Department of German

German Studies at the Department of German offers the choice of specialisation with Culture Studies or Translation. The M.A. programme is a credit based four-semester programme of 2 years. It shall comprise of common papers in German classics, literature, theory of literature, linguistics & stylistics, European cultural history, cultural studies, comparative aesthetics, didactics, theory and methodology of translation, literary translation, research methodology and concepts of philosophy and schools of thought. Students opting for the comprehensive M.A. in German Studies programme shall also have core courses on German film and current trends in cultural studies. Students opting for M.A. in German Studies with specialisation in Translation shall have core courses on Business & Commercial Translation, Scientific & Technical Translation & Translation of Patent Texts.

Course Details

Highlights

• Bimonthly M.A. and Ph.D. research colloquia.
• Interdisciplinary Ph.D. research colloquium. 
• Constant student and faculty interaction with German experts.
• Post-graduate students are trained to teach the part time German language programmes.
• Exchange semesters/ scholarships at German Universities of Freiburg & Göttingen for meritorious students.