Intercultural Franco-German Studies — Interkulturelle Deutsch-Französische Studien – EIFA (MA) University of Tübingen

This Master's programme covers German-French interculturality in several fields of the humanities, including the following: language, cultural studies, literature, history of ideas, film and media studies and philosophy. The binational design of the programme focuses on the conjoint cultural space between the two countries.
In addition, students complete a compulsory internship in a German or French institution relevant to their field of studies.

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Students spend their first year of studies in Aix-en-Provence, where fundamental concepts of interculturality and cultural transfer are taught (scientific methodology). Furthermore, the curriculum consists of high level language and translation courses, courses in comparative linguistics and literary and cultural studies. An optional course has to be chosen from a different field of studies. The first year of the Master's programme is completed by writing a short thesis on one of the topics covered in the attended courses.

The second year, which takes place at the University of Tübingen, aims at specialisation. One course in linguistics and in cultural/literary studies is mandatory as well as one course that centres on cultural transfer. Once again, students can use one class from another field of studies. Translation courses (French-German, German-French) have to be completed. The fourth semester is reserved for the Master's thesis and final exams.

This Master's programme is a joint degree programme.

Université de Provence, Aix-Marseille I

An internship of at least four weeks is to be completed during the summer break between the second and third semesters. Programme advisers can assist students in finding an appropriate internship.

Bachelor's degree in German, Romance, comparative literary studies or cultural studies

All certificates of English proficiency (minimum level B2) are acceptable.

Native speakers of German do not need to provide proof of German language proficiency. The certificate “Diplôme du Baccalauréat”, delivered upon graduation from a bilingual French-German secondary institution (Lycée, Gymnasium, etc.), is also valid proof of German proficiency for application to the University of Tübingen.

French B2

Enrolment fees at the University of Tübingen are currently about 200 EUR per semester. This includes use of local public transport free of charge from Monday to Friday (in the evenings), on weekends and on public holidays. In addition, students may purchase a semester ticket for unlimited use of public transport in the city of Tübingen and the surrounding area (currently about 160 EUR).

Estimated basic student expenses are around 1,000 EUR per month according to the Tübingen Student Services organisation (“Studierendenwerk”), including rent for student accommodation. Rent for private accommodation will be more expensive.

Participants have all the job opportunities that medium-sized university towns (Tübingen/Aix) usually have to offer, such as jobs in gastronomy, retail, local media, etc. The universities themselves offer some student positions.

Accommodation is available through the Student Services organisation (“Studierendenwerk“) or on the private market. Rooms in student accommodation cost approx. 250 to 480 EUR per month. As Tübingen is a very attractive place to live, private accommodation is more expensive and can take some effort to find. To make sure you find a suitable place to live, you should start looking as early as possible.

We recommend you apply for student accommodation through the “Studierendenwerk” at the same time that you apply for admission to the Master's programme (please see: https://www.my-stuwe.de/en/housing/halls-of-residence-tuebingen/ and https://www.my-stuwe.de/en/housing/faqs/) and send in a copy of your notification of admission as soon as you have received it (your application won’t be finally processed before the “Studierendenwerk” has received proof of your admission). For further information, check out the “Studierendenwerk” pages on housing in Tübingen (https://www.my-stuwe.de/en/housing/housing-infos/).