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MA Literaturwissenschaft at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

Programme overview

The MA Literaturwissenschaft deals with literature in the wide and strong sense: with the many literatures and their interactions and the cultural meaning and effect of literature.

Faculty: Philosophische Fakultät II – Philologien, Kommunikations- und Musikwissenschaften  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Wintersemester  |  Location: Halle (Saale), Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

What you will study

Modules include perspectives of literary studies, thinking literature, a literary studies practical, a research colloquium (for example comparative literature and German-language literature) and the final module (master thesis).

Career pathways

The master qualifies for prominent positions in humanities research, knowledge transfer and organisation such as publishing and media, and educational and cultural institutions.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A first professional degree (usually a bachelor) in a literature or cultural studies programme with at least 20 credit points in literary studies (for example German language and literature from the university's own bachelors). Subject-specific admission requirements apply. Open admission (no NC).

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-halle.de/bewerben

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