doc. Mgr. Aleš Urválek, Ph.D.
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German Language and Literature
Follow-up Master's degree in full-time form. The language of instruction is Czech.
The programme can be studied as a single subject with a specialization (German culture studies, German linguistics or German literature) or in combination with another programme.
What will you learn?
The aim of the study of German Language and Literature is to develop and deepen the knowledge and skills the students received in the previous studies, especially with respect to the philologic reflexion of language and literature in the broader context of history and culture.
Students will focus on the broader context of the relevant disciplines in German studies; these include wider diachronous aspects of linguistic research, a more advanced level of syntax, lexicology, and stylistics; in literary criticism the students will get deeper insight into modern and contemporary literature and into the methodology of literary scholarship, as well as an awareness of the wider context of literature and the place of German literature within it.
Practical training
Practical training is not an obligatory part of the study plan. Selected project-oriented facultative courses offer opportunities for the students to train in the practical usage of theoretical knowledge and develop further praxis-related skills.
Career opportunities
Graduates with this degree are qualified for expert and language-oriented jobs in companies and institutions, in publishing houses and various branches of the media, and in archives, libraries, museums, theatres, and travel agencies, as language experts and alternatively in diplomacy.
Admission requirements
Admission to Master's degree programmes in 2025/2026 (beginning: Autumn 2025)
Deadline for submitting applications: January 1 - April 30
Who the programme is intended for: The programme is intended for graduates of the same or related Bachelor’s degree programme (the similarity of the fields will be assessed based on the application).
Subject matter of the entrance examination: Applicants are admitted on the basis of a motivation letter in German. The letter will be assessed by the admissions committee. The motivation letter must be uploaded into the e-application (rubric “Documents”) by 1 June. Applicants are required to include their full name and application number on all attached documents.
Website Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies.
General information on the course of the admission procedure to the follow-up Master’s degree programmes at FA MU can be found here. Documents for the current admission procedure are kept in Materials for Applicants.
Criteria for evaluation
Pass/fail line of the entrance examination: 45 points (out of 100).
Admission to Master's degree programmes in 2024/2025 (beginning: Spring 2025)
— Data from the previous admission procedure (1 Aug – 30 Nov 2024)
Deadline for submitting applications: August 1 - November 30
Who the programme is intended for: The programme is intended for graduates of the same or related Bachelor’s degree programme (the similarity of the fields will be assessed based on the application).
Subject matter of the entrance examination: Applicants are admitted on the basis of a motivation letter in German. The letter will be assessed by the admissions committee. The motivation letter must be uploaded into the e-application (rubric “Documents”) by 15 December. Applicants are required to include their full name and application number on all attached documents.
Website Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies.
General information on the course of the admission procedure to the follow-up Master’s degree programmes at FA MU can be found here. Documents for the current admission procedure are kept in Materials for Applicants.
Criteria for evaluation
Pass/fail line of the entrance examination: 45 points (out of 100).
Minimum score and numbers of accepted applicants in past years
Study options
Single-subject studies with specialization
In the single-subject studies, the student deepens knowledge in the concrete focus of the degree programme and chooses one specialization. The specialization is stated in the university diploma.
Combined studies
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Arts
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German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Aesthetics and Culture Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Ancient History (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Andragogy (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Archaeology (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Archival Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Auxiliary Historical Sciences (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Computational Linguistics (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Culture Management (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Czech Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Ethnology (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ French language and literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ General Linguistics (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ History (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Information and Library Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Italian Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Latin language and literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Literature and Intercultural Communication (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Medieval Latin Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Museology (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Musicology (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Pedagogy (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Philosophy (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Portuguese Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Slavistics (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Social pedagogy and counselling (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Sound Design and Multimedial Technology (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Spanish Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Study of Religions (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Theatre Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Theory of Interactive Media (minor) – Faculty of Arts
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Economics and Administration
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German language and literature (major), full-time studies
+ Economics (minor) – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Courses – curriculum examples
An example of your study plan:
Single-subject studies with specialization
Combined studies
Follow-up studies
After completion of the Master’s study programme, it is possible to continue further studies in the doctoral degree study programme in Philology.
Study information
| Provided by | Faculty of Arts | |
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| Type of studies | Follow-up master's | |
| Mode | full-time | Yes |
| combined | No | |
| distance | No | |
| Study options | single-subject studies | No |
| single-subject studies with specialization | Yes | |
| major/minor studies | Yes | |
| Standard length of studies | 2 years | |
| Language of instruction | Czech | |