MA Literature and Culture in Europe at Osnabrück University

The Master's program "Literature and Culture in Europe" offers an interdisciplinary, comparative study of European literatures and cultures from a historical perspective since the 18th century. The course offers the language areas German, English, French, Italian and Spanish in various combinations.

Faculty: School of Language and Literary Studies  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; Language of instruction: all languages spoken at the department  |  Intake: winter semester and summer semester  |  Location: Osnabrück, Niedersachsen, Germany

What you will study

The special feature of the consecutive subject-specific Osnabrück Master's program lies in the targeted integration of literary and cultural studies perspectives in the study of the European cultural and linguistic area in its similarities as well as its diversity. Above all, the program aims to provide students with in-depth knowledge of the formation and transformation of modern European literatures and cultures, emphasizing their intercultural references and similarities as well as their mutual differentiation.

Career pathways

Graduates of the course qualify for future fields of work in university and non-university research. The course opens up fields of activity in which an excellent education in literary and cultural studies, coupled with advanced foreign language skills and a high level of intercultural competence, are required.

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