Degree programme European Languages (Master) accredited

Important information

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Admission requirements

• A university degree with partly linguistic content
• knowledge of German (C1 / DSH 2) and knowledge of English (B 2) as well as knowledge of one of the following languages: Italian (A 1), Polish (A 1), Czech (A 1), Russian (A 1), Spanish (A 2) French (B 1) and an aptitude interview
Notes to the required language skills

Aptitude assessment

Notes on the webpage of the discipline

German language requirements

International applicants and German applicants with foreign school leaving certificate please find information here: language requirements.

Application hints and tips

If, at the time of the application, proof of the first degree that qualifies for a profession cannot yet be provided, applicants will be admitted to the aptitude test procedure and the numerus clausus selection procedure if 80% of the achievable points of the university degree can be proven by a certificate of the university of origin (Examining Office), on the basis of a completed module exam, assignment paper or colloquium. The form can be found on the web pages of the Admission Office.

General information for the degree programme

The master´s programme in European Languages aims at imparting inter- and transdisciplinary competences within the field of linguistics. The disciplines represented within the study programme regard historical linguistics, linguistic areas and linguistic systems as well as pragmalinguistics and range from the linguistics of German and English to those of the Slavic and the Romance languages. Furthermore, students deepen their knowledge of French, Italian or Spanish and of Russian, Polish or Czech.

The structure of this programme is very flexible in order to accommodate individual specialisations and in order to strengthen the students´ ability to coordinate and organise tasks independently. Innovative courses, such as colloquia and workshops, strengthen the students´ capacity for teamwork. Academic practice tasks promote the ability to plan and implement individual projects. The acquisition of an additional foreign language through, among others, a study abroad experience strengthens the intercultural competences.

The lectures and seminars aim at discussing and analysing general as well as specific methodological-theoretical issues within the field of linguistics. The workshops, on the other hand, are dedicated to the discussion of secondary literature. The master´s thesis completes the programme.