Program Overview

University Program Information

The Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz offers a range of academic programs, including those in the field of German Studies.

German Studies Programs

The university provides various programs in German Studies, such as:

• Bachelor of Education German (teaching qualification at high schools)
• Bachelor of Arts, core subject German studies
• Bachelor of Arts, minor in German studies
• Master of Education German (teaching qualification at high schools)
• Certificate course in German as an additional subject (teaching qualification)
• M.A. German literary studies
• M.A. German linguistics
• Dijon courses
• Master of Arts German as a Foreign Language/German as a Second Language
• Erasmus Mundus Joint Master "Transnational German Studies"
• Master of Arts Medieval and Early Modern Studies
• MAI² – double master’s degree in German studies in Milan and Mainz
• Study programs with courses/modules in German studies/German (DaF, Wipäd, EUL, linguistics)
• Expiring study programs (Magister / state examination)

Master of Arts German as a Foreign Language / German as a Second Language

This program provides advanced studies in the field of German as a foreign or second language.

Research Areas

The university's research areas in German Studies include:

• Older German literature
• Modern German literary studies/history
• Descriptive linguistics of German
• Historical linguistics of German
• German as a foreign language/German as a second language (DaF/DaZ)
• Subject didactics German

Faculty and Staff

The faculty programs and staff involved in the German Studies include:

• Jana Fritsch, M.A. -Dr. Herbers, Birgit
• Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jolie, Stephen -PD Dr. Nina Nowakowski
• Prof. Dr. Obermaier, Sabine -Dr. Sophie Quander -Dr. Quinlan, Jessica -Dr. Riedel, Kerstin
• Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Schneider
• Alumni
  • Univ.-Prof. Dr. Störmer-Caysa, Uta (em.)
  • Univ.-Prof. Dr. Lauer, Claudia
  • Habermehl, Jan M.A. -Dr. Kjorveziroska, Mirna