Admission with additional requirements
Additional requirement of 21 ECTS Credits
Students with no previous knowledge in Literary Studies are required to earn 21 ECTS credits at the beginning of their studies. The aim for the students is to learn the basics of the literary craft.
In this case, we recommend that you complete the 21 ECTS Credits requirement within one subject. For German native speakers, compulsory modules from the BA in General and Comparative Literature are recommended, for native English speakers, compulsory and elective modules from the BA in English Literature and Linguistics are recommended.
Recommendations of General and Comparative Literary Studies (AVL)
Compulsory modules of the module group “Introduction to General and Comparative Literature” from the BA Minor Study Program General and Comparative Literature are recommended:
Modulnr. | Bezeichnung | ECTS Credits | Angebotsmuster |
---|---|---|---|
410-002 | Prolegomena (Littérature - Letteratura - Literatura) | 3 | each fall semester |
504-001 | Introduction to General and Comparative Literature (Basisseminar) | 6 | each fall semester |
504-002 | Reading Practice | 6 | each fall semester |
504-003 | Research Paper Poetics and Reading | 6 | 2-semester module (starting each semester) |
For questions concerning the AVL modules, please contact the Advisor of Studies - AVL
Recommendations of the English Department
Recommended are the following P-modules from the Bachelor programs in English Literature and Linguistics:
Module code | Title | ECTS Credits | Duration |
---|---|---|---|
440-020 |
9 |
2-semester module (starting each fall) |
|
440-200 |
6 |
2-semester module (starting each fall) |
and 1 of the 10 Bachelor Seminars in Literature (WP-module from Module Group "English Literature," 6 ECTS):
Module code | Title | ECTS Credits | Duration |
---|---|---|---|
440-220 |
6
|
starting each semester | |
440-221 |
6
|
starting each semester | |
440-222 |
6 |
starting each semester | |
440-223 |
Literary Histories: Genres and Themes in Literature and Culture |
6 |
starting each semester |
440-224 |
6 |
starting each semester | |
440-225 |
Literary and Cultural Analysis: (Post-)Colonial Perspectives |
6 |
starting each semester |
440-226 |
6 |
starting each semester | |
440-227 |
6 |
starting each semester | |
440-228 |
6 |
starting each semester | |
440-229 |
6 |
starting each semester |
For questions concerning the modules of the English Department please contact the Advisor of Studies.
Requirements of less than 21 ECTS Credits
Students with previous knowledge in literary studies who are required to earn less than 21 ECTS Credits may also use the above mentioned modules of General and Comparative Literature and English Studies as a guide.
If only a few ECTS points are missing, literary modules from other departments are also possible. The recommendations of each department can be found below.
General and Comparative Literary Studies (AVL)
All modules from the BA study program General and Comparative Literature.
For any questions concerning these modules contact Advisor of Studies - AVL
English Department
(see above)
+ 1 of the Lectures in Literature (W-module from Module Group "English Literature," 3 ECTS) from the BA in English Literature and Linguistics
Questions? Advising of Studies
Slavic Seminar
The following modules from the BA Slavic Linguistics and Literature Studies are recommended:
Module group “Introduction to Slavic Linguistics and Literary Studies (Introductory Phase)”:
- “Basics of Slavic Literary Studies” (06SM480-003)
- “Interdisciplinary Slavic Studies: Languages, Literatures, Cultures” (06SM480-002)
Module group “Academic Argumentation”:
- “Written work: Literary Textual Analysis” (06SM480-035), “Written work: Literary History” (06SM480-036)
- “Written work: Literature and Media” (06SM480-037)
Module group “Literary Studies: History, Context, Knowledge”:
- All modules from this group are eligible.
Module group “Literary Studies: Analysis, Poetics, Rhetoric”:
- All modules from this group are eligible.
For questions concerning the modules of the Slavic Seminar contact Advisor of Studies - Slavic Seminar
Department of Greek and Latin Philology
- All modules of the module group “Literature from the BA study program Greek Philology”
- All modules of the module group “Literature from the BA study program Latin Philology”
For questions concerning these modules contact Advisor of Studies - Department of Greek and Latin Philology
Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies
Literary modules of the module group “Culture” from the BA study program Indology
Literary modules of the module group “Philology” from the BA study program Japanology
Literary modules of the module group “Language, Literature, Media” from the BA study program Sinology
Literary modules of the module group “Culture” from the BA study program Islamic Studies
For questions concerning these modules contact Advisor of Studies - IAOS