24 monthsProgramme duration
3,000 EURTuition Fee/year
31 Mar, 2026Application Deadline
Oct, AprStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Modern Languages
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The focus of Comparative German Studies is the comparative and intercultural examination of German language, literature, and culture.
The Master’s degree programme in Comparative German Studies provides German and international students with an in-depth education in German linguistics and German literature. It builds upon a Bachelor’s degree programme with related content.
The degree programme offers two specialisations: Linguistics and Literature
The specialisation in linguistics is rooted in the institute’s areas of research focus and places particular emphasis on psycholinguistic, comparative language, and intercultural aspects. The diversity of languages at the institute opens up possibilities for intercultural perspectives and enables in-depth comparative and typological language study.
The specialisation in Literature focusses on comparative and intercultural aspects. This includes the embedding of German literature in medial, societal and supernational contexts. This will take place in conjunction with research being conducted at the institute that combines the study of literary-historical, cultural, and text-analysis issues with a comparative cultural perspective.
As a supplement to the two subject specialisations, students may also select from three profiles that provide qualifications for relevant career options:
- Subject-specific Specialisations: Language and Cognition or Comparative Literature
- Didactics of German as a Foreign Language
- Intercultural Communication
The degree programme may also be pursued as a minor.
It is possible to choose a minor subject in combination with this Master programme. For further information please refer to the Examination Rules and Regulations.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Modern Languages
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The focus of Comparative German Studies is the comparative and intercultural examination of German language, literature, and culture.
The Master’s degree programme in Comparative German Studies provides German and international students with an in-depth education in German linguistics and German literature. It builds upon a Bachelor’s degree programme with related content.
The degree programme offers two specialisations: Linguistics and Literature
The specialisation in linguistics is rooted in the institute’s areas of research focus and places particular emphasis on psycholinguistic, comparative language, and intercultural aspects. The diversity of languages at the institute opens up possibilities for intercultural perspectives and enables in-depth comparative and typological language study.
The specialisation in Literature focusses on comparative and intercultural aspects. This includes the embedding of German literature in medial, societal and supernational contexts. This will take place in conjunction with research being conducted at the institute that combines the study of literary-historical, cultural, and text-analysis issues with a comparative cultural perspective.
As a supplement to the two subject specialisations, students may also select from three profiles that provide qualifications for relevant career options:
- Subject-specific Specialisations: Language and Cognition or Comparative Literature
- Didactics of German as a Foreign Language
- Intercultural Communication
The degree programme may also be pursued as a minor.
It is possible to choose a minor subject in combination with this Master programme. For further information please refer to the Examination Rules and Regulations.
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