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Bachelor’s degree
A degree originating from the English and American higher education systems that was also introduced in Germany during the restructuring of the higher education system.
The Bachelor’s degree is the first undergraduate degree and can be obtained after just six to seven semesters. It is offered at FAU as a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in humanities, cultural studies, social sciences, and business and economics, and as a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in sciences and engineering. In the field of Business Law, students earn a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree. Students enrolled on a teaching degree at FAU can apply for a corresponding Bachelor’s degree (BA, BSc, BEd) for the credits they have earned during their teaching degree, depending on their subject combination.
In layman’s terms, the Bachelor’s degree could be interpreted as being equivalent to an apprenticeship in academia. To stay with the image of trade qualifications: A Master’s degree would then be equivalent to the master craftsman’s examination.