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German (M.A.)

Program Description

The Master of Arts (M.A.) in German (Thesis) offered by the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures in the Faculty of Arts is a research-intensive program that emphasizes rigorous and proactive learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in cutting-edge thinking, literature synthesis, and presentation to either continue their studies or pursue professional opportunities.

Keywords: Literature, Film, Culture, Critical and Literary Theory, Digital Humanities, Gender, Memory, Migration.

Unique Program Features

  • The program offers students the opportunity to specialize in literature, intellectual history, film, media, and/or digital humanities;
  • Students spend time abroad in Germany and Austria in addition to taking part in conference and workshop organization. The Department is connected with notable facilities and resources, including the Moving Image Research Laboratory;
  • Upon graduation, many students are usually trilingual (or even quadrilingual) and some go on to pursue careers in various cultural and economic branches in Europe.

University-Level Admission Requirements

  • An eligible Bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA out of a possible 4.0 GPA
  • English-language proficiency

Each program has specific admission requirements including required application documents. Please visit the program website for more details.

Visit our Educational credentials and grade equivalencies and English language proficiency webpages for additional information.

Program Website

MA in German website

Department Contact

Graduate Program info.llcu [at] mcgill.ca (subject: MA%20in%20German) (email)

Available Intakes

Fall

Winter

Application Deadlines

Intake Applications Open Application Deadline - International Application Deadline - Domestic (Canadian, Permanent Resident of Canada)
FALL September 15 January 6 January 6
WINTER February 15 August 1 September 15
SUMMER N/A N/A N/A

Note: Application deadlines are subject to change without notice. Please check the application portal for the most up-to-date information.

Application Resources

Application Workshops

Consult our full list of our virtual application-focused workshops on the Events webpage.

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