MA German at University of Oregon

Programme overview

The German MA is offered as a regular two-year program or a combined BA-MA completed in five years. It prepares students to teach German language and culture up through secondary school with teacher certification, and covers the history of German letters since the Enlightenment in a European context.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Department of German and Scandinavian | Duration: Two years (regular program); five years for combined BA-MA | Intake: Not currently accepting applications for Fall 2027 | Location: Eugene, OR, United States

What you will study

The core curriculum has one course per term, with first-year courses on genres (narrative, drama, lyric) and second-year courses on broader concepts of textuality, including translation and transformations and German philosophical discourse since Kant, paired with seminars. Students develop portfolio papers and must be able to write a 20-30 page essay in German.

Career pathways

Teaching German language and culture up to the secondary-school level (with teacher certification).

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Application information

Entry requirements

German (MA): BA in German or a related field. Materials listed: letter of intent, letters of recommendation, statement of purpose, writing sample, an audio file of spoken German of about 3-5 minutes and a minimum score of 3 on the C1 test. International applicants whose first language is not English: TOEFL iBT 88, IELTS 7.0 overall or Duolingo English Test 120 (University of Oregon graduate minimum), or a bachelor's degree or higher from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or an institution in Australia, Canada (excluding Quebec), Ireland, New Zealand or the United Kingdom. Application fee: $70 domestic, $90 international.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Each graduate programme sets its own application deadlines and required materials.

Graduate application fee: $70 for domestic applicants and $90 for international applicants for degree-seeking programmes (doctoral, master's, graduate certificate); paid online by Visa, Mastercard or Discover when applying. Graduate Microcredential application fee is $35. Applications are submitted through the graduate application portal.

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