Theories and Practices of Professional Writing

full time

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

German Studies

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 modus

Local admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

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

    Deadline: Application process:

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    15.03.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

    Deadline: Application process:

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

    Deadline: Application process:

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    15.09.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

    Deadline: Application process:

Tuition fee

There is a semester fee that includes a NRW-wide public transport ticket (no tuition fee).

Languages of instruction

Main language

German