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Literature and language, early German Humboldt University Berlin

Degree
Master of Arts
Standard period of study (amount)
4 semesters
Location
Berlin

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

  • General Literary Studies
  • Comparative Literary Studies

Focus

Theories and Methods of Interpretation, Cultures of Knowledge, Literature and Art, Theory and History of Old and New Media

Target group

Philologists and
German Studies and
Cultural scientists

Annotation

Please note the subject-specific admission requirements for this degree course:

https://www.hu-berlin.de/studium/studienangebot/details/deutsche-literatur-master-of-arts-hauptfach

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Lecture period

  • Summer semester 2026: Lecture-free / academic holidays: 1 May 2026, 14 May 2026, 25 May 2026
  • Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 13.02.2027Non-lecture period: 12.10.2026 (dies academicus)

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2026/2027)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    - For Master of Arts/Science without admission restrictions: 01.06. - 31.08.2026
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    - For Master of Arts/Science without admission restrictions: 18.05. - 28.06.2026
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    - For Master of Arts/Science without admission restrictions: 01.06. - 31.08.2026
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    - For Master of Arts/Science without admission restrictions: 18.05. - 28.06.2026

Summer semester (2026)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Expired
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Expired
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Expired
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Expired

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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