German Studiesfull time
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Gießen
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
- German Studies
- General Literary Studies
- General Linguistic Science
Focus
German as a Foreign Language, Holocaust and Camp Literature, Text and Media Linguistics, Modern German literature in media and cultural contexts, Comparative Studies
Target group
Graduates of a Germanstic Bachelor's degree programme
Annotation
The Master's degree programme German Studies is anchored in the linguistic and literary studies as well as media and cultural studies focal points of the Institute for German Studies. Based on this, the degree programme offers a research-oriented qualification with opportunities for individual specialist specialisation. The Master's degree programme is made up of two attractive electives that can be freely combined.
Admission requirements
Admission requires the completion of a Bachelor's degree programme or a comparable qualification in which at least 40 CP from the subject German Studies were acquired. The completed courses of study for a teaching profession at primary schools, teaching professions at lower secondary schools and intermediate secondary schools, teaching professions at grammar schools, teaching professions at special needs schools, teaching professions at vocational schools are also recognised, provided that the teaching subject German has been completed. The examination committee can recognise other courses of study as equivalent on an individual case review basis. Admission may be subject to the condition of additional academic achievements to catch up on required knowledge of up to 30 CP, proof of which must be provided within the first two semesters.
Lecture period
- 14.10.2024 - 14.02.2025
- 22.04.2025 - 25.07.2025
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2024/2025)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Expired
For advanced education masters, different deadlines will apply, see http://www.uni-giessen.de/cms/studium/bewerbung/ergaenzung_aufbau
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Expired
For advanced education masters, different deadlines will apply, see http://www.uni-giessen.de/cms/studium/bewerbung/ergaenzung_aufbau
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Expired
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Expired
as per letter of acceptance
Summer semester (2025)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.12.2024 - 20.03.2025 (Universitywide deadline)
Information: www.uni-giessen.de/studium/bewerbung For advanced education masters, different deadlines will apply, see http://www.uni-giessen.de/studium/bewerbung/ergaenzung_aufbau
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.12.2024 - 28.02.2025 (Universitywide deadline)
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.12.2024 - 28.02.2025 (Universitywide deadline)
Information: www.uni-giessen.de/studium/bewerbung
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.12.2024 - 20.03.2025 (Universitywide deadline)
Information: www.uni-giessen.de/studium/bewerbung For advanced education masters, different deadlines will apply, see http://www.uni-giessen.de/studium/bewerbung/ergaenzung_aufbau
Languages of instruction
Main language
German