European Languages, Cultures and Societies in Contact

part time, full time, International degree

Degree
Master of Arts
Master
Standard period of study (amount)
4 semesters
Location
Jena
Deadlines
expired (Germans and inhabitants)
expired (EU)
expired (Non-EU)

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

  • Intercultural Studies
  • General Literary Studies
  • General Linguistic Science
  • Comparative Literary Studies

Focus

(Applied) Linguistics of German as a Foreign and Second Language and of Romance, Germanic, Slavic and possibly other languages, Cultural Studies of European Countries and Regions, Digital Humanities, Intercultural Studies and International Communication, (Comparative) Literary Studies of Romance, Germanic and other Philologies

Target group

The degree course is aimed at graduates with a first professionally certificate of academic degree (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in the fields of Modern Philology, Translation Studies, Cultural Studies, History, International Relations or other fields of social sciences and humanities.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Area of study

  • Partner institution: University of Iaşi in Romania (International degree: )
  • Partner institution: Universidad de Salamanca in Kingdom of Spain (International degree: )
  • Partner institution: Universidad de Coimbra in Portuguese Republic (International degree: )
  • Partner institution: Università degli studi di Pavia in Italian Republic (International degree: )
  • Partner institution: University of Turku in Republic of Finland (International degree: )
  • Partner institution: Université de Poitiers in French Republic (International degree: )

Admission requirements

Proof of study achievements worth at least 30 ECTS from courses in cultural or linguistic sciences with reference to foreign-language cultural areas, multilingualism, cultural contact or intercultural interaction. Proof of a consecutive stay abroad of at least three months after graduation.
Command of English at level B2 and command of at least two of the following languages at level B2: German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish. Applicants with German-equivalent status and applicants from abroad, as well as Germans with an international higher education entrance qualification must demonstrate German language proficiency at DSH-2 level.

Lecture period

  • Winter semester 2026/2027: 19.10.2026 - 12.02.2027
    see also
  • Summer semester 2027: 12.04.2027 - 16.07.2027 (Universitywide lecture period)

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2026/2027)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Expired

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Expired

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Expired

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Expired

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

Further languages

English