Master of Arts
Master
Degree
4 semesters
Standard period of study (amount)
Köln
Location
January 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)
January 2025 (EU), January 2025 (Non-EU)
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Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
Focus
Rhetoric, Theory and History of Media, Text Linguistics, Pragmatics, Information Structure, Cultural and media techniques of writing
Target group
Bachelor's degree in Philology, Literature and Media Science subject, History, Art History, Philosophy, Ethnology or Musicology
Annotation
Single-subject Master's course Open Admission\; The application must include a written sample, the evaluation of which together with the BA final grade is decisive in the selection process.
Admission requirements
BA with at least 40 relevant CP in philological, literary, media science subject, history, art history, philosophy, ethnology or musicology, minimum grade: 2.5, passed writing test
Lecture period
- 07.10.2024 - 31.01.2025
- 07.04.2025 - 18.07.2025
Application deadlines
Summer semester (2025)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
15.01.2025
You need preliminary review documentation (VPD) from uni-assist e.V. to apply for all Master's degree programmes The processing time is approx. 4 - 8 weeks. Please apply for the VPD as early as possible before the application deadline at the UoC.
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
15.01.2025
You need preliminary review documentation (VPD) from uni-assist e.V. to apply for all Master's degree programmes The processing time is approx. 4 - 8 weeks. Please apply for the VPD as early as possible before the application deadline at the UoC.
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
15.01.2025
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
15.03.2025 (Universitywide deadline)
Winter semester (2024/2025)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
15.07.2025
Application process: You need preliminary review documentation (VPD) from uni-assist e.V. to apply for all Master's degree programmes The processing time is approx. 4 - 8 weeks. Please apply for the VPD as early as possible before the application deadline at the UoC.
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
15.07.2025
Application process: You need preliminary review documentation (VPD) from uni-assist e.V. to apply for all Master's degree programmes The processing time is approx. 4 - 8 weeks. Please apply for the VPD as early as possible before the application deadline at the UoC.
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
15.07.2025
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
15.09.2025 (Universitywide deadline)
Tuition fee
Fees
There is a semester fee that includes a NRW-wide public transport ticket (no tuition fee).
Languages of instruction
Main language
German