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Language - Interaction - Culture (M.A.) at University of Bayreuth

University of Bayreuth, Germany

Programme overview

Linguistics master's in which students set their own focus on German, French, English, Arabic and/or African languages in their cultural, interactional and multilingual contexts, using empirical methods at a high interdisciplinary level. Integration into the Bayreuth Africa focus is unique in Germany.

Faculty: Faculty of Languages and Literature  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German and English; optionally French-taught  |  Intake: Winter and summer semester  |  Location: Bayreuth, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

A semester at partner universities (for example Cambridge, Paris, Lugano, Tartu, Jyväskylä) can be integrated; a double degree with Moscow universities is possible for suited students.

Career pathways

Career fields include language in public life (press work, media consulting, PR), language and globalisation (intercultural communication, language policy, international organisations) and communication training and mediation in companies.

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Application information

Entry requirements

German DSH-2 required; equivalence of the bachelor's degree is checked by the examination board.

Intake: Winter and summer semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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