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  • University Paderborn University
  • Degree Dual-subject Master's degree
  • Degree Master of Arts, M.A.
  • Study Type Second cycle
  • Mode of admission without admission restriction
  • Deadline for Beginning Students 01.12.2025 — 21.03.2026
    Die Universität Paderborn bietet kurzentschlossenen Studieninteressierten für Studienmöglichkeiten ohne NC eine Nachfrist zur Bewerbung vom 22.03. - 15.04.2026.
  • Standard period of study (amount) 4 semesters
  • Study Mode (elucidation) full time
  • Location (main / branches campus) Paderborn
  • Admission semester summer and winter semester
  • Subject

    Das General Literary Studies gehört zum Studienbereiche Language and Literary Studies der Fächergruppe Language and Cultural Studies.

    Weitere Informationen zum Studienbereich Language and Literary Studies.

    Weitere Informationen zur Fächergruppe Language and Cultural Studies.

     General Literary Studies

    Das German Studies gehört zum Studienbereiche German Studies and Contemporary Germanic Languages der Fächergruppe Language and Cultural Studies.

    Weitere Informationen zum Studienbereich German Studies and Contemporary Germanic Languages.

    Weitere Informationen zur Fächergruppe Language and Cultural Studies.

     German Studies

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    • 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.
    • Main instruction language German
    • Annotation of the Higher Education Institution Der Name ist Programm: Im Zentrum dieses Studiengangs stehen literarische Texte. Die Vielfalt deutschsprachiger Literaturen wird aus kulturwissenschaftlicher Perspektive erschlossen. Literarische Texte werden unter Verwendung unterschiedlicher medienwissenschaftlicher und kulturtheoretischer Frageansätze betrachtet und erkundet. Dabei wird auch das Verhältnis von Literatur zu Bild, Film und Theaterperfomanz beleuchtet.
      Unsere Seminare befassen sich beispielsweise mit folgenden Themen:
      • literarische Gewaltdarstellung
      • koloniale Räume in deutschsprachiger Literatur
      • Gabe und Tausch in vormoderner Literatur
      • Zusammenhänge von Gattung und Geschlecht
      • Inzest als Thema erzählender Texte
      • Familienromane und -filme der Gegenwart
      • Tod, Sterben und Endlichkeit in literarischen und religiösen Texten
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    • Mode of admission without admission restriction
    • Admission semester summer and winter semester
    • 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.
      more information regarding admission requirements
    • Completion of first university degree Bachelor/Bakkalaureus

      Minimum requirements for first university degree:
      • Minimum number of semesters: 6 semesters
      • Minimum standard period of study: 6 semesters
      • Required ECTS credits: 180

      For this degree programme, you should have gained your first university qualification in one of the following subjects groups or areas of study:
      • Subject group: Language and Cultural Studies
      • Area of study: German Studies and Contemporary Germanic Languages, Language and Literary Studies
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