German Literature

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University Frankfurt University
Degree Master of Arts

Degree Master of Arts, M.A.
Study Type Second cycle
Mode of admission without admission restriction
Deadline for Beginning Students 01.04.2026 — 31.05.2026
Standard period of study (amount) 4 semesters
Study Mode (elucidation) full time
Location (main / branches campus) Frankfurt am Main
Admission semester summer and winter semester
Subject

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

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.
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General Literary Studies
Areas of Concentration Ancient German Literature, German-language literature from its beginnings to the present day, German Literary Studies, Historicity of Texts, History of Literature, History, Theory and Aesthetics, Literary and Cultural Theory, Literature, Modern German Literature, Text and Media Theory, Poetology and Aesthetics

Field of study
- Main instruction language German
- Annotation of the Higher Education Institution Application deadline:
  01.04. - 31.05 for the winter semester
  01.12. - 15.01. for the summer semester
- Course Website
- Link to the programme in the Accreditation Council database
- Link to the Higher Education Institution ranking at CHE
Access and Admission Requirements
- Mode of admission without admission restriction
- Admission semester summer and winter semester
- -Bachelor's degree from Goethe-Universität in German Language and Literature as a major or minor or an equivalent degree from a German higher education institution in German Language and Literature, General and Comparative Literature or an equivalent course of study in Modern Languages or an equivalent course of study, or an equivalent international degree in the same or a related subject area. The examination committee decides on the recognition and comparability of qualifications.
  more information regarding admission requirements
- Completion of first university degree Bachelor/Bakkalaureus
- Required language skills
- Required minimum language skills that must be proven by passing one or more of the following language tests:
  - GER (English): B2
- Further admission requirements Application letter / personal statement , CV, Erklärung zum Prüfungsanspruch
Programme Dates and Deadlines
- Sommersemester 2025
- - Lecture period
  - 22.04.2025 — 25.07.2025
  - Deadlines for Germans and Inhabitants
    Beginning Students
    
    01.12.2025 — 15.01.2026
- Wintersemester 2025/2026
- - Lecture period
  - 13.10.2025 — 13.02.2026
  - Deadlines for Germans and Inhabitants
    Beginning Students
    
    01.04.2026 — 31.05.2026
Contact / contact person
- International Students and applicants are kindly requested to contact the International Office:
- International Student Services
- Street address Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 6, 60323 Frankfurt am Main
- Phone 069 798-3838
- sli(at)uni-frankfurt.de
- Internetpage of the institution
- Contact / contact person for this program
- Bezeichnung Kontaktstelle Institut für Deutsche Literatur und ihre Didaktik
- Contact person PD Dr. Jörg Schuster
- Street address Nobert-Wollheim-Platz 1, 60323 Frankfurt am Main
- Phone 069 / 798-32847
- schuster(at)lingua.uni-frankfurt.de
- Studium Lehre Internationales
  (SLI)/Orientierung und
  Beratung
- Street address Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 6, 60323 Frankfurt am Main
- Postal/mail adress Post Office Box, POB 111932, 60054 Frankfurt am Main
- Phone 069 798-3838
- Fax 069 798-76317981
- sli(at)uni-frankfurt.de
- Internetpage of the institution
- Contact Herr Marco Blasczyk
- Function Leiter Orientierung und Beratung
- Phone 069 798-3838
- sli(at)uni-frankfurt.de

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