- English-taught
- Winter & summer intake
Cognitive, Digital and Empirical English Studies (M.A.)
at RWTH Aachen in Aachen
At a glance
- Language
- English-taught
- Duration
- 4 sem 120 ECTS
- Intake
- Winter & summer
- Tuition
- €0 public university
- Semester fee
- €375.19
● Closed for this intake Non-EU applicants · Winter semester The window usually repeats next cycle; the full deadline table below shows every route and date.
English-taught, interdisciplinary M.A. combining literary and linguistic research with cognitive science, digital methods and empirical/quantitative approaches. A genuine standalone Faculty 7 master rather than a service course, recently launched, and aimed at humanities graduates seeking empirical and digital methods and a doctoral trajectory.
Admission requirements
- Prior degree
- First university degree in Philosophy, Literary and Linguistic Studies or a comparable subject
- Minimum grade
- Examination-board decision; open admission (listed by DAAD as without admission restriction)
- English
- An excellent command of English is required per the examination regulations and documented at enrolment.The exact CEFR level or test threshold is not stated on the programme page — verify against the Prüfungsordnung.
- German
- none stated (the programme is taught in English)
- Prerequisite credits
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- Aggregator sources cite 60 CP in total — Linguistics at least 10 CP, Cultural and Literary Studies at least 10 CP, Statistics at least 4 CP. Not confirmed against the examination regulations.
- Also required
- Master's applicants — EU and non-EU alike — apply directly via RWTHonline. RWTH verifies foreign documents internally: no uni-assist, no VPD, no application fee. Applicants may apply to at most 10 Master's programmes. APS certificate required for applicants from China, India and Vietnam.
Deadlines & timeline
| Who | Intake | Deadline | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-EU applicants | Winter semester | closed for this intake; next cycle usually repeats the same window | Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants. Supporting-document deadline for restricted-admission subjects: 1 August. |
| EU / German-degree applicants | Winter semester | closed for this intake; next cycle usually repeats the same window | EU/EEA applicants, current RWTH students and holders of a German degree. |
| Non-EU applicants | Summer semester | Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants. Supporting-document deadline for restricted-admission subjects: 1 February. | |
| EU / German-degree applicants | Summer semester | EU/EEA applicants, current RWTH students and holders of a German degree. |
Fees & funding
- Tuition
- €0 per semester
- Semester contribution
- €375.19
- Semester ticket
- included (Deutschland-Semesterticket)
€0 tuition for all students including non-EU/EEA — RWTH is an NRW public university and states it does not charge tuition to international students from non-EU countries. Semester contribution €375.19 for WS 2026/27 (Mobilitätsbeitrag €234.57 including the Deutschlandsemesterticket plus the Zuid-Limburg/NL extension, Sozialbeitrag €128.00, Studierendenschaftsbeitrag €12.62). This WS 2026/27 total is reconstructed from official components rather than published by RWTH as a single figure; the fully confirmed figure is €338.05 for WS 2025/26 (RWTH Amtliche Bekanntmachung 2025/177). Semester ticket included: the mobility component funds the Deutschlandsemesterticket plus Arriva buses and regional trains in South Limburg (NL).
Scholarships are listed per university: see RWTH Aachen scholarships.
How to apply
- uni-assist
- not required
- Application portal
- online.rwth-aachen.de
- Official page
- www.rwth-aachen.de
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.
What students say
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External resources
- Official Official programme page (opens in a new tab)
- DAAD DAAD — Cognitive, Digital and Empirical English Studies (opens in a new tab)
- Official RWTH ACCELS department (opens in a new tab)
- Official Apply via RWTHonline (no uni-assist) (opens in a new tab)
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