MA Professional Writing at Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Programme overview

The master's degree programme in Professional Writing offers an excellent opportunity to perfect your writing skills while gaining a solid academic qualification. Students are trained in the subject area/field of non-fictional and fictional writing in an inspiring atmosphere of research and creativity. Their own writing takes centre stage and is supported by literary and writing studies.

Duration: 4 semesters (120 ECTS) | Study mode: full-time or part-time; German-taught | Intake: Winter semester | Location: Jena, Thüringen, Germany

What you will study

compulsory for all students. Furthermore, the module "Fundamentals of Rhetorical Communication" is available in the compulsory elective area "Fundamentals of Communication" for all those who had no contact with rhetoric in their undergraduate BA degree programme.

Career pathways

The degree programme opens up a multi-faceted training perspective for anyone who sees their professional future in the field of literature and culture, journalism, public relations or knowledge transfer. Those who have completed the programme can successfully apply the wide-ranging writing and communication skills they have acquired in various social subject areas.

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Application information

Entry requirements

No Numerus Clausus (open admission). Undergraduate degree or equivalent: The essential admission requirement for the Master's degree course in Professional Writing is a first professionally qualifying university degree (Bachelor's degree, state examination, diploma or equivalent). Admission to the course also requires applicants to have a professional aptitude for the course, which must be proven by submitting specific documents demonstrating an existing, advanced relationship to writing. Language Requirements. 1. Proof of proficiency in two modern foreign languages at language level B1 (according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). Proficiency in Ancient languages (Greek/Latin) will also be accepted. 2. International applicants as well as Germans with a foreign higher education entrance qualification must provide proof of the German Language Test for University Entrance (DSH-2) or an equivalent (for details see Proof of German language proficiency below).

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (120 ECTS)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-jena.de/en/237424/m-a-professional-writing#studies_text_application

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