MA Literatur, Kultur, Medien at University of Würzburg

Research-oriented single-subject Master of Arts that replaced the Würzburg master 'Neuere Literaturen' from summer semester 2024. It teaches advanced skills in literary, cultural and media studies, especially at their intersections, across the philologies of German, English, American, Romance and Slavic studies and comparative literature from the early modern period.

Faculty: Faculty of Philosophy (Historical, Philological, Cultural and Geographical Sciences)  |  Department: Institute of German Philology  |  Duration: 120 ECTS (single-subject master)  |  Intake: Summer and winter semester  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time possible  |  Location: Würzburg, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Students assemble an individual curriculum from three areas: literatures (German, Romance, English, Russian-language), cultural studies approaches, and media studies. The programme can be completed fully in German or wholly or partly in the language of one or more of the participating philologies. A practical-experience module with professionals from publishing, museums, archives, film and literature festivals, theatre and literary mediation and criticism is included.

Career pathways

Literature- and media-related fields such as publishing, museums, archives, film and literature festivals, theatre, and literary mediation and criticism.

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