MA Germanistik als Fremdsprachenphilologie at University of Würzburg

Application-oriented Master of Arts for non-native speakers of German who completed their first degree at a university outside the German-speaking area and want to deepen their knowledge of the German language and German-speaking countries. It combines traditional German studies content in linguistics, literature and didactics with mediation-oriented methods and builds analytical, information and writing skills.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts (Philosophische Fakultät)  |  Department: Chair of German Linguistics (Lehrstuhl für deutsche Sprachwissenschaft)  |  Duration: 4 semesters (3 semesters of courses, 4th semester Master's thesis); 120 ECTS; maximum 2 semesters beyond standard duration  |  Intake: Winter semester (no summer enrolment)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Würzburg, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Compulsory modules cover Older German Literature, Modern German Literature, German Linguistics, Didactics of German Language and Literature, Empirical Cultural Studies and Museology. An elective area allows specialisation, a Cultural Studies module offers historical and regional topics, and language practice courses at the Language Centre teach current academic German.

Career pathways

Skills for professional roles in national and international contexts: advanced command of contemporary German and academic German, scientific description and analysis of linguistic-communicative and cultural phenomena of German-speaking countries.

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