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Literary Studies/Comparative Literature: Literature in an International and Transmedial Perspective Mainz University

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Degree
Bachelor of Arts
Standard period of study (amount)
6 semesters
Location
Mainz

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).

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Lecture period

  • 13.04.2026 - 11.07.2026
  • 19.10.2026 - 13.02.2027

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2026)

  • 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 (2026/2027)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.06.2026 - 01.09.2026
    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

    01.06.2026 - 01.09.2026
    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

    01.06.2026 - 01.09.2026
    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

    01.06.2026 - 01.09.2026

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Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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