Intercultural German Studies, M.A.
Languages and cultures in all their diversity are every bit as important for the present as they are for global history. This is where Intercultural German studies comes in with current research questions and investigates the central role of languages, communication and texts in everyday life, in professional and literary-artistic use for human coexistence and its shaping.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Arts (M.A.) |
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| Duration | 4 semesters, 120 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time, Double Degree |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
| Tuition fee | Set by the university for international students — the amount is on the programme's official page |
| Semester contribution | €107.80 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →About the programme
In the master's programme Intercultural German Studies, this subject is taught in a research-oriented and at the same time practice-oriented way. In particular, students become familiar with intercultural perspectives of communication styles including their rational and emotional facets in dialogue and conflict, with the German language, literature and culture, including its multilingual and historical dimensions. The expertise that students will need in order to qualify for fields of activity in institutions, companies, administration or foreign policy related to language, communication, education, culture, art or to pursue an academic career in international German and other language areas is trained academically.
What you study
The Master's degree program in Intercultural German Studies is aimed at German and foreign students who aspire to responsible positions in intercultural cooperation, science, politics, administration or business.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
The MA program in Intercultural German Studies is designed for students from Germany and abroad who aspire to responsible positions in intercultural cooperation in science, politics, administration or business. Graduates have access to a wide range of careers, especially in cultural work at home and abroad (cultural intermediary organizations) and in the teaching of linguistic and intercultural skills (intercultural training, communication consulting, German as a foreign language teaching in conjunction with professionally relevant cultural knowledge).
Cost of study
| Semester contribution | €107.80 |
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Requirements and application
| Previous education | A university degree (or completed studies) in intercultural German studies, a German studies field, a philological or cultural studies field, in German as a foreign language or German as a second language or an equivalent qualification Language skills: German DSH-2. |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2German up to C1 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application directly to the university until 15.01Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 5Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
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If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
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The deadline is 15.01.2027 (93 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.