M.A. Medieval Studies

Specific admission requirements for this program :

• A first academic university degree qualifying for a career from a German or internationally recognized foreign university in the subjects of German studies, German language and literature, German philology, history or art history
• or a minimum number of credits in one of the above-mentioned (or differently named but content-equivalent) subjects. Exceptions are possible in individual cases.

Admission Requirements

University Degree

A first professionally qualifying degree from a German or recognized

foreign university with at least 60 credit points in one of the following major or minor subjects:

• German Studies / German Language and Literature / German Philology,
• History,
• Art History,
• Medieval Studies, or
• a subject with a different name but equivalent content.

If the B.A. program results in fewer than 26 credit points in one or both of the selected profiles, or if basic courses ("proseminars") are missing in the selected profile areas, the missing credit points or courses must be acquired in the

elective area of the M.A. program. The prerequisites will be verified when registering for the examination.

• If no degree certificate is available at the time of application, it can be submitted up until the end of the first master's semester. For the documents to be submitted in this case, see “Application Documents to be Submitted” below.

Other special admission requirements:

Proof of language skills in Latin equivalent to the Latinum.

Proof is provided by:

• Submission of the university entrance qualification
• A certificate from the Department of Education and Sports/the relevant authority
• A certificate from the Faculty of Humanities or a certificate recognized as equivalent by the department.

Recognition of certificates for degrees obtained abroad

For applicants who have obtained their first degree abroad,

the recognition of a certificate for an educational qualification obtained abroad will be carried out as part of the application process at the faculty.