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120 Master's degrees in Humanities in Germany
Linguistics
In contrast to the study of specific languages and literature, the Linguistics programme offered by Leipzig University does not focus on an individual language, instead looking at the functions and structures of all human languages, including their differences and commonalities.
English Linguistics
English Linguistics is offered by Trier University. The subject examination regulations regulate the purpose, content and procedure of the examinations and are legally binding. If you have specific questions about the content of an individual exam, please contact your examiners, otherwise contact the academic advisor.
Interdisciplinary Research
Addressing the major societal issues of a rapidly changingfuture in the context of digitalization while studying on an individual basis: this is what the unique Interdisciplinary Research program from Zeppelin University offers.
English and American Studies - English Linguistics
The new master’s English and American Studies - English Linguistics degree program from University of Stuttgart replaces the previous master’s degree program in English Studies (Anglistik).
Modern Indian Studies
Modern Indian Studies from University of Göttingen unites perspectives from the humanities, the social sciences and economics.
Intercultural Communication and European Studies
The Intercultural Communication and European Studies programme from Fulda University of Applied Sciences qualifies students for European, international and intercultural professional fields.
Sinology
The Sinology MA course from University of Hamburg serves to deepen the linguistic, technical and methodological knowledge, but above all to increase the ability to work independently.
European History Joint degree
The European History Joint degree from Humboldt University Berlin, is designed as a two-year (4 semesters) full-time master’s programme.
Iranian Studies
The master’s program in Iranian Studies at Freie Universität Berlin aim is to familiarise the students with aspects of Iranian languages, cultures, history and religions from antiquity through to the late antique era.
East Asian Studies - Modern Sinology
East Asian Studies - Modern Sinology from University of Göttingen conceived for 4 semesters in Göttingen, offers students a wide range of specialisation themes about modern China, with "modern China" being defined as including the period from the 18th century to the present.
Semitic Studies
Semitic Studies from Freie Universität Berlin deepens the knowledge of languages, culture and history of societies in the Middle East acquired in the bachelor program.
English Linguistics
The M. A. program English Linguistics from University of Tübingen provides a full understanding of current linguistics and a thorough training in the empirical methods used in linguistic research. The combination of empirical research with theoretical modeling is an internationally renowned hallmark of linguistics in Tübingen.
English Studies
The MA English Studies is a four-semester English-language degree program at Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich. The subject of English Studies is the languages, literatures and cultures of Great Britain, Ireland and other Anglophone countries and regions, as well as the theoretical and empirical foundations of English as a foreign language.
Ethics - Economics, Law and Politics
This Ethics - Economics, Law and Politics degree programme at Ruhr University Bochum is unique because it integrates both the normative competence of practical philosophy and social ethics and the descriptive knowledge of political science, law and economic science in a future-oriented manner and provides the foundation for interdisciplinary research and application-oriented studies.
English Studies - Literature, Language, Culture
English Studies - Literature, Language, Culture from Freie Universität Berlin moves beyond the traditional disciplinary segregation within English studies and seeks to combine literature, linguistics, and cultural studies of the English-speaking world except North America.
American History, Culture and Society
The master’s degree program American History, Culture and Society offered by Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich is a research-oriented and highly flexible program of study. It offers advanced knowledge on historical, social, cultural, literary, economic and political topics in the USA as well as Canada and encourages its students to develop and pursue individual research interests.
Linguistics
The Linguistics program offered by Goethe University Frankfurt is a program in theoretical linguistics with English as the language of instruction.
Religious Studies
This Religious Studies degree programme at Ruhr University Bochum is unique because Bochum’s Center for Religious Studies (CERES) provides an excellent and research-focused infrastructure for the Master’s degree programme, as it is closely affiliated with the numerous related disciplines united therein and integrated into an interdisciplinary research network.
Standards of Decision - Making Across Cultures
Standards of Decision - Making Across Cultures from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is an interdisciplinary study programme in cultural studies with an emphasis on East Asian societies. It allows the students to acquire profound academic and methodological knowledge, as well as additional key skills regarding decision-making processes in East Asia.
North American Studies
North American Studies is an interdisciplinary study program at the University of Cologne that focuses on the history, culture, art, literature, language, film, poetry, philosophy, media theory, society, and law of North America, i.e. Canada, the US, as well as the relations with the Caribbean and Latin America.