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Compulsory Module1: Themes and Perspectives ( 5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Highly specialized knowledge of current tendencies and new perspectives of research in German
Philology, which serve as a basis for innovative thinking and research approaches.
Philology, which serve as a basis for innovative thinking and research approaches.
Compulsory Module 2: In-Depth Study: German Philology I (10 ECTS-Credits, 5 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Advanced knowledge in a selected field of German Philology and ability to apply this
knowledge in a critical and reflected way; knowledge of theories and methods and their fields
of application; ability to independently prepare and apply complex subject-specific,
methodical and theoretic relations and issues of the subject (possibly also in relation to
interdisciplinary perspectives);
knowledge in a critical and reflected way; knowledge of theories and methods and their fields
of application; ability to independently prepare and apply complex subject-specific,
methodical and theoretic relations and issues of the subject (possibly also in relation to
interdisciplinary perspectives);
Compulsory Module 3: In-Depth Study: German Philology I (5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Ability to independently prepare, present and develop complex subject-specific, methodical
and theoretic relations and issues of the subject (possibly also in relation to interdisciplinary
perspectives);
and theoretic relations and issues of the subject (possibly also in relation to interdisciplinary
perspectives);
Compulsory Module 4: Forms of Scientific Communication (10 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Optimization of the text production competence as well as the rhetoric interaction
competences in humanities-specific science; analysing and reflecting on complex oral and
written genres of the domain of science based on theory; increased scientific faculty of
judgement.
competences in humanities-specific science; analysing and reflecting on complex oral and
written genres of the domain of science based on theory; increased scientific faculty of
judgement.
Compulsory Module 5: Research Seminar I (10 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Competence to independently work on, analyse, present and develop subject-specific,
methodical and theoretical relationships and questions;
methodical and theoretical relationships and questions;
Compulsory Module 6: Research Seminar II (10 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Competence to independently work on, analyse, present and develop subject-specific,
methodical and theoretical relationships and questions;
methodical and theoretical relationships and questions;
Compulsory Module 7: Selected Topics in German Philology I (10 ECTS-Credits)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Competence to reflect selected topics in German Philology independently, technically well
founded and theory-based and to relate them to each other;
highly specialised knowledge of contents and methods with regards to exemplary fields of
work in German Philology; critical awareness for questions of knowledge in a field and at the
interface to different other fields.
Courses for specialisation from the accordingly marked course offer.
Besides of courses in German medieval studies, modern German literary
science/applied literary science, German linguistics/applied linguistic or
German as Foreign/Second Language, courses on the following topics can
be considered: media science, text optimization, research practice of
language and literary documentation, professional field orientation, rhetoric;founded and theory-based and to relate them to each other;
highly specialised knowledge of contents and methods with regards to exemplary fields of
work in German Philology; critical awareness for questions of knowledge in a field and at the
interface to different other fields.
Compulsory Module 8: Master Thesis Defense (2.5 ECTS-Credits)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: positive evaluation of all other compulsory and elective modules, as well as the
Master's Thesis.
Learning Outcome: Reflection of the Master's Thesis in the overall contexts of the Master's Programme; The focus
in on theoretical understanding, methodological foundations, imparting the results of the Master's
Thesis as well as presentation skills.
Oral defense of the Master's Thesis before an examination board to finalize
the studiesin on theoretical understanding, methodological foundations, imparting the results of the Master's
Thesis as well as presentation skills.
Notes:
- There may still be changes in the courses offered as well as room allocation and course dates.
- The course descriptions found in the English version of the course catalogue are for informational purposes only. Authoritative information can be found in the "Vorlesungsverzeichnis" (German version of the course catalogue).