General and Comparative Literary Studiesfull time
Master of Arts
Master
Degree4 semesters
Standard period of study (amount)
Wuppertal
Location
April 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)
January 2025 (EU), July 2025 (Non-EU)
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
- General Literary Studies
- Comparative Literary Studies
Target group
Graduates from subjects with significant Literary Studies components.
Annotation
Where proof and documents are incomplete at the time of application due to reasons for which the applicant is not responsible, individual proof may be provided. In this case the Examination Board may grant admission subject to the provision of complete verification for a time period of up to one year after the start of studies.
Admission modus
Without admission restriction
Admission requirements
The prerequisites for access to the Master's degree in General and Comparative Literature are met by anyone who has a Bachelor's degree course of at least six semesters with a total of at least 180 ECTS credit points (LP) with a focus on Literary and Cultural Studies or in Art and Media Studies with a literary component (each amounting to successfully completed at least 40 LP). In the case of a purely Germanic Bachelor's degree, attendance at a foreign language philology seminar is also required. Language skills in two foreign languages at level B2 of the Common European Framework for Foreign Languages (GER) or an equivalent level of knowledge are required.
Lecture period
Application deadlines
Summer semester (2025)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
15.11.2024 - 15.01.2025 (Universitywide deadline)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
15.12.2024 - 15.04.2025 (Universitywide deadline)
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
15.12.2024 - 15.03.2025 (Universitywide deadline)
Winter semester (2024/2025)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
15.05.2025 - 15.10.2025
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
15.05.2025 - 15.07.2025
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
15.05.2025 - 15.07.2025
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
15.05.2025 - 15.09.2025
Languages of instruction
Main language
German
