German Linguisticsfull time
Master of Arts
Master
Degree4 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 Linguistic Science
Target group
Bachelor graduates whose degree must include the following skills: -\tKnowledge of and ability to apply basic principles of structuralist language analysis. -\tKnowledge of and ability to apply basic principles of text and dialogue analysis. -\tIn-depth exploration of variation, change and history of language. -\tIn-depth exploration of language between individuation and social influence. -\tApplication and reflection of theories, paradigms and methodologies in synchronous and diachronous German Linguistics. -\tAbility to form linguistic hypotheses following on the principles set out in the literature. The examination board determines the equivalence of skills.
Admission requirements
Degree that includes the following skills: - Knowledge of and ability to apply fundamentals of structuralist language analysis. - Knowledge of and ability to apply fundamentals of text and conversation analysis. - In-depth examination of language variation, change and history. - In-depth examination of language between individualisation and social influences. - Ability to apply and reflect on theories, paradigms and methods in synchronous and diachronic Germanic linguistics. - Ability to form linguistic hypotheses following the principles formulated in the literature.
Lecture period
- 07.10.2024 - 31.01.2025
- 08.04.2024 - 19.07.2024
Application deadlines
Summer semester (2024)
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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)
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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