M.A. (German)

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Master of Arts in German

Duration

2 Years

Level

Post Graduation

Type

Degree

Eligibility

Graduation

M.A. German or Master of Arts in German is a postgraduate German language course. German is a West Germanic language related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. This language course covers the areas regarding German literature: society, poetry, prose, drama, novels, grammar, etc. The duration of M.A. in German is mostly of two academic years but it may vary from institute to institute. The German course is divided into four semesters.

M.A. German Eligibility

  • Aspiring candidates should have completed B.A. degree under any recognised University in the Arts stream.
  • The marks of admission for this course may vary from University to University. In various colleges and Universities, it conducts entrance exams plus interview for the admission of the students.

M.A. German Syllabus

Syllabus of the German language as prescribed by various Universities and Colleges.

Part I German (Entire)

Sr. No.

Subjects of Study

 

Topics - Naturalism, Impressionism, Expressionism, Weimer Republic

 

Unit 1: Weimarer Republik - Hintergründe and representatives
Unit 2: Schriftsteller der Donau - Monarchie
Unit 3: Arbeiterliteratur 
Unit 4: Naturalismus - Theorie; Gerhart Hauptmann-Leben und Werk
Unit 5: Schriftsteller des Naturalismus
Unit 6: Impressionismus - Theorie und Praxis
Unit 7: Thomas u. Heinrich Mann – Leben und Werk
Unit 8: Expressionismus –Theorie; Benn, Hofmannsthal, Trakl u. Schnitzler-
Leben und Werk

 

Austrian Literature

 

Unit 1: Die Tendenzen in der oesterreichischen Literatur von den Anfaengen bis zur Gegenwart
Unit 2: Ingeborg Bachmann - Leben und werk
Unit 3: Robert Musil - Leben und werk
Unit 4: Karl Kraus - Leben und Werk
Unit 5: Thomas Bernhard – Leben und Werk
Unit 6: Peter Handke Leben und Werk
Unit 7: Elias Canetti -Leben und Werk
Unit 8: Eine Bilanz der oesterreichischen Schriftstellerinnen

 

Swiss Literature

 

Unit 1: Die Tendenzen in der Literatur der deutschsprachigen Schweiz von den Anfaengen bis zur Gegenwart
Unit 2: Gottfried Keller u. C. F. Meyer _ Leben u. Werk
Unit 3: Max Frisch – Leben u. Werk
Unit 4: Friedrich Duerrenmatt –Leben und Werk
Unit 5: Fritz Zorn –Leben und Werk
Unit 6: Kurt Marti –Leben und Werk
Unit 7: Adolf Muschg - Leben und Werk.
Unit 8: Eine Bilanz der Schriftstellerinnen aus der Schweiz.

 

Study of Authors

 

Unit 1: Leben und Werk
Unit 2: Werk 1
Unit 3: Werk 2
Unit 4: Werk 3 
Unit 5: Leben und Werk 
Unit 6: Werk 1
Unit 7: Werk 2
Unit 8: Werk 3

 

Applied Linguistics & Translation

 

Unit 1: Comparative/Contrastive Linguistics
Unit 2: Style and Textual Analysis
Unit 3: Semiotic Analysis
Unit 4: Socio- and Psycholinguistics
Unit 5: Theories of Translation
Unit 6: Techniques of Translation
Unit 7: Style in Translation
Unit 8: Literary Translation

 

Part II German (Entire)

 

Topics- Pre- and Postwar Literature

 

Unit 1: Frauenliteratur
Unit 2: Minoritätenliteratur 
Unit 3: Literatur der DDR
Unit 4: Literatur nach der Wiedervereinigung
Unit 5: Brecht – Leben u. Werk
Unit 6: Literatur im Dritten Reich
Unit 7: Exilliteratur
Unit 8: Literatur nach 1945

 

Study of authors 

 

Unit 1: Leben und Werke 
Unit 2: Werk 1
Unit 3: Werk 2
Unit 4: Werk 3
Unit 5: Leben und Werke 
Unit 6: Werk 1
Unit 7: Werk 2
Unit 8: Werk 3

 

Writers in the intercultural perspective                                     

 

Unit 1: Nestroy, Broch u. Fried – Leben u. Werk
Unit 2: Hesse, Celan u. Rilke – Leben u. Werk
Unit 3: Das Fremde bei Goethe und Bernhard
Unit 4: J. Roth, G. Roth u. Ransmayr – Leben u. Werk
Unit 5: Interkulturelle Perspektiven in der Schweizer Literatur
Unit 6: Gastarbeiterliteratur
Unit 7: Aichinger u. Jelinik – Leben u. Werk
Unit 8: Rezeption der deutschsprachigen Literatur in Indien

 

Introduction to literary criticism                                          

 

Unit 1: Von Aristotelles bis Herder
Unit 2: Positivismus
Unit 3: Geistesgeschichte
Unit 4: Marxismus
Unit 5: Sozialgeschichte u. Sozialtheorie
Unit 6: Diskurstheorie
Unit 7: Postmodernismus
Unit 8: Textinterpretation

 

Dissertation                                                                              

 

M.A. German Colleges

M.A. German Course Suitability

  • Students those who interested in German language and its related areas, etc. are most suitable for this course.
  • Those who are willing to go for teaching fields at higher degree level i.e. college and university level both in private and government institutions are suitable for it.
  • Students should possess interpersonal and good communication skills most needed for the course.

How is M.A. German Course Beneficial?

  • This degree course enables the students to go for various German language and teaching related jobs.
  • One can go for higher degree programs in respective subjects, e. g. Masters’s degree, etc.
  • Applicants can also go for jobs in the German embassy in a native country and outside as well.

M.A. German Employment Areas

  • Colleges & University
  • Language Departments
  • Embassies
  • Hotels
  • Tourism Companies

M.A. German Job Types

  • German Tutor/Teacher
  • Part time German Instructor
  • German Language Expert
  • Human Resources Generalist
  • German Localization Translator
  • Manager I Quality Management
  • German Language Consultant
  • Tech Support (French/German)
  • German Lang Specialist