German Literaturesfull 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 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 modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

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
  • 07.10.2024 - 31.01.2025
  • 08.04.2024 - 19.07.2024

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

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