Faculty of Modern Languages Classical and Modern Literature – Master
Classical and Modern Literary Studies is a unique field of study: In interdisciplinary lectures, seminars and practice classes, the subject illustrates the major trends of Hebrew-Jewish, Greek-Latin as well as modern literary and cultural developments.
Facts & Formalities
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Type of programme | Consecutive |
| Start of programme | Winter and summer semester |
| Standard period of study | 4 semesters |
| Language(s) of instruction | German and the teaching languages of the special/supplementary field |
| Fees and contributions | 161.10 € / Semester |
| Application procedure | Consecutive master’s programmes with access restriction |
| Application deadlines | Information about deadlines can be obtained after you have put together a degree program. |
| Part-time option | Yes |
| May be studied as a minor subject | Yes |
Course Content
The Master's degree programme in classical and modern literary studies deals with the theoretical and methodological reflection of literary connections between Greek and Roman antiquity, Christian-Jewish culture and the great national literatures of Europe. The aim is for students to have an overview of the major lines of Hebrew-Jewish, Greek-Latin and modern literature and culture development and the ability to confidently present and analyse them. Students acquire the specific skills of a classical-philological as well as of a modern philological education and can productively combine and apply them. In addition, the students are also able to compare and relate the various approaches and methods of the various philological disciplines.
Course Structure
Overview of the Master’s degree programme Classical and Modern Literary Studies (as of WS 2021)
In the following, we present the modules of our Master’s programme:
In order to successfully complete the Master’s programme, students require a total of 120 credits, 90 of which are gained in subject-specific courses in the major subject and 30 are allocated to the Master's thesis. The Master’s programme Classical and Modern Literary Studies can also be studied as a minor subject with 20 credits in combination with a different major.
The major comprises the following areas:
Basic module Classical and Modern Literary Studies
Development of literatures I
- Antiquity
- Middle Ages / Early Modern Era
- Modernity
Development of literatures II
- Theory of literature and culture
- Poetics / Aesthetics
- Intertextuality / Intermediality
Elective module
Master’s thesis
The minor comprises the following areas:
Basic module Classical and Modern Literary Studies
Development of literatures I
- Antiquity
- Middle Ages / Early Modern Era or Modernity
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