Theory and Practice of Literary Translation

part time, full time

Degree
Master of Arts
Master
Standard period of study (amount)
4 semesters
Location
Jena
Deadlines
February 2027 (Germans and inhabitants)
February 2027 (EU)
January 2027 (Non-EU)
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Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

Translation

Focus

Latin Studies, Romance Studies, Slavic Studies

Target group

The course is aimed at graduates with a first professionally qualifying degree in
Degree courses in German Studies, Romance Studies, Slavonic Studies, Latin Studies or an equivalent and subject-related study programme at a university or equivalent in Germany or abroad. You should be very interested in working with literary texts as well as the sociological, political, economic and practical aspects of cultural work for the linguistic and cultural area of the chosen focus.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

A subject-related requirement is a first professionally qualifying certificate of academic degree from Germany or abroad that includes pass/fail courses in the field of German Studies, Romance Studies, Slavonic Studies, Latin Studies or Medieval Latin Studies/Modern Latin Studies worth at least 60 credit points. In the language correlating to the chosen specialisation, proficiency at level C1 (specialisation Latin Studies: Latinum (Latin proficiency certificate)) as well as another modern foreign language at level B1 must be demonstrated. Foreign students are required to provide evidence of German proficiency at the level of a "German Language Test for Admission to Higher Education for Foreign Students" (DSH) test (stage 2), a "Test of German as a Foreign Language" (TestDaF) (TDN 4) or a recognised equivalent.

Lecture period

  • Winter semester 2026/2027: 19.10.2026 - 12.02.2027
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  • Summer semester 2027: 12.04.2027 - 16.07.2027
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Application deadlines

Summer semester (2027)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.12.2026 - 15.02.2027

    Winter semester: 1 April to 15 September Summer semester: 01.12. to 15.03.

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.12.2026 - 15.02.2027

    Winter semester: 01.04. to 15.07. Summer semester: 01.12 to 15.01.

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.12.2026 - 15.02.2027

    Winter semester: 01.04. to 15.07. Summer semester: 01.12 to 15.01.

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

    01.12.2026 - 15.01.2027

    Winter semester: 01.04. to 15.07. Summer semester: 01.12 to 15.01.

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

    Expired

    Winter semester: 1 April to 15 September Summer semester: 01.12. to 15.03.

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Expired

    Winter semester: 01.04. to 15.07. Summer semester: 01.12 to 15.01.

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

    Expired

    Winter semester: 01.04. to 15.07. Summer semester: 01.12 to 15.01.

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Expired

    Winter semester: 01.04. to 15.07. Summer semester: 01.12 to 15.01.

Languages of instruction

Main language

German