- German required
- Winter & summer intake
German Literature (Germanistik) (M.A.)
⚠ This programme is taught in German. A stated German level is required before enrolment. Check the required level and accepted certificates with the university before applying.
At a glance
- Language
- German-taught
- Duration
- 4 sem 120 ECTS
- Intake
- Winter & summer
- Tuition
- €1,500 per semester; see fee notes
- Semester fee
- €201.50
● Closed for this intake All applicants · Winter semester The window usually repeats next cycle; the full deadline table below shows every route and date.
Focus areas: Medieval literature · Modern German literature · Media studies
Text- and cultural-studies master covering medieval through contemporary German literature and media in small seminar groups, set within KIT’s science-and-technology environment. German-taught, so not accessible without German. Based at KIT Campus South in central Karlsruhe.
Admission requirements
- Prior degree
- Bachelor in Germanistik or equivalent with at least 50% literary-studies content and at least 60 LP in German literature
- Minimum grade
- Selection interview (Auswahlgespräch); no admission restriction
- English
- not confirmed
- German
- German level C where applicable; the programme is German-taught.
- Prerequisite credits
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- Humanities Interdisciplinary plus two elective subjects
- Also required
- EU and non-EU applicants alike apply directly through the KIT Online-Portal of the International Students Office; KIT performs its own foreign-degree equivalence check. No uni-assist, no VPD, no application fee. APS certificate required for applicants from China, Vietnam and India.
Deadlines & timeline
| Who | Intake | Deadline | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| All applicants | Winter semester | closed for this intake; next cycle usually repeats the same window | Same date for EU and non-EU applicants: 15 July for winter, 15 January for summer. |
| All applicants | Summer semester | Same date for EU and non-EU applicants: 15 July for winter, 15 January for summer. |
Fees & funding
- Tuition
- €1,500 per semester
- Semester contribution
- €201.50
- Semester ticket
- not included
KIT is a Baden-Württemberg state university. Non-EU/EEA students pay tuition of €1,500/semester IN ADDITION to the semester contribution of €201.50/semester (total €1,701.50/semester for non-EU students). EU/EEA students pay only the semester contribution. The contribution breaks down as €80.00 administrative charge + €109.50 Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe (including student liability insurance) + €12.00 Students Union. The semester ticket is NOT included — only about €17.50 of the Studierendenwerk charge funds a limited off-peak KVV base ticket (weekdays 18:00–06:00, all day at weekends and on public holidays); budget separately for a KVV Studikarte or Deutschlandticket. A second degree costs €650/semester. Source: https://www.sle.kit.edu/english/imstudium/703.php Confirmed exemptions from the Baden-Württemberg €1,500 non-EU tuition: EU/EEA citizens, holders of a German Abitur, Erasmus Mundus / double-degree / EUCOR / cooperation-programme students, doctoral students, Baden-Württemberg-Stiftung scholarship holders, and students grandfathered from before WS 2017/18.
Scholarships are listed per university: see KIT scholarships.
How to apply
- uni-assist
- not required
- Application portal
- bewerbung.studium.kit.edu
- Official page
- www.sle.kit.edu
EU applicants and holders of German degrees usually apply directly via the university's Campusportal instead of uni-assist; the deadline table above says which route applies to you.
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External resources
- Official Official programme page (opens in a new tab)
- Official Application portal (opens in a new tab)
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