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Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesCologne Latin American Center

Multilingual Competence Program

The Multilingual Competence program offers a multilingual extension of the course offerings for students of the Bachelor's and Master's degree programs in Regional Studies Latin America (RSL). Here you can find more information about the concept of the Multilingual Competence program.

Structure of the program

Through the Multilingual Competence program, the courses offered by the Romance Studies Department and the Iberian and Latin American Department of the History Department are designed to be multilingual in the sense that a number of courses are regularly offered in the foreign language.

This gives students the opportunity to complete a relevant proportion of the credit points (CP) to be earned in the compulsory subject of Latin American Studies in Spanish or Portuguese. Credits and internships acquired abroad can also be part of the program.

Prerequisite for obtaining the certificate:

  • BA PO 2021: at least 30 CP in the foreign languages Spanish or Portuguese
  • BA PO 2015: at least 30 CP in the foreign languages Spanish or Portuguese
  • MA PO 2021: at least 26 credit points in the foreign languages Spanish or Portuguese
  • MA PO 2015: at least 26 credit points in the foreign languages Spanish or Portuguese

Courses

Spanish and Portuguese courses from the following modules can be recognized as part of the Multilingual Competence program:

B. A. Latin American Studies

  • Aufbaumodul (AM) 1: Sprachpraxis III
  • AM 2: Literatur-, Kultur- und Medienwissenschaft
  • AM 3: Lateinamerikanische Geschichte III
  • AM 4: Lateinamerikanische Geschichte IV
  • Ergänzungsmodul (EM) 1: Mobilitätsmodul, EM 2: Praxismodul
  • Studium Integrale
  • Bachelor thesis

M. A. Latin American Studies

  • Schwerpunktmodul (SM) 1: Sprachpraxis RSL
  • SM 2: Literatur-, Kultur- und Medienwissenschaft
  • SM 3: Lateinamerikanische Geschichte V
  • EM1: Mobilitätsmodul, EM 2: Praxismodul
  • Master thesis

Registration

  • Students of the BA/MA program Latin American Studies should contact Benita Kunutsi for the recognition of credits for the program Multilingual Competence. Consultation hours can be found here.
  • In principle, it is possible to register for the Multilingual Competencies program at any time during your studies. The certificate is issued at the end of the degree program, at the earliest after submission of the Bachelor's or Master's thesis. We require your transcript of records for recognition.
  • Guest and exchange students from partner universities can find basic information on the website of the Center for International Relations and Public Relations (ZIB).
  • Students who come to Cologne from abroad for "full-time" studies and wish to obtain a degree in Germany can find initial information for further contacts on the ZIB website and further information on application and enrollment on the website of the International Office of the University of Cologne.

Contact person

The contact person for the Multilingual Competence program is Benita Kunutsi. Office hours can be found here.

E-mail: okunuts1SpamProtectionuni-koeln.de or mail-clac(at)uni-koeln.de