"Master of Arts" study courses at the Faculty of Humanities
Our varied range of more than 30 Master programmes offers you the possibility to study in an interdisciplinary, innovative and international way. All our Master programmes have been accredited by the Central Evaluation and Accreditation Agency in Hannover (ZEvA).
The Master programmes of the Faculty of Humanities are divided into 3 different profiles. The studying possibilities of these profiles depend on the respective subject.
- Single Honours MA totalling 78 credits.
- Joint Honours MA totalling 42 credits and a minor subject totalling 36 credits. Variety in case of drawing up the Master's thesis in a minor subject of 36 credits: Joint Honours MA totalling 42 credits and a minor subject totalling 36 credits plus additional 6 credits (attributable to key competencies). This option applies only to the MA minor subject Latin Philology of the Middle Ages and the Modern Era .
- Joint Honours MA totalling 42 credits and two minor subjects, each totalling 18 credits.
In addition, you must acquire 12 credits in the field of key competencies and write a Master's thesis (30 credits), regardless of the profile you are studying. As a result, the credits which have to be acquired during the course of studies total 120 credits as a whole.
- Structure of the MA programmes (PDF in English)
- Study Options: Single and Joint Honours MA plus Minor subjects (PDF in English)
For the admission to each of the Master programmes you must fulfill particular admission requirements. The degree programme descriptions of each subject (see below), provide more information about each programme. Here you can find a summary of all admission requirements for major and minor subjects:
- Overview admission requirements for minor subjects (PDF in English)
- Overview admission requirements for Single and Joint Honours MA (PDF in English)
Overview of the Master's Programmes
- Egyptology and Coptic Studies
- Ancient Near Eastern Studies
- Ancient Cultures
- Archaeology and Art History of the Late Antique and Byzantine World
- Digital Humanities
- History
- Intercultural German Studies/ German as a Foreign Language
- Intercultural German Studies Germany - China /Double degree)
- Classical Archaeology (with Double-Degree Option)
- Comparative Literature
- Cultures and Languages of the Mediterranean
- Cultural Anthropology/European Ethnology
- Art History
- Cultural Musicology
- Linguistics
- Medieval and Renaissance Studies
- New German Literature: History – Theory – Mediation
- Eastern European History
- Philosophy
- Religious Studies
- Prehistory and Early Archaeology
- English: Language, Literatures and Cultures
- Finno-Ugrian Studies
- TransRomania Studies: Romance languages, literatures and cultures (with Double-Degree-Option)
- German Studies/German Philology
- Greek Philology
- Latin Philology
- Latin Philology of the Middle Ages and the Modern Era
- Scandinavian Studies
- Slavic Philology (with Double-Degree-Option)
The following courses/module packages (minors) are taught entirely in English:
- Digital Humanities
- East Asian Studies/Modern Sinology
- English: Language, Literatures and Cultures
- Arabic-Islamic Studies
- Iranian and Persianate Studies
- Linguistics
- North American Studies
- Anglophone Literature and Culture (minor subject)
- Language in Focus: Linguistics and Medieval English Studies (minor subject)
- Modern Indian Studies (minor subject)
- Modern China (minor subject)