Literary Studies/Comparative Literature: Literature in an International and Transmedial Perspectivefull time
- Degree
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 6 semesters
- Location
- Mainz
- Deadlines
- September 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)
- September 2025 (EU)
- September 2025 (Non-EU)
- Please enquire
Overview and admission
Study Type
undergraduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
- General Literary Studies
- Comparative Literary Studies
Focus
Historical Literary Studies, Theoretical Literary Studies, General Literary Studies, Comparative Literature, History of European Literature
Annotation
This degree programme starts in the 2025 summer semester – subject to the approval of the responsible bodies. The subject "Comparative Studies / European Literature" can be selected as a core or a minor in the two-subject Bachelor of Arts degree course (core subject / minor subject). The subject "Comparative Studies / European Literature" in combination with the compulsory subject "French" can also be studied in the integrated German-French degree course with a binational academic degree (see https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/internationale-studienprogramme/). Prospective students can familiarise themselves with the subject during a taster day (www.studium.uni-mainz.de/schnuppertage).
Lecture period
- 14.04.2025 - 19.07.2025
- 27.10.2025 - 14.02.2026
Application deadlines
Summer semester (2025)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Expired
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 application should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be attached to the application. Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.01. – please note the possibly earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test.
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Expired
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 application should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be attached to the application. Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.01. – please note the possibly earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test.
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Expired
Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.01 of the corresponding year. Please also note the possible earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Expired
Winter semester (2025/2026)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.06.2025 - 01.09.2025
Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.07 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
01.06.2025 - 01.09.2025
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 application should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be attached to the application. Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.07. – please note the possibly earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test.
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.06.2025 - 01.09.2025
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 application should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be attached to the application. Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.07. – please note the possibly earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test.
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.06.2025 - 01.09.2025
Languages of instruction
Main language
German
