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International Literatures (Internationale Literatur) is a German-taught Master of Arts at the University of Augsburg over 4 semesters, with open admission and entry in winter or summer. It treats literature as a phenomenon that crosses national, cultural and media boundaries, and builds advanced skills in comparative work across national literatures, comparative analysis of texts and other media, and philology. It builds on the Bachelor's in comparative literature but also welcomes lateral entrants from other subjects with a philological link, with at least 60 credits related to comparative or general literature. Graduates work in publishing, journalism, public relations, cultural institutions and research. You need German at C1 and two foreign languages at B2, one of which can be sound knowledge of Latin.
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Bachelor's certificate or equivalent degree
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[if the originals are not in German or English: Submission of a certified copy or a certified translation by a translator sworn in Germany]
Proof of a degree in a subject-related Bachelor's degree programme at the University of Augsburg or of a comparable degree from another German or foreign academic university; a degree is subject-related if its subject designation, the subject designation of one of its sub-subjects or a sub-qualification contained in it to the extent of at least 60 LP indicate a comparative or general literature reference. In case of doubt, the examination board shall decide on the subject-related equivalence. In the case of foreign degrees, the examination board shall examine the equivalence.
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The admission requires skills at level B2 CEFR in at least two foreign languages. One of the foreign languages can be sound knowledge of Latin (gesicherte Kenntnisse).
Proof of German language skills at level C1 CEFR.
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Minimum German language skills: [C 1 ](https://www.uni-augsburg.de/en/studium/bewerbung/bewerbun...)
Minimum foreign language skills: [Two foreign languages B 2 [one of them may be sound knowledge of Latin (gesicherte Kenntnisse)].](https://www.uni-augsburg.de/en/studium/studienangebot/ueb...)
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