Bachelor's in Mongolian Studies

The Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn or, simply, University of Bonn is an elite public research university located in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the Rhein-Universität (English: Rhine University) on 18 October 1818 by Frederick William III, as the linear successor of the Kurkölnische Akademie Bonn (English: Academy of the Prince-elector of Cologne) which was founded in 1777. Since 2019, the University of Bonn is one of only 11 German Universities of Excellence and the only German university with six Clusters of Excellence. With a strong record of disciplinary excellence and a number of Transdisciplinary Research Areas, the University of Bonn supports the achievement of excellence - since 1818.

Mongolian Studies examine the transnational Mongolian cultural area and its global relationships. The degree program is characterized by its diversity and transferability to other areas: In Bonn, students can acquire basic regional, cultural and sociological knowledge and combine it with applications of their choice. They learn the language including two scripts and gain multifaceted insights into Mongolian cultural and lifestyle worlds. The Department of Oriental and Asian Studies explores topics such as nomadism and mobility; traditions and cultural heritage; education; politics; economics; philosophy and religion; symbolism; literature and music; media and art; development and modernization; environment, tourism and sustainability; and the processes of changing social structures—in each case from a historical and a current perspective. Mongolian Studies is an academic discipline that also provides students with key qualifications for the non-academic employment such as methodological and intercultural competence. From the first semester students learn modern Mongolian (Chalcha) so that they can communicate independently and apply their language skills early on. In the third semester they learn the classical Mongolian script. In all our modules, students are conveyed culturally sensitized, communicative and media-relevant competencies using methodologies that enable them to understand phenomena and dynamics in the Mongolian cultural area and relate them to trans-disciplinary topics.