All students spend their first year at the University of Bonn taking classes on German and Comparative literature. The language of tuition in Bonn is German. In the second year, students move to St Andrews where the language of tuition is English. The first Scottish semester is spent taking one compulsory class on Comparative Literature, whilst the remaining credit requirements are covered with classes on German, English, more Comparative Literature or any of the other five Modern Languages offered at St Andrews (Arabic, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian). In the second semester in Scotland, students write their Master’s thesis under the joint supervision of academics from St Andrews and Bonn. Theses on Comparative topics are written in English; those on German topics may be written either in German or English. Theses are submitted before the summer unlike in traditional MLitt courses where students spent their summer writing.

PhD or international PhD / lot of job opportunities in an internationalized culture operation (cultural facilities, cultural management, international cultural exchange) and institutions of literature and cultural communication (publishing work, public relations).