Transnational German Studies

international course, full time, International degree

Master of Arts

Master
Degree

4 semesters

Standard period of study (amount)

Mainz

Location

July 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)

July 2025 (EU), July 2025 (Non-EU)
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Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

  • German Studies
  • Intercultural Studies
  • Cultural Studies
  • General Literary Studies

Focus

Literature, Culture and Language, Employability and Skills Development, Intertextuality and German Literature

Target group

The consecutive, research-oriented Master’s degree Transnational German Studies (TALC_eu) 'is a joint Master’s degree that is offered in cooperation with the four European universities Universidade do Porto (Portugal), Université du Luxembourg (Luxembourg), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Germany) and the Università degli Studi di Palermo (Italy). The course is aimed at national and international students with a Bachelor's degree in the Humanities and Cultural Studies (at least 50 credit points in the subject German Studies). Its aim is to impart in-depth scientific knowledge in the fields of pre-modern literature and culture, and at the same time to promote intercultural, linguistic and professional skills.

Annotation

Applications are submitted via the Universidade do Porto (Portugal, ). The contact person in Porto is Prof. Dr. John Greenfield (jgreenfi@letras.up.pt). The course is run there under the name 'German Studies'. (Partial) scholarships can be applied for and awarded.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Area of study

  • Partner institution: Universidade do Porto (UP) in Portuguese Republic (International degree: Master of Arts)
  • Partner institution: Université du Luxembourg (UL) in Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (International degree: Master of Arts)
  • Partner institution: Università degli Studi di Palermo (UNIPA) in Italian Republic (International degree: Master of Arts)

Admission requirements

Bachelor's degree in the Humanities and Cultural Studies with at least 50 credit points (CP) in German Studies. Proof of German language skills at level B2 and English language skills at level B1. The following is considered evidence of B2 level in German: - German language diploma of the Conference of Ministers of Education (KMK) – level two – (DSD II), - Certificate of the “German Language Test for Admission to Higher Education for Foreign Students” (DSH 1), - Goethe certificate B2 (in all variants), - telc German B2 - “Test of German as a Foreign Language” (TestDaF) certificate with at least 4 partial qualifications at level TDN 3, - Austrian language diploma (ÖSD) B2, - passed assessment examination in German in a “Studienkolleg” preparatory course at a university of applied sciences. Applications are submitted via the Universidade do Porto (Portugal, ). The contact person in Porto is Prof. Dr. John Greenfield (jgreenfi@letras.up.pt). The degree course is run there under the name “German Studies”.

Lecture period

  • 14.04.2025 - 19.07.2025
  • 27.10.2025 - 14.02.2026

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2025/2026)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    02.01.2025 - 17.07.2025

    Applications are submitted via the Universidade do Porto (Portugal, ). The contact person in Porto is Prof. Dr. John Greenfield (jgreenfi@letras.up.pt). The course is run there under the name 'German Studies'.

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    02.01.2025 - 17.07.2025

    Applications are submitted via the Universidade do Porto (Portugal, ). The contact person in Porto is Prof. Dr. John Greenfield (jgreenfi@letras.up.pt). The course is run there under the name 'German Studies'.

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    02.01.2025 - 17.07.2025

    Applications are submitted via the Universidade do Porto (Portugal, ). The contact person in Porto is Prof. Dr. John Greenfield (jgreenfi@letras.up.pt). The course is run there under the name 'German Studies'.

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

Further languages

English