German Language and Literature

The aim of this study programme is for students to acquire and develop language skills in German, and furthermore to introduce them to the basics of the scholarly philological reflection of language and literature in the broader context of history and culture.

The students will focus on the most topical disciplines of linguistics and literature and will acquire a broad overview of the history, culture, land and people of German-speaking countries.

Practical training

Practical training is not an obligatory part of the study plan. Selected project-oriented type B/selective courses offer opportunities for the students to develop skills in the practical usage of the theoretical knowledge and develop further praxis-related skills.

Graduates with this degree are qualified for language-oriented jobs in companies and institutions, in publishing houses and various branches of the media, in archives, libraries, museums, theatres, travel agencies etc.

The criteria for admission for studies are the results of the Learning Potential Test (TSP). Applicants may also be admitted based on other criteria, see Admission without the Entrance Examination. The Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University disregards the results of SCIO National Comparative Examinations.

You can file your e-applications for studies from 1 November to 29 February.
The date and time of the examination will be stated in the electronic invitation for the examination, which will be uploaded to your e-application. The faculty will not be sending paper invitations. Applicants applying for the major study plan and minor study plan in a combined study must comply with the conditions for admission into both plans.

Learning Potential Test (TSP)

This test is only in Czech. For up-to-date information, click here

Field of Study Examination

For admission for studies of this degree programme, you do not need to take the Field of Study Examination.

Admission without the entrance examination

You may be exempt from the entrance examination based on language exam certificate DSD II, Goethe-Zertifikat B2, ÖSD-Zertifikat B2, DSH, telc B2 or TestDaF (level 3–5), (or higher).

Criteria for evaluation

Limit for TSP percentile for successfully passing the entrance examination: 35

Recommended literature

• Bok/Pfeiferová: Čítanka německých literárních textů (úryvky textů s otázkami)
• Dreyer/Schmitt: Lehr- und Übungsbuch der deutschen Grammatik (klasika praktické gramatiky)
• Jin: Grammatik aktiv B1+. Training für Fortgeschrittene zur Wiederholung der Grundgrammatik (moderní praktická gramatika němčiny jako cizího jazyka)
• Kern/Rainer/Rainer: Stichwort Literatur (Fulltext online na webu nakladatelství, klikněte na “Blick ins Produkt”) (rakouská středoškolská učebnice dějin literatury)
• Kosatík: Menší knížka o německých spisovatelích z Čech a Moravy (základní přehled o německé literatuře z českých zemí)
• Müller/Vollrath/Krieger: Dějiny Německa (Originál: Deutsche Geschichte in Schlaglichtern)
• Stromšík: Od Grimmelshausena k Dürrenmattovi (předmluvy k českým vydáním hvězd německé literatury)
• Veber: Dějiny Rakouska

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Minimum score and numbers of accepted applicants in past years

After completion of the Bachelor’s studies, it is possible to continue further studies in the Master’s degree programmes (philology, teaching for secondary schools, German translation).