Book science full time
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Mainz
- Deadlines
- September 2027 (Germans and inhabitants)
- September 2027 (EU)
- September 2027 (Non-EU)
- Please enquire
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
- Book Science
- Media Studies
Focus
Book Market Research, Historical Research, Publishing house as a Business and Media Company, Editing, Publishing Studies
Target group
The Master´s degree programme in Book Science / Research is offered as a consecutive, research-oriented course that requires a academic degree in Book Science or a closely related BA degree course.
Annotation
If the degree was obtained abroad: officially authenticated copy of a certificate of recognition (responsible: Student Service - Admission International).
Admission requirements
2. A pre-condition is that students have sufficient active and passive command
of English to enable them to read specialist literature in English and to participate in
lectures conducted in English.
3. Foreign applicants from non-German-speaking countries must prove command of German at the level of the 'German language test for admission of foreign applicants to studies at institutions of higher education (DSH)'.
4. A further requirement for admission to the Master's course in 'Bibliology' is that the applicant still has the examination entitlement for this degree course.
Lecture period
- Summer semester 2027: 12.04.2027 - 10.07.2027
End of lectures in Medicine and Dentistry at 17.07.2027 - Winter semester 2027/2028: 18.10.2027 - 12.02.2028
End of lectures in Medicine and Dentistry: 06.02.2027
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2027/2028)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.04.2027 - 01.09.2027
Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.05 of the respective year. Please also note the even earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.04.2027 - 01.09.2027
Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.04.2027 - 01.09.2027
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.04.2027 - 01.09.2027
Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German