German Literature

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 Literary Studies

Target group

Bachelor graduates whose degree must include the following skills: - Knowledge of and ability to apply principles and fundamentals of German literary and cultural studies. - Knowledge of and ability to apply specialised working methods of literary studies. - Ability to analyse and represent questions, issues and methods of literary and cultural studies. - Overview knowledge of the history of literature of German-speaking regions, in-depth knowledge of a wider range of literary works, literary theory and literary methods, genre theory and history. - In-depth knowledge of and engagement with cultural studies and theories. The examination board determines compliance with requirements.

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Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

Degree includes the following skills: - Knowledge of and ability to apply principles and fundamentals of German literary and cultural studies. - Knowledge of and ability to apply specialised working methods of literary studies. - Ability to analyse and represent questions, issues and methods of literary and cultural studies. - Overview knowledge of the history of literature of German-speaking regions, in-depth knowledge of a wider range of literary works, literary theory and literary methods, genre theory and history. - In-depth knowledge of and engagement with cultural studies and theories. The examination board determines compliance with requirements.

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