- Degree
- Master of Arts / Master of Letters
- Course location
- Bonn
- In cooperation with
- University of St Andrews
- Teaching language
- • German
• English
- Languages
- In the first year of studies at the University of Bonn, modules are taught in German (four modules).
At the University of St Andrews, modules are taught in English (two modules).
Each student writes a Master's thesis in English if the chosen topic is a comparative one. If the student chooses to write on a German topic, the thesis can be written either in English or German.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter semester
- Application deadline
- Please find further information on our website: https://www.iglk.uni-bonn.de/de/studium/masterstudiengaenge/german-and-comparative-literature-master (https://www.iglk.uni-bonn.de/de/studium/masterstudiengaenge/german-and-comparative-literature-master).
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- Varied
- Additional information on tuition fees
- There are no tuition fees at the University of Bonn. Strategic Partner Home Fee Scholarships are offered to German students (based on nationality and residency) for the time in St Andrews. Students are eligible for additional scholarships from the University of St Andrews for a further reduction of tuition fees. Scholarships and lowered tuition fees are subject to the continued DAAD funding.
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- Yes
- Description/content
- The MA/MLitt in German and Comparative Literature is a two-year programme run jointly by the School of Modern Languages at St Andrews and the University of Bonn. By studying both German Studies and Comparative Literature in Germany and Scotland, students gain profound insight into two academic cultures, two countries and two languages.
Students spend their first year in Germany, and the second year in Scotland. In St Andrews, the second semester will be spent focused on writing an 18,000-word dissertation under joint supervision by supervisors from St Andrews and Bonn. Dissertations on comparative topics are written in English. Those on German topics may be written either in German or in English.