Ibero-American Studies
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Application required | access-restricted |
| Course commences | winter semester (recommended) and summer semester |
| Standard course duration | 4 semesters |
| Format options | full-time / part-time |
| Language requirements | English level B1, Spanish level C1 (at application) German A2 (foreign students, when handing in their Master’s thesis) |
| Language of instruction | Spanish (in parts German or English) |
Course outline
This academic programme is based on a holistic understanding of the Iberian and Latin American cultural areas, which include Spain, Portugal, Hispanic America and Brazil. Consequently, the degree programme focusses on these linguistic and cultural interweavings across Ibero-America as well as literary traditions.
It is thus concerned with contact phenomena that arise within a linguistic and cultural regions across territorial, ethnic, political or religious boundaries. The focus lies on those areas of Hispanic and Lusitanian Literary and Cultural Studies, Linguistics, and Transcultural Studies that share a connection with transcultural contact phenomena in Latin America, the Iberian Peninsula, and between Europe and Latin America.
The successful completion of a B.A. in a philological or cultural subject is a prerequisite for this degree programme. The programme itself is concerned with the literary, linguistic and cultural phenomena. Beginners re not expected to have any knowledge of Portuguese.
Course structure
Remarks and explanations (especially regarding the abbreviations used) can be found in the module handbook.
Subsidiary (minor) subject
The Master’s degree programme Ibero-American Studies. Contact – Theories and Methods may also be studied as a minor subject accounting for 20 CP.
Main research interests
The degree programme is research-oriented and centres on transcultural interdependencies as a starting point for an encompassing theory-based evaluation of these processes. Their understanding as dynamic and ever-changing phenomena forms the basis for their ongoing timeliness and relevance for a scholarly debate.
Students will be provided with well-founded knowledge of major theories on the modern-day era, which will serve them as a basis for further specific and in-depth research. The focus will mainly be placed on identity theories, the constitution of subject and alterity, on transculturality and nation building as well as basic concepts to adequately describe phenomena of complex language contact situations. The subsequent target is to discuss terminologies, typologies and concepts bringing together different perspectives such as aesthetics, linguistics, social and cultural studies, in order to stimulate a dialogue across national, subject and paradigm boundaries.
Formal requirements
Admission
Access to the course is restricted, please consult the Admission Regulations here.
To find out, which documents need to be presented for admission, please consult our information sheet (German, Spanish).
Prospective students from Germany
Prospective students from Germany can enrol without prior application at the Central University Administration building by the beginning of the lecture period. To matriculate , they are required to show a written statement of admission issued by the representative of the Master’s programme they wish to attend, confirming that the requirements set out in the Admission Regulations have been met. Please apply to the Department of Romanic Languages and Literature for further information on how to proceed.
International prospective students
Prospective students from other countries must apply in writing, so that their previous academic record can be verified. The deadline for international applicants is 15 June. Applications must be addressed directly to the International Relations Office. Please use the application form for admission to the Master’s programme provided here and enclose the necessary documents.
Further information
Current information on procedure
Study and examination regulations
Examination rules and regulations for the Master’s Degree Programme Ibero-American Studies (dated 15 April 2016)
Module Handbook
Please click here to find the latest Module Handbook.
Examinations board
Issues arising in connection with examinations, credit transfer and academic credential recognition are dealt with by the relevant examinations board/office. For more information, consult the academic advisor(s) indicated below.
Fees
Tuition fees at Heidelberg University are payable at the beginning of each semester.
Academic Advisors
Dr. Fernando Nina
Room 314
Tel: +49 (0)6221 54-2768
E-Mail: fernando.nina@rose.uni-heidelberg.de
Office hours can be found here.
Contact
Department of Romance Studies
Seminarstraße 3
D-69117 Heidelberg
Secretaries' office
Office 103
phone: +49 (0)6221 542731
fax: +49 (0)6221 543153
email: Alessandra.Acquarone@urz.uni-heidelberg.de
Internet: www.issw.uni-heidelberg.de
Student representation
Internet: fsrose.uni-hd.de
e-mail: rosig@urz.uni-heidelberg.de
