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General and Comparative Literary Studies University of Wuppertal

Degree

Master of Arts

Standard period of study (amount)

4 semesters

Location

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

  • General Literary Studies
  • Comparative Literary Studies

Target group

Graduates from subjects with significant Literary Studies components.

Annotation

Where proof and documents are incomplete at the time of application due to reasons for which the applicant is not responsible, individual proof may be provided. In this case the Examination Board may grant admission subject to the provision of complete verification for a time period of up to one year after the start of studies.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements

The prerequisites for access to the Master's degree in General and Comparative Literature are met by anyone who has a Bachelor's degree course of at least six semesters with a total of at least 180 ECTS credit points (LP) with a focus on Literary and Cultural Studies or in Art and Media Studies with a literary component (each amounting to successfully completed at least 40 LP). In the case of a purely Germanic Bachelor's degree, attendance at a foreign language philology seminar is also required. Language skills in two foreign languages at level B2 of the Common European Framework for Foreign Languages (GER) or an equivalent level of knowledge are required.

Lecture period

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2025)

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
    15.11.2024 - 15.01.2025 (Universitywide deadline)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
    15.12.2024 - 15.04.2025 (Universitywide deadline)
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
    15.12.2024 - 15.03.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

Winter semester (2024/2025)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
    15.05.2025 - 15.10.2025
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
    15.05.2025 - 15.07.2025
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
    15.05.2025 - 15.07.2025
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
    15.05.2025 - 15.09.2025

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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