My GUIDE - The gateway to your german university

Link switches to other language version

Cultures of the Enlightenment - interdisciplinary Master’s degree University of Halle-Wittenberg

Degree

Master of Arts

Standard period of study (amount)

4 semesters

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

  • Religious Studies
  • Early Modern History
  • Communication Studies

Focus

Introductory module: Enlightenment Religious Knowledge as an Interdisciplinary Subject of Research, History: Historical Enlightenment Research Empirical Fields and Approaches to Research into History of the Long 18th Century, Philosophy: Systematic Aspects and the History of Ideas of the Enlightenment and of Concepts of Knowledge, Theology: Systematic and Historical Aspects in the Age of the Enlightenment, Education Science: Education and Training in the Age of the Enlightenment, Literature and Aesthetics: Western European Literatures, Literature and Aesthetics: Literature of the German Language, General and Comparative Literary Studies and Music Aesthetics, Knowledge and Knowledge Transfer since the 18th century: For Rationality of Action in the Modern Age, Practical Module: Material Culture of the Enlightenment

Target group

BA degree with at least 90 credit points (or Magister or Staatsexamen) in German Studies, English Language and Literature, Romance Studies, Philosophy, Education, Ethnology, Theology, Cultural Studies, History, Jewish Studies, Media and Communication Studies, Political Science or Sociology. Good to very good degree (grade of at least 2.4).

Annotation

Master's degree course

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

With subject-specific admission requirements

Lecture period

  • 01.04.2025 - 12.07.2025
  • 13.10.2025 - 07.02.2026

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2025)

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
    01.10.2024 - 15.12.2024
    Applications are made via www.uni-assist.de. Application for a higher study semester can only be granted with a placement decision from the relevant Study and Examination Committee.
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
    01.10.2024 - 15.12.2024
    Applications are made via www.uni-assist.de. Application for a higher study semester can only be granted with a placement decision from the relevant Study and Examination Committee.
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
    01.12.2024 - 28.02.2025
    Germans with foreign certificate of academic degree should apply via www.uni-assist.de. For deadlines see “International Students.”
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
    01.12.2024 - 28.02.2025
    Germans with foreign certificate of academic degree should apply via www.uni-assist.de. For deadlines see “International Students.” Enrolment in a higher study semester can only be granted with a placement decision from the relevant Study and Examination Committee.

Winter semester (2025/2026)

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
    01.03.2025 - 15.06.2025
    Applications are made via www.uni-assist.de. Notice: Application for a higher study semester can only be granted with a placement decision from the relevant Study and Examination Committee.
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
    01.03.2025 - 15.06.2025
    Applications are made via www.uni-assist.de. Notice: Application for a higher study semester can only be granted with a placement decision from the relevant Study and Examination Committee.
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
    03.05.2025 - 31.08.2025
    Germans with an academic degree from abroad, please apply via uni-assist. For deadlines see “International Students.” Application for a higher study semester can only be granted with a placement decision from the relevant Study and Examination Committee.
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
    03.05.2025 - 31.08.2025
    Application for a higher study semester can only be granted with a placement decision from the relevant Study and Examination Committee. Germans with an academic degree from abroad, please apply via uni-assist. For deadlines see “International Students.”

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

Loading scholarships...

Available scholarships

These scholarships might fit this degree programme. Please select a country of origin first.