Slavic Studies / Eastern European - specialisation Russian Studies Mainz University

Degree

Master of Arts

Standard period of study (amount)

4 semesters

Location

Mainz

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Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

Russian

Focus

Literature / History, Philology, Linguistics

Target group

The Slavic Studies Master's degree course teaches intensive skills and abilities in the field of Slavic languages, literature and cultures. As a single-subject programme, it offers either Russian or Polish as the main language of study. A second Slavic language is also studied in which students should gain a solid passive command (this can be either the other main language of study, Czech or Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian). Students should be capable of independent academic studies on topics in the selected field of Slavic studies and suitably classify individual phenomena. The Master's programme aims to give students an active command of the main language on the C1 level of the European Framework of Reference.

Annotation

If the Bachelor degree certificate is not available by the application deadline, but at least 135 credit points can be demonstrated: Submit a certificate of study and examinations and the average grade achieved so far. (This certificate must be issued by the relevant higher education, original or officially authenticated copy). After enrolment, the diploma must be submitted. If the degree was obtained abroad: officially authenticated copy of a certificate of recognition (responsible: Student Service - Admission International).

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

A Bachelor's degree with a standard period of study of at least 6 semesters from a university in Germany or abroad with a course component in Slavonic Studies or Polish Studies worth at least 60 credit points (CP) or an equivalent degree with an equivalent scope of pass/fail courses and graded courses. Russian is studied as the specialisation language. Polish, Czech or Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian can be chosen as the second language. A sufficient proficiency in English is required International applicants from non-German-speaking countries must provide evidence of proficiency in German at the level of the “German Language Test for Admission to Higher Education for Foreign Students” (DSH).

Lecture period

14.04.2025 - 19.07.2025
27.10.2025 - 14.02.2026

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2025)

Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025
For Master´s degree programmes with an aptitude test, the application deadline already ends on 15:11. Please also note the earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025
Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025
Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (www.uni-mainz.de/incoming). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.

Winter semester (2025/2026)

Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025
Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.05 of the respective year. Please also note the even earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025
Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025
Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.