Cultures of the Enlightenment - interdisciplinary Master’s degree University of Halle-Wittenberg
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Halle
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, Educational 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 requirements
With subject-specific admission requirements
Lecture period
- Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 06.02.2027Holidays: All statutory holidays and from 19.12.2026 to 02.01.2027.
- Summer semester 2027: 05.04.2027 - 17.07.2027All statutory holidays
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Expired
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
Expired
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
Expired
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
Expired
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."
Summer semester (2027)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.10.2026 - 15.12.2026
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
01.10.2026 - 15.12.2026
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
01.12.2026 - 28.02.2027
Application for a higher study semester can only be granted with a placement decision from the relevant Study and Examination Committee. Germans with foreign academic degree should apply via www.uni-assist.de. For deadlines see "International Students."Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.12.2026 - 28.02.2027
Application for a higher study semester can only be granted with a placement decision from the relevant Study and Examination Committee. Germans with foreign academic degree should apply via www.uni-assist.de. For deadlines see "International Students."
Languages of instruction
Main language
German