Master of Arts (ID 271903)

1. Semester

• C 2 Basic course Language 1 (5 CP)
• C1 Initial course Language 1 (5 CP)
• C7 / C8 Interdisciplinary Seminar 1: Methods - Fieldwork and Data analysis 2: Theory: Semiotics (4 CP)
• Field of specialization 1 - African Linguistics (W)
  • Language and Societies: Sociolinguistics (8 CP, W)
  • Overview of African Languages (8 CP, W)
• Field of specialization 2 - African Literatures (W)
  • Cultural and Literary Theory (8 CP, W)
  • Overview of African Literatures (8 CP, W)
• Field of specialization 3 - Arts, Curational and Media Studies in Africa (W)
  • Media: Media Theory (8 CP, W)
  • Theory of Art (8 CP, W)
• Field of specialization 4 - Swahili Studies (W)
  • Languages and Societies: Sociolinguistics (8 CP, W)

2. Semester

• C 3 Intermediate course Language 1 (5 CP)
• C 4 Advanced course Language 1 (5 CP)
• Languages and Meaning: Semantics (8 CP, W)
• Thematic course 1: Comparative Linguistics (8 CP, W)
• Literature Outreach: Institutional Contexts (8 CP, W)
• Literature Outreach: Practical Apporaches (8 CP, W)
• Art and Aesthetic Practices in Africa (8 CP, W)
• History of Reception of African Arts (8 CP, W)
• Arts & Curation: Exhibition Studies I (8 CP, W)
• Arts & Curation: Reception History (8 CP, W)

3. Semester

• C 5 Initial course Language 2 (5 CP)
• C 6 Basic course Language 2 (5 CP)
• C 9 Research Colloquium (5 CP)
• Current trends in African Linguistics (8 CP, W)
• Thematic course 2: Language Families (8 CP, W)
• Thematic Course 1: Literatures in Africa and the Diaspora in Context (8 CP, W)
• Thematic Course 2: Intermediality (8 CP, W)
• Curatorial Critique (8 CP, W)
• Digital Media + Iwalewahaus Colloquium (8 CP, W)

4. Semester

• MA Thesis (22 CP)
• Thesis Development/ Colloquium (7 CP)