The subject German is an instructional subject and only offers combination possibilities in course of study Model I:

  • A balanced combination of the instructional subjects: biology, chemistry, English, Catholic religious education, mathematics, physics. A combination with the subject's political science and economics/political science is not possible.
  • Balanced combination with the vocational subjects: electrical engineering, structural engineering, mechanical engineering, textile technology, and economics.

The curriculum is broken down into modules. Each module contains different courses on a joint topic.

Studies start with basic modules on theoretical foundations of linguistic and communication studies, German literary studies, and Modern and Old German literature.

In advanced modules, partial aspects of these fundamentals are investigated further: the breadth of topics ranges from linguistic and media theory, text analysis and interpretation, to word, text, and media skills. Courses on linguistic and German literary studies pedagogy teach students subject-specific methods for teaching content.

Another focus is language acquisition in the German teacher training course of study. It qualifies students in voice physiology for a teaching career.