Application Period for the 2026/27 Winter Semester
The application period for the Master's program in Comparative Literature at the University of Cologne runs until September 1, 2026.
Welcome to Comparative Literature!
How do literature, media, and cultures shape our globally interconnected world? The Master’s program in Comparative Literature has been offered since the Winter semester of 2018/19 in collaboration with various departments within the Faculty of Arts, combining literary and cultural studies with language practice in an internationally and interdisciplinarily oriented program. The program focuses on the analysis of literary, media, and cultural phenomena within their historical and theoretical contexts. You will develop analytical, communicative, and transcultural skills and gain a nuanced understanding of the diverse interconnections between literature, media, culture, and society.
Our Lecture Series
Last summer semester, we held our interdisciplinary lecture series titled “Literary Multilingualism: The Formation of European Identity in a Global Context.”
Visit to the Cologne Opera
We went to the Cologne Opera with students of Italian and Comparative Literature and saw the final performance of Gioachino Rossini’s Tancredi!
Contact
PD Dr. Eva-Tabea Meineke
Head of the Comparative Literature Program
Rahel Jendges
Research Assistant Comparative Literature
E-mail
komparatistik(at)uni-koeln(dot)de
Phone
+49-221-470-76729
Address
Richard-Strauss-Str. 2 (Bauwens-Gebäude)
50931 Köln
Office of the Department of Roman Languages
Email
romanisches-seminar(at)uni-koeln.de
Phone
470-2247
Address
Universitätsstraße 41 (Philosophikum)
50931 Cologne
Room 1.317, 1st floor
Opening Hours:
Mon.-Thurs. 9.30-12.30
The office of the Department of Roman Languages serves as a contact point for students of Comparative Literature for questions of formal nature.
For questions regarding the content of the degree program, please contact the staff of Comparative Literature.
