European Communication Cultures, Italian University of Augsburg
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Augsburg
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
Italian
Focus
Methodological Competencies in Italian Linguistics and Literature, Media and Communications Science, History of Art and Culture, Academic Project Work
Target group
The Master's degree course "European Communication Cultures/Italian" is aimed at Bachelor's degree graduates in Romance or Germanic philologies or other Humanities who are interested in literature, language and features of communication with a focus on Italy and would like to pursue in a career in this field.
Annotation
Double degree programmes
The first academic year takes place in Verona (Laurea magistrale), the second in Augsburg (Master of Arts).
For the year abroad, Augsburg students receive a ten-month DAAD scholarship of EUR 1,035 per month and a one-off mobility scholarship of EUR 525.
Admission modus
Selection procedure / qualifying examination
Area of study
Partner institution: Università degli studi di Verona in Italian Republic (International degree: Laurea magistrale)
Admission requirements
Qualification is to be proven by:
1. A first professionally qualifying academic degree from a German or international institution with a component of at least 60 credit points in Philology, History, Communication or Political Sciences or in subjects whose content is comparable with these areas. The Laurea triennale from an Italian university in a humanities subject is recognised as equivalent to the Bachelor's examination.
2. Proof of German and Italian linguistic and language skills to at least level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR);
3. Successful completion of the aptitude procedure in accordance with the aptitude regulations (see aptitude regulations);
4. If, at the time the application, an academic degree has not been completed, examination achievements amounting to at least 140 credit points must be proven and the completion of a degree course must be completed by the end of the semester following initial enrolment.
Lecture period
- Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 05.02.2027The lectures are cancelled during the semester: 24.12.2026 the 06.01.2027 (Christmas break)
- Summer semester 2027: 12.04.2027 - 16.07.2027The lectures are cancelled during the semester: 01.05.2026 (Labour Day) 14.05.2026 (Ascension Day) 25 May 2026 (Whit Monday) 26.05.2026 (Tuesday after Whitsun) 4 June 2026 (Corpus Christi)
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application Deadline for Aptitude Test
Degree course-specific deadlines and dates can be found on the Internet pages of the degree course.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German
Further languages
Italian