature and Linguistics (120 ECTS), there are seven different module groups.
- At the end of each semester, students will receive a semester transcript with all the modules that they have completed so far. On the transcript, the modules will be listed under the module group to which they belong.
- The modules belonging to each of the groups are listed below.
Introduction to English Literature and Linguistics
Modules offered on a regular basis
- starting in the fall semester
440-010 |
9 ECTS |
|
440-020 |
9 ECTS |
|
440-030 |
12 ECTS |
English Linguistics
Modules offered on a regular basis
- starting in the fall semester:
440-100 |
History of the English Language 1: Focus on Old English | 6 ECTS |
440-120 |
6 ECTS |
|
440-121 |
6 ECTS |
- starting in the spring semester:
440-110 |
6 ECTS |
|
440-123 |
Focus on Variation and Change | 6 ECTS |
440-124 |
Focus on Language and the Mind | 6 ECTS |
521-020 |
6 ECTS |
Other types of modules
(440-s03) |
Elective Lectures in Linguistics* | 3 ECTS |
Note: The modules listed in this group should only be taken by students who have successfully completed both "Language Skills and Culture: Introduction" and "Introduction to English Linguistics."
Exception: Modules marked with an asterisk (*) may also be taken earlier.
English Literature
Modules offered on a regular basis
- starting in the fall semester:
440-200 |
6 ECTS |
|
440-220 |
6 ECTS |
|
440-221 |
Literary Histories: The Long Nineteenth Century | 6 ECTS |
440-222 |
6 ECTS |
|
440-223 |
6 ECTS |
|
440-224 |
Literary Histories: Genres and Themes in Literature and Culture |
6 ECTS |
- starting in the spring semester:
440-225 |
Literary and Cultural Analysis: Introduction to Theory | 6 ECTS |
440-226 |
Literary and Cultural Analysis: Texts and Their Afterlives | 6 ECTS |
440-227 |
Literary and Cultural Analysis: Intermediality | 6 ECTS |
440-228 |
Literary and Cultural Analysis: (Post-)Colonial Perspectives | 6 ECTS |
440-229 |
Literary and Cultural Analysis: Identities | 6 ECTS |
Other types of modules
(440-s02) |
3 ECTS |
|
(440-s01) |
Colloquium in Literature* | 3 ECTS |
Note: The modules listed in this group should only be taken by students who have successfully completed both "Language Skills and Culture: Introduction" and "English Literature: Textual Analysis."
Exception: Modules marked with an asterisk (*) may also be taken earlier.
Language Skills and Culture
Modules offered on a regular basis
- starting each semester
440-300 |
6 ECTS |
Other types of modules
440-s04 |
3 ECTS |
Note: The modules listed in this group should only be taken by students who have successfully completed "Language Skills and Culture: Introduction."
Exception: Modules marked with an asterisk (*) may also be taken earlier.
Other Curricular Modules
521-001 |
6 ECTS |
|
521-002 |
Einführung in die Computerlinguistik 2 | 3 ECTS |
(440-s05) |
3 ECTS |
|
440-400 |
3 ECTS |
|
521-010 |
Phonetic Data Analysis | 6 ECTS |
521-004 |
Programmiertechniken der Computerlinguistik 1 | 6 ECTS |
521-005 |
Programmiertechniken der Computerlinguistik 2 | 6 ECTS |
521-014 |
6 ECTS |
|
440-410 |
3 ECTS |
Note:
- Some of these modules are offered by other departments, and therefore may be taught in German. More information will be available in the UZH Course Catalog.
Transferable Skills
#sprachenzen | All modules by the UZH's Language Center (Sprachenzentrum) | 2 ECTS |
30SM_Gr_GI |
6 ECTS |
|
30SM_Gr_II |
Ancient Greek II: Griechisch II (Graecum) | 6 ECTS |
360-520 |
Dutch: Advanced Dutch | 6 ECTS |
360-116 |
Dutch: Dutch Today | 6 ECTS |
360-330 |
Dutch: Introduction to Dutch Linguistics | 9 ECTS |
330-050 |
Geschichte Indiens/Südasiens | 3 ECTS |
330-002 |
9 ECTS |
|
330-003 |
Hindi-Sprachkurs II | 9 ECTS |
330-004 |
Hindi-Konversation | 3 ECTS |
330-005 |
Hindi-Lektüren: Kurzgeschichten | 6 ECTS |
330-006 |
Hindi-Lektüren: Zeitungen und Zeitschriften | 6 ECTS |
330-007 |
Hindi-Lektüren: Romanliteratur | 6 ECTS |
330-056 |
Hauptwerke der indischen Literature | 6 ECTS |
(330-s02) |
Indische Literatur | 3 ECTS |
360-304 |
6 ECTS |
|
360-305 |
Historische Sprachstufen: Einführung ins Althochdeutsche | 6 ECTS |
360-306 |
Historische Sprachstufen: Einführung ins Altsächsische | 6 ECTS |
360-307 |
Historische Sprachstufen: Einführung ins Gotische | 6 ECTS |
30SM_Lat_Gl |
6 ECTS |
|
30SM_Lat_II |
Latin II: Latein II (Latinum) | 6 ECTS |
various |
3 ECTS |
Note:
- Some of these modules are offered by other departments, and therefore may be taught in German.
- See detailed module descriptions for prerequisites, language of instruction, etc.
Bachelor Thesis
The Bachelor Thesis (15 ECTS; module code: 06SM440-BA) can be written in either English Linguistics or English Literature.