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MA German Linguistics (Deutsche Sprachwissenschaft) at University of Bamberg

University of Bamberg, Germany

Programme overview

Master of Arts on the performance and effect of the German language in its historical change, social conditions and aesthetic features, with a choice between systematic and historical linguistics or German as a foreign language.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies (Geistes- und Kulturwissenschaften)  |  Department: German Studies  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years; up to 2 semesters extra possible)  |  Study mode: Full-time or part-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter or summer semester  |  Location: Bamberg, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Language theory, language comparison, language practice and language history; synchronic and diachronic linguistics from Old High German to the present.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Required average: up to 2.5; German C1 with condition of C2. Deadlines: summer semester 25 March, winter semester 1 October.

Intake: Winter or summer semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years; up to 2 semesters extra possible)

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