Overview

The Germanic Languages and Literatures graduate program offered by the University of Cincinnati enjoys a national and international reputation, and its graduates hold teaching positions at some of the most distinguished American universities and colleges. The faculty members are active, internationally recognized scholars and innovative, dedicated teachers. The annual presence of a Max Kade Distinguished Visiting Professor adds to the department’s excellence.

Career Prospects

The course offerings of the department span the entire spectrum of German literature with an emphasis on 20th and 21st-century literary culture and film. The department is strongly student oriented, providing both theoretical and practical experience in the teaching of German language, literature, and culture.

Graduate students accepted into the program are eligible for teaching assistantships in addition to tuition remission. They can also compete for fellowships, among them the prestigious Max Kade Graduate Fellowship and the distinguished Taft Fellowships, as well as stipends to study abroad. Most graduate students earn additional money by teaching summer school in the department. In addition, German Studies offers editorial assistantships to students interested in working with any of the important journals in German Studies: Journal of Austrian Studies, the Celan Jahrbuch and Focus on German Studies.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Film, Visual Culture, and Media Studies

Early Modern German graphic and literary studies

Nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first century German literature

Austrian Studies

Cultural Studies

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-11 00:00:00

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Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cincinnati, United States

Disciplines

Literature German and Scandinavian studies View 356 other Masters in Literature in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

graduate admissions application (online)

hold a baccalaureate degree (or higher) from a college or university regarded as standard by a regional or general accrediting agency, and have at least a B average in undergraduate course work

there is a $5 surcharge for international applications.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

26644 USD / year

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Out-of-State

26644 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

14902 USD / year

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Living costs

Cincinnati

United States

1000 - 1650 USD / month

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