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Master’s · Languages, Literature & Writing

English-taught master’s programmes in Languages, Literature & Writing in Germany

14 programmes at 8 universities in our dataset. 8 charge no tuition for non-EU students. Where tuition is charged per semester, it runs from €1,500 to €2,000. For a 3-year (180-credit) bachelor’s: 7 accept it outright, 6 decide case by case, 1 does not say. Non-EU deadlines for winter 2027 run from 1 Mar 2027 to 31 Jul 2027; 1 admit on a rolling basis. Minimum IELTS scores range from 5.5 to 7. TOEFL Home Edition is accepted by 4 and Duolingo by 0. Admission: 5 are unrestricted, 5 use a selection procedure and 2 have limited places.

Public university

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) (4)

  • Chinese Studies with an Optional Focus M.A.

    Length
    4 semesters
    Campus
    Erlangen
    Non-EU deadline
    15 Jan 2027 (summer 2027); 15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
    Non-EU tuition
    €2,000 per semester (new students from summer 2027)
    3-year bachelor’s
    Accepted

  • English Studies M.A.

    Length
    4 semesters
    Campus
    Erlangen
    Non-EU deadline
    15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
    Non-EU tuition
    €2,000 per semester (new students from summer 2027)
    3-year bachelor’s
    Accepted

  • European Master in Lexicography (EMLex) M.A.

    Length
    4 semesters
    Campus
    Erlangen
    Non-EU deadline
    15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
    Non-EU tuition
    None
    3-year bachelor’s
    Accepted

  • North American Studies: Culture and Literature M.A.

    Length
    4 semesters
    Campus
    Erlangen
    Non-EU deadline
    15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
    Non-EU tuition
    €2,000 per semester (new students from summer 2027)
    3-year bachelor’s
    Accepted

Public university

RWTH Aachen University (1)

Public university

University of Duisburg-Essen (2)

Public university

Leibniz University Hannover (2)

  • Atlantic Studies in History, Culture and Society M.A.

    Length
    4 semesters
    Language
    English and German
    Non-EU deadline
    15 Jan 2027 (summer 2027); 15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
    Non-EU tuition
    None
    3-year bachelor’s
    Case by case

  • North American Studies M.A.

    Length
    4 semesters
    Language
    English
    Non-EU deadline
    30 Nov 2026 (summer 2027); 31 May 2027 (winter 2027)
    Non-EU tuition
    None
    3-year bachelor’s
    Case by case

Public university

Technische Universität Darmstadt (1)

  • Linguistic and Literary Computing M.A.(closing: last intake summer 2027)

    Length
    4 semesters
    Language
    English and German
    Non-EU deadline
    1 Mar 2027 (summer 2027)
    Non-EU tuition
    None
    3-year bachelor’s
    Case by case

Public university

University of Stuttgart (2)

  • English and American Studies / English Linguistics M.A.

    Length
    4 semesters
    Language
    English
    Non-EU deadline
    15 Jan 2027 (summer 2027); 15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
    Non-EU tuition
    €1,500 per semester
    3-year bachelor’s
    Accepted

  • Computational Linguistics M.Sc.

    Length
    4 semesters
    Language
    English
    Non-EU deadline
    15 Jan 2027 (summer 2027); 15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
    Non-EU tuition
    €1,500 per semester
    3-year bachelor’s
    Accepted

Public university

Chemnitz University of Technology (1)

  • English Studies M.A.

    Length
    4 semesters
    Language
    English
    Non-EU deadline
    15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
    Non-EU tuition
    None
    3-year bachelor’s
    Case by case

Private, state-recognised

SRH University (1)

  • Creative Writing M.A.(university’s page; too little data for our own)

    Length
    4 semesters
    Campus
    Berlin
    Non-EU deadline
    Rolling, no fixed deadline
    Non-EU tuition
    3-year bachelor’s
    Accepted

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