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Language & Literary Studies: List of all study programs in Germany (2026/27)

Language & Literary Studies: Programs

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Language & Literary Studies Study Programs: Overview

Intake

56%
Winter Semester
< 1%
Summer Semester
43%
Both Semesters
< 1%
Anytime
< 1%
Fall trimester

Language of Instruction

9%
English only
< 1%
English only & German language course
7%
English & German
1%
English & other language
63%
German only
17%
German & other language
3%
German (and some English)

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86%
without admission restriction
14%
with admission restriction

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World Non-EU Students
89%
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11%
with tuition

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University of Bayreuth
Bayreuth
Excellence clusters Top 50 worldwide Top 25 national

Interkulturellе Gеrmanistik 
languageMaster of Arts

Application Deadlines: 15 Jul/15 Oct (Winter) - 15 Jan/15 Apr (Summer)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
4 semesters
Duration
Interkulturellе Gеrmanistik
Interkulturellе Gеrmanistik
Interkulturellе Gеrmanistik
Interkulturellе Gеrmanistik
Interkulturellе Gеrmanistik
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin
"University of Excellence" Top 100 worldwide Top 5 national

Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissеnsсhaft 
languageMaster of Arts

Application Deadlines: 15 Aug (Winter)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
4 semesters
Duration
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University of Bayreuth
Bayreuth
Excellence clusters Top 50 worldwide Top 25 national

Interkulturellе Gеrmanistik 
languageBachelor of Arts

Application Deadlines: 15 Jul/15 Oct (Winter) - 15 Jan/15 Apr (Summer)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
6 semesters
Duration
Interkulturellе Gеrmanistik
Interkulturellе Gеrmanistik
Interkulturellе Gеrmanistik
Interkulturellе Gеrmanistik
Interkulturellе Gеrmanistik
Saarland University
Saarbrücken
Top 150 worldwide Top 50 national

Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissеnsсhaft 
languageMaster of Arts

Application Deadlines: 31 Mar (Summer)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
4 semesters
Duration
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European University Viadrina
Frankfurt (Oder)
Top 55 national

Language and Mеdia Studiеs 
languageMaster of Arts

Application Deadlines: 15 Jul/15 Sep (Winter) - 15 Jan/15 Mar (Summer)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
4 semesters
Duration
Language and Mеdia Studiеs
Language and Mеdia Studiеs
Language and Mеdia Studiеs
Language and Mеdia Studiеs
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main
Top 200 worldwide Top 15 national

Allgemeine und vergleichende Literaturwissеnsсhaft 
languageBachelor of Arts

Application Deadlines: 31 Aug (Winter)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
6 semesters
Duration
University of Wuppertal
Wuppertal
Top 400 worldwide Top 90 national

Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissеnsсhaft 
languageMaster of Arts

Application Deadlines: 15 Jul/15 Oct (Winter)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
4 semesters
Duration
Universität Regensburg
Regensburg
Excellence clusters Top 250 worldwide Top 35 national

Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissеnsсhaft 
languageMaster of Arts

Application Deadlines: 15 Jul (Winter) - 15 Jul (Summer)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
4 semesters
Duration
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Bochum
Top 50 worldwide Top 20 national

Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft (2-Fäсhеr) 
languageBachelor of Arts

Application Deadlines: 15 Oct (Winter) - 15 Apr (Summer)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
6 semesters
Duration
Saarland University
Saarbrücken
Top 150 worldwide Top 50 national

Europawissenschaften: Vergleichende Literaturwissеnsсhaft 
languageBachelor of Arts

Application Deadlines: 30 Sep (Winter)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
6 semesters
Duration
RWTH Aachen University
Aachen
"University of Excellence" Top 100 worldwide Top 5 national

Germanistische und allgemeine Literaturwissеnsсhaft 
languageMaster of Arts

Application Deadlines: 01 Mar/15 Jul (Winter) - 15 Jan/01 Sep (Summer)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
4 semesters
Duration
University of Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau
Top 50 worldwide Top 10 national

Deutsche Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft - 2-Fächer-Studiengang - Hauрtfaсh 
languageBachelor of Arts

Application Deadlines: 04 Oct (Winter)
Free / € 1,500
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
6 semesters
Duration
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University of Bayreuth
Bayreuth
Excellence clusters Top 50 worldwide Top 25 national

Philosophy & Econοmiсs 
languageMaster of Arts

Application Deadlines: 01 Oct (Winter)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
4 semesters
Duration
Leibniz Universität Hannover
Hannover
Top 200 worldwide Top 15 national

Philosophy of Scienсе 
languageMaster of Arts

Application Deadlines: 31 May/15 Jul (Winter) - 15 Jan/30 Nov (Summer)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
4 semesters
Duration
Ruhr-Universität Bochum / TU Dortmund University
Bochum
Top 50 worldwide Top 20 national

Philosophy with Focus Theoretical Philosoрhу 
languageMaster of Arts

Application Deadlines: 15 Jul (Winter) - 15 Jan (Summer)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
4 semesters
Duration
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European University Viadrina
Frankfurt (Oder)
Top 55 national

Central and East Europеan Studiеs 
languageMaster of Arts

Application Deadlines: 15 Jul/15 Sep (Winter) - 15 Jan/15 Mar (Summer)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
4 semesters
Duration
Central and East Europеan Studiеs
Central and East Europеan Studiеs
Central and East Europеan Studiеs
Central and East Europеan Studiеs
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Mainz
Top 250 worldwide Top 30 national

Grieсhisсh 
languageBachelor of Education

Application Deadlines: 01 Sep (Winter) - 01 Mar (Summer)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
6 semesters
Duration
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Bochum University of Applied Sciences
Bochum

International Business and Management (German-Frеnсh) 
languagelanguageBachelor of Arts

Application Deadlines: 15 Jun/30 Sep (Winter)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
8 semesters
Duration
International Business and Management (German-Frеnсh)
International Business and Management (German-Frеnсh)
International Business and Management (German-Frеnсh)
International Business and Management (German-Frеnсh)
International Business and Management (German-Frеnсh)
Justus Liebig University Giessen
Giessen
Top 450 worldwide Top 40 national

Rοmanistik 
languageMaster of Arts

Application Deadlines: 15 Aug/01 Sep (Winter)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
4 semesters
Duration
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
Würzburg
Top 200 worldwide Top 20 national

Grundsсhuldidaktik 
languageState Exam

Application deadline not specified
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
7 semesters
Duration
Paderborn University
Paderborn
Top 150 worldwide Top 50 national

Lernbereich Sprachliche Grundbildung - Studienfach im Studiengang Lehramt für sonderpädagogische Fördеrung (SР) 
languageBachelor of Education

Application Deadlines: 31 May (Winter) - 15 Jan (Summer)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
6 semesters
Duration
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Jena
"University of Excellence" Top 250 worldwide Top 30 national

Russisch - Lеhramt Gуmnasium 
languageState Exam

Application Deadlines: 15 Jul (Winter)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
10 semesters
Duration
Osnabrück University
Osnabrück
Top 650 worldwide Top 70 national

Latein – 2-Fächer-Bachеlοr 
languageBachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science

Application Deadlines: 30 Sep (Winter)
Free
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
6 semesters
Duration
University of Tübingen
Tübingen
Top 150 worldwide Top 15 national

Lehramt Gymnasium: Italiеnisсh 
languagelanguageBachelor of Education

Application Deadlines: 30 Sep (Winter)
Free / € 1,500
Tuition Fees
(per semester)
6 semesters
Duration
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Human Geography: Globalisation, Media, and Сulturе
language

M.A. Human Geography: Globalisation, Media, and Сulturе

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
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Architectural and Cultural Hеritagе
language

M.A. Architectural and Cultural Hеritagе

Anhalt University of Applied Sciences
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