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MA European Studies at University of Passau

University of Passau, Germany

Programme overview

Master of Arts on European politics, culture and history, intercultural communication and foreign languages, with core subjects in literature, culture and language studies and in historical, social and geographical disciplines.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: Winter and summer semester  |  Location: Passau, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Four module groups: European core modules; European cultural studies (e.g. English, Romance, German, Hispanic or East-Central European studies, media and intercultural communication); European social sciences (e.g. geography, history, sociology, politics, philosophy); and European foreign languages.

Career pathways

Graduates are needed wherever knowledge of Europe, its societies, institutions and cultures is required: public service, international organisations, companies, foundations, tourism, advertising and education.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Degree in a humanities or social-science subject with a grade of at least 2.5 or top 50% of the cohort; a language certificate at CEFR C1 in English, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish or Czech (alternatively German at C1 if the applicant's first or instruction language is not German); the programme also requires German at C1. Applications: summer semester 1 November to 15 January; winter semester 15 April to 15 July (EEA degrees) or 1 April to 30 June (via uni-assist).

Intake: Winter and summer semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-passau.de/bewerbung-einschreibung

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