German studies

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University Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Degree Master

Degree Master of Arts, M.A.
Study Type Second cycle
Mode of admission without admission restriction
Deadline for Beginning Students 15.01.2025
Standard period of study (amount) 4 semesters
Study Mode (elucidation) full time
Location (main / branches campus) Karlsruhe
Admission semester summer and winter semester
Subject

Das German Studies gehört zum Studienbereiche German Studies and Contemporary Germanic Languages der Fächergruppe Language and Cultural Studies.
Weitere Informationen zum Studienbereich German Studies and Contemporary Germanic Languages.
Weitere Informationen zur Fächergruppe Language and Cultural Studies.
German Studies
Areas of Concentration Special feature: Yearly changing priorities

Field of study
- Target group Bachelor's degree holders and graduates with a comparable degree
- kind of Master course according to the KMK consecutive
- Main instruction language German
- Course Website
- Link to the programme in the Accreditation Council database
- Link to the Higher Education Institution ranking at CHE
Access and Admission Requirements
- Mode of admission without admission restriction
- Admission semester summer and winter semester
- Minimum performance in certain subjects, see admission regulations
  more information regarding admission requirements
- Completion of first university degree
  Bachelor/Bakkalaureus, Magister (Masterstudiengang)
  (and other qualifications, provided that they are recognised as being equivalent)
  
  Minimum requirements for first university degree:
  - Minimum standard period of study: 6 semesters
  - Required ECTS credits: 180
  For this degree programme, you should have gained your first university qualification in one of the following subjects groups or areas of study:
  - Area of study: German Studies and Contemporary Germanic Languages, Language and Literary Studies
- Further admission requirements Auswahlgespräch, Mindestleistungen in bestimmten Studienfächern, siehe Zulassungssatzung
Programme Dates and Deadlines
- Sommersemester 2025
- - Lecture period
  - 22.04.2025 — 02.08.2025
  - Deadlines for Germans and Inhabitants
    Beginning Students
    
    15.01.2025
    
    Advanced Semester
    
    31.03.2025
  - Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
    Bewerbungsfrist EU-Ausländer 15.01.2025
  - Deadlines for International Students from Countries that are not EU Members
    Bewerbungsfrist Nicht-EU-Ausländer 15.01.2025
- Wintersemester 2024/2025
- - Lecture period
  - 21.10.2024 — 15.02.2025
  - Deadlines for Germans and Inhabitants
    Beginning Students
    
    15.07.2025
    
    Advanced Semester
    
    30.09.2025
  - Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
    Bewerbungsfrist EU-Ausländer 15.07.2025
  - Deadlines for International Students from Countries that are not EU Members
    Bewerbungsfrist Nicht-EU-Ausländer 15.07.2025
Tuition Fee
- Tuition fee more information regarding tuition fees
- Annotation to the tuition fee Fees for international students from countries that are not members of the EU
Contact / contact person
- International Students and applicants are kindly requested to contact the International Office:
- Internationales (INTL)
- Street address Adenauerring 2, 76131 Karlsruhe
- Phone 0721 608-45958
- Fax 0721 608-42614
- contact(at)intl.kit.edu
- Internetpage of the institution
- Contact / contact person for this program
- info(at)zsb.kit.edu
- Zentrale Studienberatung (ZSB)
- Street address Engelbert-Arnold-Straße 2, Gebäude Nr. 11.30, 76131 Karlsruhe
- Phone 0721 608-44930
- Fax 0721 608-44902
- info(at)zsb.kit.edu
- Internetpage of the institution
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is one of the German universities of excellence

prepares its students for responsible tasks in society, industry, and science by offering research-based study programs

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Teaching at KIT is aimed at qualifying young persons by comprehensive scientific and research-based education and imparting interdisciplinary and social skills. At the end of their studies, students are able to independently identify current and future problems, analyze complex topics, and develop sustainable solutions. The scope of subjects extends from engineering and natural sciences to economics, to the humanities and social sciences.

qualifying young persons by comprehensive scientific and research-based education and imparting interdisciplinary and social skills

it is our objective to make significant contributions to the global challenges of mankind