Romance Literary Studies (Romanische Literaturwissenschaft) University of Tübingen

Are you fascinated by languages, cultures, and literature? Our Master's programme invites you to dive into the vibrant worlds of French-, Spanish-, Italian-, and Portuguese-speaking cultures across Europe, Latin America, and Africa — while also exploring how digital tools are transforming the way we study culture.

Customise Your Academic Journey
Choose a focus that suits your interests:

• Comparative Romance Literary and Cultural Studies
• French and Francophone Studies
• Spanish and Latin American Studies

Each specialisation can be combined with an interdisciplinary profile in Digital Humanities — a future-oriented field that connects literature, culture, and digital technologies. This unique combination equips you with cutting-edge skills for analysing texts, building digital archives, or working on collaborative cultural projects.

A prerequisite for admission to the Master’s programme in Romance Literary Studies is a BA degree with a minimum overall grade of 2.5 in a Romance Studies subject or in a humanities subject with a Romance-related focus, or an equivalent degree. The Examination Board decides on the equivalence of a degree.

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.

Accommodation is available through the Student Services organisation (“Studierendenwerk“) or on the private market. Rooms in student accommodation cost approx. 250–480 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/).