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MA Deutsch als Fremdsprache im brasilianisch-deutschen Kontext (German as a Foreign Language in the Brazilian-German Context) at Leipzig University

Leipzig University, Germany

Programme overview

Joint master's programme with a double degree offered by the Herder Institute and the German department of the Federal University of Paraná (Brazil). Two semesters are spent in Leipzig and two in Curitiba.

Faculty: Philologische Fakultät  |  Department: Herder-Institut  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time; taught in German, partly other foreign languages  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Combines Leipzig strengths in linguistics, didactics, cultural studies and test research with intercultural literary studies and teaching expertise from Paraná.

Career pathways

The double degree is recognised in Germany and Brazil and prepares for professional work in German as a foreign language.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Usually a professional degree in German as a foreign/second language, German, German studies, Letras Alemão, linguistics, language didactics, literary studies or related subjects; for applicants with German school qualifications, two foreign languages at B1 or one at B1 plus Latin. Locally restricted admission (numerus clausus). Application period: 02.05. – 31.05.; portal: AlmaWeb.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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