Admission with Additional Requirements
Additional Requirements of 21 ECTS Credits
Students with no prior training in literary studies are required to earn 21 ECTS credits at the beginning of their studies in order to learn the basics skills.
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 in General and Comparative Literature (AVL)
It is recommended that you take compulsory modules of the module group “Introduction to General and Comparative Literature” from the BA minor study program in General and Comparative Literature:
Module Code |
Title | ECTS Credits | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 410-002 | Prolegomena (Littérature - Letteratura - Literatura) | 3 | 1-semester module, starting each fall semester |
| 504-001 | Grundlagen der AVL (Basisseminar) | 6 | 1-semester module, starting each fall semester |
| 504-002 | Lesepraxis | 6 | 1-semester module, starting each fall semester |
| 504-003 | Forschungsarbeit Poetik und Lektüre | 6 | 2-semester module, starting each semester |
If you have questions concerning these modules, please contact the Study Advisor for AVL.
Recommendations in English Literature and Linguistics
Recommended are the following compulsory modules from the BA programs in English Literature and Linguistics:
| Module Code | Title | ECTS Credits | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
440-020 |
English literature: Textual Analysis |
9 |
2-semester module, starting each fall semester |
440-200 |
Literature in Context: History and Theory |
6 |
2-semester module, starting each fall semester |
and 1 of the 10 BA seminars in Literature (WP-module from the module group "English Literature," 6 ECTS):
| Module Code | Title | ECTS Credits | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
440-220 |
Literary Histories: Renaissance and Early Modern Period |
6
|
Starting each semester |
440-221 |
Literary Histories: The Long Nineteenth Century |
6
|
Starting each semester |
440-222 |
Literary Histories: The Long Twentieth Century |
6 |
Starting each semester |
440-223 |
Literary Histories: Genres and Themes in Literature and Culture |
6 |
Starting each semester |
440-224 |
Literary Histories: Cultural Contexts |
6 |
Starting each semester |
440-225 |
Literary and Cultural Analysis: (Post-)Colonial Perspectives |
6 |
Starting each semester |
440-226 |
Literary and Cultural Analysis: Identities |
6 |
Starting each semester |
440-227 |
Literary and Cultural Analysis: Intermediality |
6 |
Starting each semester |
440-228 |
Literary and Cultural Analysis: Introduction to Theory |
6 |
Starting each semester |
440-229 |
Literary and Cultural Analysis: Texts and Their Afterlives |
6 |
Starting each semester |
For questions concerning these modules please contact the Study Advisor at the English Department.
Requirements of less than 21 ECTS Credits
Students with some prior training in literary studies who are required to earn less than 21 ECTS Credits may choose from the above mentioned modules from the BA program in General and Comparative Literature and English Studies.
If only a few ECTS points are missing, you can also choose literary modules from other departments. The recommendations of each department can be found below.
General and Comparative Literature (AVL)
All modules from the BA study program in General and Comparative Literature.
For questions concerning these modules please contact theStudy Advisor for AVL.
English Department
(see above)
+ 1 of the Lectures in Literature (W-module from the module group "English Literature," 3 ECTS) from the BA in English Literature and Linguistics
Questions? Please contact theStudy Advisor.
Slavic Seminar
Recommended are the following modules from the BA Slavic Linguistics and Literature Studies:
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 these modules please contact the Study Advisor at the 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 please contact theStudy Advisor for Greek and Latin Philology.
Institue of Asian and Oriental Studies
- Literary modules of the module group “Culture” from the BA study program in Indology
- Literary modules of the module group “Philology” from the BA study program in Japanology
- Literary modules of the module group “Language, Literature, Media” from the BA study program in Sinology
- Literary modules of the module group “Culture” from the BA study program in Islamic Studies
For questions concerning these modules please contact the Study Advisor at IAOS.