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 degrees include the following skills: - Know and apply basic concepts of German literary studies in the fields of older German literature and modern German literature - An overview of the history of German literature - Know and apply different forms of presentation and mediation of literature and its analysis - Know and apply literary genres and genre-theoretical questions - Differentiation and problematisation of literary theories and methods. The determination of competences is made by the Examination Board.
Admission requirements
Degree that includes the following skills: - Knowledge of and ability to apply basic concepts of German literary studies in the areas of older German literature and modern German literature - Knowledge of the history of German literature - Knowledge of and ability to apply different forms of presentation and communication of literature and its analysis - Knowledge of and ability to apply literary genres and genre-theoretical questions - Differentiation and problematisation of literary theories and methods.
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
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Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
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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