German studies University of Wuppertal
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Wuppertal
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
German Studies
Focus
Literary Studies, Linguistics, Media Studies, Knowledge Transmission, Intercultural Communication, Multilingualism
Target group
The German Language and Literature Master's course is primarily aimed at graduates of a combined dual Bachelor's degree course where one of the two subjects was German Language and Literature, and graduates of comparable courses with equivalent course components in German Literature and Language.
Admission modus
Without admission restriction
Admission requirements
1. A Bachelor's degree which is no worse than 2.7 or for which the ECTS grade "B" was awarded in a course specialising in Literature or Linguistics or in Art or Media Studies with Literature and Linguistics components (each amounting to at least 40 CP)\;
2. Latinum (Latin language examination)\;
3. An admission test consisting of an interview based on the written application.
As a rule, language skills are to be proved by means of school reports for three school years or otherwise using a translation exercise (30 minutes, 15 lines of source language text).
Lecture period
- Summer semester 2026: The lecture periods are set for the entire state of North Rhine-Westphalia and can be found at https://www.mkw.nrw/studium/informieren/vorlesungszeiten/.
- Winter semester 2026/2027: The lecture periods are set for the entire state of North Rhine-Westphalia and can be found at https://www.mkw.nrw/studium/informieren/vorlesungszeiten/.
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
ExpiredDeadlines for International Students from the European Union
ExpiredDeadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
ExpiredEnrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Expired
Languages of instruction
Main language
German