Students who want to participate in the Graduate program in Mainz or Berlin must have completed one summer of Graduate Studies at the German School in Middlebury prior to a year abroad. Regardless of city choice, student are expected to take a total of nine courses within two semesters.
Students are free to choose their courses from the whole curriculum offered at Johannes-Gutenberg Universität Mainz or Freie Universität Berlin, but there are certain requirements. The content of all courses has to fit the overall header of 'German Studies,' i.e. they have to focus on a topic related to German culture, history, literature, art, theater, film, philosophy, politics, economy, or German Linguistics. In addition, graduate students are required to define a related subject area of studies for six of their nine courses.
Students are required to take a minimum of two 'Hauptseminare' within their defined subject area.
They may finish one of their courses with a written exam instead of a paper. When selecting your courses, you should keep in mind that lecture-courses (Vorlesungen) have to be completed with a written exam, which limits the number of lectures you can take within your year of study abroad.
Degree Requirements (including M.A. thesis information)
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