German studies at the University of Kassel are particularly broad and score with practical relevance. In the humanities and cultural sciences department, the subject with the “Bachelor of Arts” degree ranges from the study of Old High German texts to the classics of literary history to the linguistic analysis of digital messages in social media and much more. In a first step, the six-semester course of study in the BA major in German studies conveys basic knowledge in language, literature and media science, as well as key competences in communication and scientific methodology, independent of the professional field. It also enables project-related project work in the subsequent compulsory elective area.