Englisches Seminar

Dates and Deadlines - English Department

Dates and Deadlines for the 2025/2026 Winter Semester

updated July 9, 2025

First day of classes

Monday, 13.10.2025

Individual courses may start later. Always check ALMA for start dates.

Last day of classesSaturday, 07.02.2026
Holidays

Saturday, 01.11.2025 (All Saints' Day)

Monday, 22.12.2025 - Tuesday, 06.01.2026 (Christmas Hollidays)

Registration Phase I - Advanced/Focus/Master Courses

  • Any course not covered by Phase II

Monday, 25.08. - Sunday, 21.09.25
automatic place allocation on: 22./23.09.25

  • Everyone registered for our (big) lectures will be admitted.
  • If you do not need a place make use of the cancellation phase or de-register via Main Office/the lecturer.
  • Admissions to Colloquiums are done manually by the lecturer. Make sure that you have registered via ALMA and contacted the lecturer in advance.

Cancellation phase: 24.09. - 19.10.25

Registration Phase II - First Semester Courses

  • BM Literary Studies: Seminar, Lecture and Tutorial
  • BM Cultural Studies (B.A. Interdisciplinary American Studies only): Seminar and Tutorial
  • BM Academic English: Academic Writing I
  • BM Introduction to African Literatures and Cultures: Seminar and Lecture
  • Master Module Central Concepts and Competences: MA Academic Writing and S: Concepts, Methods, Theories

Monday, 29.09. - Sunday, 12.10.25

automatic place allocation on: 13./14.10.25

  • Everyone registered for our (big) lectures will be admitted.
Scandinavian StudiesMonday, 04.08. - Sunday, 30.11.25

Courses published in ALMA by

Please note, changes/updates to the course offer may occur after this date, but usually not after registration starts. Please check ALMA regularly!

approximately Wednesday, 09.07.25

Late admissions

 

Possible only after each phase's place allocation has concluded. Check our FAQ for details on how to proceed.

Exam registration

You may also refer to the website of the Prüfungsamt:

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If you are uncertain which registration phase applies to a specific course, simply check the course page on ALMA. The phase will be listed on the tab "Events" ("Termine") under "Periods" ("Zeiträume").

Please note that this list is updated continuously; any information given here is subject to change.