German Linguistics

full time

Master of Arts

Master
Degree

4 semesters

Standard period of study (amount)

Paderborn

Location

October 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

  • German Studies
  • General Linguistic Science

Target group

Bachelor graduates whose degree must include the following skills: -\tKnowledge of and ability to apply basic principles of structuralist language analysis. -\tKnowledge of and ability to apply basic principles of text and dialogue analysis. -\tIn-depth exploration of variation, change and history of language. -\tIn-depth exploration of language between individuation and social influence. -\tApplication and reflection of theories, paradigms and methodologies in synchronous and diachronous German Linguistics. -\tAbility to form linguistic hypotheses following on the principles set out in the literature. The examination board determines the equivalence of skills.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

Degree that includes the following skills: - Knowledge of and ability to apply fundamentals of structuralist language analysis. - Knowledge of and ability to apply fundamentals of text and conversation analysis. - In-depth examination of language variation, change and history. - In-depth examination of language between individualisation and social influences. - Ability to apply and reflect on theories, paradigms and methods in synchronous and diachronic Germanic linguistics. - Ability to form linguistic hypotheses following the principles formulated in the literature.

Lecture period

  • 08.04.2024 - 19.07.2024
  • 07.10.2024 - 31.01.2025

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2024)
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Information at the International Office

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

    Information at the International Office

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Expired

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Expired

Winter semester (2024/2025)
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Information at the International Office

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

    Information at the International Office

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.06.2025 - 15.10.2025

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.06.2025 - 15.10.2025

Languages of instruction

Main language

German