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Comparative Literature Frankfurt University

Degree

Master of Arts

Standard period of study (amount)

4 semesters

Location

Frankfurt am Main

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

Comparative Literary Studies

Focus

General and Comparative Literary Studies, General and Comparative Media Science, General and Comparative Drama Studies, Anglophone Literary Studies, French Literature Studies, German Literary Studies

Annotation

Application deadline: 01.04. - 31.05. for the winter semester

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements

Only if the first certificate of academic degree was not acquired at the University of Frankfurt: Transcript of records and supplementary sheet with the courses relevant to the study programme. Academic achievements in Literary Theory, Aesthetics, Poetics and Comparative Analysis of Literary Studies are relevant to the study programme. If the specialisation in Anglophone Literary Studies has been chosen, when registering for the two specialisation modules MA-CompLit-ANG-1 and MA-CompLit-ANG-2, English proficiency at level C1 must be demonstrated. If the specialisation in French Literary Studies has been chosen, when registering for the two specialisation modules MA-CompLit-FRZ-1 and MA-CompLit-FRZ-2 French proficiency at level C1 must be demonstrated. Applicants with a foreign higher education entrance qualification and foreign undergraduate degree must also prove an adequate command of German in accordance with DSH regulations.

Lecture period

  • 22.04.2025 - 25.07.2025
  • 13.10.2025 - 13.02.2026

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2025/2026)

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
    as per letter of acceptance
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
    01.06.2025 - 31.08.2025 (Universitywide deadline)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
    01.04.2025 - 31.05.2025

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

Further languages

English, French

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