German (Intercultural German Studies) - Master of Arts (MA) at University of Waterloo

Programme overview

If you want to advance your German literature and linguistic skills while also immersing yourself into German culture, this program is a perfect fit. The two-year MA in German, Intercultural German Studies program is operated jointly with the Universität Mannheim. You will spend two semesters at the Universität Mannheim (January - June and August - December) to gain practical intercultural experiences while earning credit towards your degree.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Department: Germanic & Slavic Studies | Duration: 24 months (full-time) | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall (September - December); application deadlines: March 31 (for admission in September of that year) | Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Research fields: Applied Linguistics/Language Acquisition, Literature/Media Studies, Program highlights, Degree has equal degree recognition in Europe and North America., A more integrated experience than a typical exchange program., Hands-on learning experience with a job at the Philosophical Faculty in Manheim for 3 hours per week.. Study option(s): Thesis.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A four-year honours bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in German Studies or a four-year honours bachelor's degree in the Humanities and Social Sciences if evidence justifying admission is offered (with sufficient German proficiency; normally level B2). Minimum average of 78% overall in final two years. Students whose native language is neither English nor German and who have not taken their first degree in a program taught in either language will have their language skills assessed by the admitting university. While every student will be registered at both the University of Waterloo and the Universität Mannheim during the two-year program, students should apply to the university that they will consider their home-university, via that university's application system. This means that Canadian students should apply to the University of Waterloo while German students should apply to the Universität Mannheim.

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

Terms run fall (September to December), winter (January to April) and spring (May to August). Programmes are currently accepting applications for fall 2027; intake terms vary by programme.

Graduate applications are made online through the Graduate Studies Application and the non-refundable application fee is $150 CAD per program, paid in the applicant portal. Deadlines are set by each programme (for example MDSAI part-time: fall January 15, winter July 1). Apply two to four weeks ahead of the programme deadline.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.apply.uwaterloo.ca/apply/

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