All degree programmes
Degree programmes at FAU
With the exception of a small number of Master’s degree programmes, German is the teaching language at FAU. Therefore, a good knowledge of German is an essential prerequisite to successfully completing a degree programme at our University.
Information available in English is linked below. Detailed information for all degree programmes is only available in German.
Bachelor’s degree programmes
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Degree programme | Type of degree | Faculty |
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Archaeological Sciences | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Art History | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Book Studies | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Business Studies | BA | Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law |
Business and Economics | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology | |
Chinese Studies | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Computational Linguistics | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Cultural History of Christianity | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Digital Humanities and Social Sciences | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Education | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
English and American Studies | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
French Studies | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
German Language and Literature | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Geography: Cultural Geography | BA | Faculty of Sciences |
Geography: Cultural Geography | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Greek Philology | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Hispanic Studies | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
History | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Indo-European and Indo-Iranian Studies | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Italian | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Islamic Religious Studies | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Japanese Studies | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Latin Philology | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Medieval Latin and Neo-Latin | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Oriental Studies | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Philosophy | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Political Science | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Public Law | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Scandinavian Studies | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Studies in Literature and Books | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Socioeconomics | BA | Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law |
Sociology | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Theatre and Media Studies | BA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Degree programme | Type of degree | Faculty |
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Biology | BSc | Faculty of Sciences |
Chemical and Biological Engineering | BSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Chemical Engineering – Sustainable Chemical Technologies | BSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Chemistry | BSc | Faculty of Sciences |
Clean Energy Processes | BSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Computational Engineering | BSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Computer Science | BSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Data Science | BSc | Faculty of Sciences |
Economics and Mathematics | BSc | Faculty of Sciences |
Electrical Engineering | BSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Electromobility – ACES | BSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Energy Technology | BSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Geography: Physical Geography | BSc | Faculty of Sciences |
Geosciences | BSc | Faculty of Sciences |
Industrial Engineering and Management | BSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Industrial Mathematics | BSc | Faculty of Sciences |
Information and Communication Technology | BSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Information Systems | BSc | Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law |
Integrated Life Sciences – Biology, Biomathematics, Biophysics | BSc | Faculty of Sciences |
International Business Studies | BSc | Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law |
International Economic Studies | BSc | Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law |
International Production Engineering and Management | BSc | Faculty of Engineering |
IT security | BSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Life Science Engineering | BSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Logopaedics | BSc | Faculty of Medicine |
Materials Science and Engineering | BSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Mathematics | BSc | Faculty of Sciences |
Mechanical Engineering | BSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Medical Engineering | BSc | Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Engineering |
Mechatronics | BSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Midwifery | BSc | Faculty of Medicine |
Molecular Medicine | BSc | Faculty of Medicine |
Molecular Science | BSc | Faculty of Sciences |
Nanotechnology | BSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Physics | BSc | Faculty of Sciences |
Psychology | BSc | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Teaching Engineering in Vocational Schools | BSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Master’s degree programmes
Master of Arts (MA)
Degree programme | Type of degree | Faculty |
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Ancient Languages and Cultures | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Arabic, Islamic and Semitic Studies | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Archaeological Sciences | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Art History | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Chinese with Subject-Specific Focus | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Christian Media Communication | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Development Economics and International Studies | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Digital Humanities | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Digital Japanese Studies | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Education | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Educational Research on Learning and Instruction | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
English Studies | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Ethics of Textual Cultures (Elite degree programme) | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Geography: Cultural Geography | MA | Faculty of Sciences |
German Language and Literature | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
History | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Islamic Religious Studies | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Lexicography (EMLex – European Master in Lexicography) | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Linguistics | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Literary Studies – intermedial and intercultural | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Media, Ethics and Religion | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Mediation of Art | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Medieval Latin and Neo-Latin | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Medieval and Renaissance Studies | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Middle Eastern Studies | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
North American Studies: Culture and Literature | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Philosophy | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Physical Activity and Health | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Political Science | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Romance Studies | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Sociology | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
The Americas/Las Américas | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Theatre – Research – Transfer | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Master of Science (MSc)
Degree programme | Type of degree | Faculty |
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Advanced Materials and Processes MAP (Elite degree programme) | MSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Advanced Optical Technologies MAOT (Elite degree programme) | MSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Advanced Signal Processing and Communications Engineering ASC (Elite degree programme) | MSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Artificial Intelligence | MSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Business Education | MSc | Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law |
Cell and Molecular Biology | MSc | Faculty of Sciences |
Chemical and Biological Engineering | MSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Chemical Engineering – Sustainable Chemical Technologies | MSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Chemistry | MSc | Faculty of Sciences |
Clean Energy Processes | MSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Computational and Applied Mathematics | MSc | Faculty of Sciences |
Communications and Multimedia Engineering | MSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Computational Engineering | MSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Computer Science | MSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Data Science | MSc | Faculty of Sciences |
Economics | MSc | Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law |
Economics and Mathematics | MSc | Faculty of Sciences |
Electrical Engineering | MSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Electromobility – ACES (pending approval) | MSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Energy Technology | MSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Finance, Auditing, Controlling, Taxation (FACT) | MSc | Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law |
Geosciences | MSc | Faculty of Sciences |
Geothermal Energy | MSc | Faculty of Sciences |
Gerontology | MSc | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Health Management and Health Economics | MSc | Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law |
Industrial Engineering and Management | MSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Industrial Mathematics | MSc | Faculty of Sciences |
Information and Communication Technology | MSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Integrated Immunology | MSc | Faculty of Sciences |
Integrated Life Sciences – Biology, Biomathematics, Biophysics | MSc | Faculty of Sciences |
International Business Studies (MIBS) | MSc | Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law |
International Information Systems (IIS) | MSc | Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law |
Labour Market and Human Resources | MSc | Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law |
Life Science Engineering | MSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Management | MSc | Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law |
Marketing | MSc | Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law |
Materials Physics | MSc | Faculty of Sciences |
Materials Science and Engineering | MSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Mathematics | MSc | Faculty of Sciences |
Mechanical Engineering | MSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Mechatronics | MSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Medical Engineering | MSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Medical Process Management | MSc | Faculty of Medicine |
Molecular Medicine | MSc | Faculty of Medicine |
Molecular Science | MSc | Faculty of Sciences |
Nanotechnology | MSc | Faculty of Engineering |
Physical Geography: Climate and Environmental Sciences | MSc | Faculty of Sciences |
Physics | MSc | Faculty of Sciences |
Physics Advanced | MSc doctoral | Faculty of Sciences |
Psychology | MSc | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Psychology with focus on Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy | MSc | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Socioeconomics | MSc | Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law |
Master of Education (MEd)
Degree programme | Type of degree | Faculty |
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Master’s degree LA Gymnasium | MEd | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Teaching Engineering in Vocational Schools | MEd | Faculty of Engineering |
Professional development programmes
Degree programme | Type of degree | Faculty |
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Business Management | MBA | Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law |
Digital Business | MDBA | Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law |
Health and Medical Management (MHMM) | MHMM | Faculty of Medicine |
Health Business Administration | MHBA | Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law |
Marketing Management (MMM) | MA | Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law |
Master of Human Rights | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Multimedia Education | MMD | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Organizational Development and Human Resources | MA | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Teaching degree programmes and State Examinations
Teaching degree programmes
Degree programme | Type of degree | Faculty |
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Ancient Greek | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Art Education | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Biology | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Business and Economics | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Catholic Religious Education | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Chemistry | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Civic Education | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Computer Science | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
English | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Ethics | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
French | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Geography | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
German | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
History | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Islamic Religious Education | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Italian Studies | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Latin | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Mathematics | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Media Education | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Music Education | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Physics | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Primary Education | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Protestant Religious Education | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Secondary Education | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Spanish | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Sports | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Teaching German as a Second Language | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
Theatre in Schools | State examination | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |
State Examinations
Degree programme | Type of degree | Faculty |
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Dentistry | State examination | Faculty of Medicine |
Food Chemistry | State examination | Faculty of Sciences |
Law | State examination | Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law |
Medicine | State examination | Faculty of Medicine |
Medicine Erlangen/Bayreuth | State examination | Faculty of Medicine |
Pharmacy | State examination | Faculty of Sciences |
Further degree programmes and Certificates
Degree programmes
Degree programme | Type of degree | Faculty |
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German and French Law | Magister Legum/Maitrise | Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law |
Law | LLM | Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law |
Protestant Theology | Church exam, Magister Theologiae | Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology |