Language and Society in Africa Frankfurt University

Degree: Master of Arts
Standard period of study (amount): 4 semesters
Location: Frankfurt am Main

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

African Studies

Focus

Indo-European Linguistics, Ancient Oriental Studies, Empirical Linguistics, Sanskrit, Phonetics and Phonology, Language Production and Perception, Computer Linguistics, Linguistics, African Studies

Annotation

Application deadline:
01.04. - 31.08. for the winter semester

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements

Successful completion of the Bachelor's degree course in Empirical Linguistics with a specialisation in African Studies \or a degree gained after completion of a comparable national or international Bachelor's degree course in an African studies or Linguistics subject area.

Lecture period

13.04.2026 - 17.07.2026
12.10.2026 - 12.02.2027

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2026/2027)

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
01.06.2026 - 31.08.2026 (Universitywide deadline)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.04.2026 - 31.08.2026

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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