MA Scandinavian Studies/Nordic Studies at University of Göttingen

Have you completed your bachelor's degree in Scandinavian Studies/Northern European Studies or a related subject and want to learn more? The master's programme deepens your knowledge of Northern European cultures, literatures, and languages.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught and English-taught  |  Intake: Single Honours MA in winter semester, Joint Honours MA in winter or summer semester  |  Location: Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany

What you will study

Joint Honours MA totalling 42 credits in combination with two module packages (minors) totalling 18 credits each You study subject-specific modules from Scandinavian Studies as well as one from Comparative Literature. You will expand your knowledge of your main Scandinavian language in a translation course, among other things, and deepen your literary, philological and methodological knowledge in the field of Older and/or Modern Scandinavian Studies.

Career pathways

The MA in Scandinavian Studies/Northern European Studies prepares students for careers in literary and cultural mediation or in the media, cultural management, publishing, museums, international institutions and organisations, adult education, research institutions and companies with links to Northern Europe.

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