MA BeNeLux-Studien (Benelux Studies) at Paderborn University

Master's programme for becoming an expert on the Benelux states, their mutual relations, their role in Europe and their standing in the world. Teaching is trilingual (French, Dutch, German) and draws on broad academic expertise.

Faculty: Language, literature, culture  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 ECTS  |  Study mode: full-time; taught in German, French and Dutch (depending on subject)  |  Intake: Summer and winter semesters  |  Location: Paderborn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Nine modules, including culture and history of the Benelux area, language modules on multilingual discourse and text competence (French, Dutch), the Benelux states in the Benelux Union and EU institutions, an economics elective area, and language and cultural mediation (Germany, France).

Career pathways

Graduates find work in (European) cultural policy of the Benelux region, transcultural mediation between the Benelux countries, France, Germany and the EU, and in multilingual, federal and supranational political and economic contexts.

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