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The goal of the degree program is to train experts who have sound general and special knowledge and understanding of the history, language, language use, literature, intellectual and material culture, and identity of the German minority in Hungary and as well as considerable expertise in the German language, literature, and culture. The program will also introduce students to the general legal, social, and institutional conditions of minority life.

In addition - like in the MA degree program in German Studies - comprehensive knowledge will be provided in the following areas:

The present and past of literary studies and linguistics

Schools, trends and genres in the history of German literature

The goal of the degree program in MA in German Language, Literature and Culture (Deutsche Sprache, Literatur und Kultur) is to train experts who have sound general and special knowledge and understanding of the history, language, language use, literature, intellectual and material culture, and identity of the German minority in Hungary and as well as considerable expertise in the German language, literature, and culture. The program will also introduce students to the general legal, social, and institutional conditions of minority life.

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How to Apply

The applicant has to submit the following documents by uploading them to the online application portal of the University of Pécs:

Copy of the BA degree in German Studies recognized in the EU (including a transcript of records)(official translation is needed)

for students whose native language is not German a document certifying ECL C2 proficiency in the German language.

Letter of motivation (introduction, plus field of interest, etc.) in 3000 to 3500 characters.

Copy of valid passport (page)or national ID

A medical certificate, vaccination card (showing that you are immunized against HEP B), and HIV test

The payment receipt of the application fee

Admissions Option 2

Vergangenheit und Gegenwart der Literaturwissenschaft /Vorlesung

Methoden der Literaturwissenschaft /Seminar

Repräsentative Epochen und Richtungen in der Literaturgeschichte /Vorlesung

Grundfragen der Sprachsoziologie /Vorlesung

Neueste Theorien der Kulturwissenschaft – Überblick /Vorlesung

Schulen, Richtungen und Tendenzen in der Literaturwissenschaft/Seminar

Medientheorie und Intermedialität /Seminar

Interkulturelle und intertextuelle Interpretationen /Seminar

Vergleichende Interpretationen literarischer Werke/Seminar

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Funding Information

EUR 2000 /semester (for non-EU students);
EUR 1600/semester (for EU students)

Program Tuition Fees Option 2

Master

Languages

German

The University of Pécs, with its 22,000 students, 5,000 international students, 1,400 lecturers, and researchers, is one of Hungary's largest higher education institutions. The UP opened its doors in 1367, and with longer and shorter interruptions, UP has been shaping the young academic society for over six-and-a-half centuries, not just in Hungary but internationally. Our multi-campus institution includes ten faculties and several research centers, offering a broad palette of 90 programs taught in English and German that cover almost every aspect of modern academia, from medicine, natural sciences, engineering, art, and political science to law, business, and economics.

MA in German Language, Literature and Culture (Deutsche Sprache, Literatur und Kultur)

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