Scandinavian studiesfull time

  • Master of Arts

    Master
    Degree

  • 4 semesters

    Standard period of study (amount)

  • Frankfurt am Main

    Location

  • August 2024 (Germans and inhabitants)

    August 2024 (Non-EU)

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

Scandinavian Studies

Focus

Modern Scandinavian Studies, Ancient Scandinavian Studies, Philology, Philological Working Procedures in Scandinavian Studies, Research issues in Scandinavian Studies, Scandinavian Studies in a Philological Context, The North and Europe in the Middle Ages: Contacts, Conflicts and Cultural Transfer, Literature and Culture in Modern Times, Scandinavian Languages: Literature, Culture and Society, Canon: Constitution and Criticism

Annotation

Application deadlines: 01.06 to 31.08 for the winter semester 01.12 to 28.02 for the summer semester Proficiency in English at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and proficiency in at least one continental Scandinavian language (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish) at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) are required

Admission modus

open admission

Admission requirements

Bachelor's degree from Goethe University in Scandinavian Studies or in Empirical Linguistics with a specialisation in Scandinavian Languages or Bachelor's degree from Goethe University in a related discipline combined with the minor subject in Scandinavian Studies or Empirical Linguistics with a specialisation in Scandinavian Languages or degree from a university in Germany or abroad (in the same or a related subject) and good proficiency in at least one continental Scandinavian language (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish) as well as knowledge of philological working procedures. The examination committee decides on the recognition and comparability of qualifications. Very good proficiency in at least one continental Scandinavian language (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish) Proficiency in Old Nordic Proficiency in Latin

Lecture period
  • 11.04.2023 - 14.07.2023
  • 16.10.2023 - 09.02.2024

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2023/2024)
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    as per letter of acceptance

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.06.2024 - 31.08.2024 (Universitywide deadline)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.06.2024 - 31.08.2024

Summer semester (2023)
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

Expired (Universitywide deadline)

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

Further languages

English, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian

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