Notes on applying for the Graduate School Practices of Literature

• Requirements

  A qualifying degree at the level of Master/Magister/Staatsexamen (minimum grade: “gut”/B)
  in exceptional cases a Bachelor’s degree (minimum grade: “sehr gut”/A).

• Deadlines

  Applications are accepted both for winter and summer terms. The deadline for application for winter semester 2013/14 is the 31st of May 2013.

• Deadlines for application for winter/summer semester
  

  > May 31st / November 30th: application
  > July / February: Personal interview

• Format of the application

  Applications for the Graduate School must be submitted in written form (preferably in electronic form) and have to include:
  > Proof that the applicant has completed a qualifying course of studies - the degree awarded must at least be 2,0 (B) or better (according to § 5, Abs. 1 and 2 of the  study regulations); and proof of language abilities according to appendix A (Anhang A) of the study regulations.
  > Curriculum vitae (without photograph)
  > A letter of motivation explaining the application at the GS PoL
  > A detailed project proposal of the planned dissertation about 10 pages in length, including a concrete description of aims and contents, relevance within literary scholarship and method of the research project, as well as a detailed work and time schedule
  > Two letters of reference. If the applicant holds a Bachelor’s degree or has completed a first course of studies with a regular duration of less than eight semesters, three references must be submitted. 

• Please address applications (via e-mail) to
  Dr. des. Maren Conrad
  - Koordinatorin -
  Graduate School 'Practices of Literature'
  WWU Münster, Fachbereich 09 (Philologie)
  c/o Germanistisches Institut
  Schlossplatz 34
  48143 Münster 

• For more information please contact

  Dr. des. Maren Conrad (Koordinatorin GSPoL)
  Mail