Every semester
10 Credit points
For information on the duration of the modul, refer to the courses of study in which the module is used.
After completing this module, students will have advanced comparative skills: they will be able to recognise comparisons in different forms and contexts and analyse them from a literary, structural and praxeological perspective. Part of the comparative competences is methodological self-reflection. From a methodological perspective, students learn to critically reflect on their own comparisons and consciously apply comparative methods. Comparative practice sensitises students to dealing with similarities and differences between different media and between different cultural contexts. As a result, students will be able to strengthen their intermedial and intercultural competences.
Depending on their profile (research/practice), students can focus on a practical or research-related focus in the final module examination (portfolio, seminar paper or presentation with written account).
Comparison is not only a basic operation of literary studies, it also constitutes an independent field of research: comparative literature studies. The module invites students to take an in-depth look at the approaches, questions and methods of comparative literature. In the courses, students learn to analyse comparative operations with regard to structure and basic components. The socio-cultural embeddedness of literary comparisons is taken into account (who compares literature for what purpose?) as well as literature's own capacity for comparison.
With its focus on the basic operation of comparison, the module combines methodological self-reflection, formal-aesthetic analysis and the practice of literary comparisons in intermedial and intercultural terms (comparisons of literature with other media and art forms; comparisons of literatures from different European and non-European languages and cultural areas). In doing so, the module combines practical professional orientation with research orientation.
23-LIT-M-BM1
23-LIT-M-BM2
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Module structure: 2 SL, 1 bPr 1
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Teaching staff of the course
Comparing Literature (1)
(seminar)
The form of academic work in literary degree programmes may vary depending on the type of module, its focus and its subject matter. Possible examples include: presentations, exercises, bibliographies, position papers, short essays, meeting minutes, blog posts, brief interpretations and online tests. The following applies to all contributions: In total, each student may be required to submit written work of no more than 1,500 words, or oral contributions lasting no more than 15 minutes, or (online) tests with a total completion time of no more than 8 hours for any one course. These may be divided into several individual components. The specific requirements to be met in the course are determined by the teaching staff and announced no later than the first session. Coursework in Literary Studies serves |
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Teaching staff of the course
Comparing Literature (2)
(seminar)
The form of academic work in literary degree programmes may vary depending on the type of module, its focus and its subject matter. Possible examples include: presentations, exercises, bibliographies, position papers, short essays, meeting minutes, blog posts, brief interpretations and online tests. The following applies to all contributions: In total, each student may be required to submit written work of no more than 1,500 words, or oral contributions lasting no more than 15 minutes, or (online) tests with a total completion time of no more than 8 hours for any one course. These may be divided into several individual components. The specific requirements to be met in the course are determined by the teaching staff and announced no later than the first session. Coursework in Literary Studies serves |
see above |
see above
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The modules are assessed on the basis of a portfolio comprising eight individual documents, each of approximately 2 pages, or a portfolio comprising six individual documents, each of approximately 2 pages, together with a final oral examination (approximately 15–20 minutes) or a seminar paper of 15–20 pages, or a presentation with a written paper (max. 30 mins, 12–14 pages).
The scope of the content and the tasks to be completed for the portfolio are agreed with the examiner. The portfolio may include, amongst other things: a bibliography, an essay, a short interpretation, an exercise, a genre analysis, minutes or a review.
The scope of the seminar paper and the specific task to be completed are agreed with the examiner before work begins.
The scope of the content and the specific task for the presentation and accompanying written paper are agreed with the examiner. The content of the presentation may be developed in depth, expanded upon, or aspects not covered in the presentation may be included. Furthermore, a specific aspect may be singled out and discussed in detail.
Profilmodul 1 is part both of the research and the practice profile.
| Degree programme | Profile | Recommended start 3 | Duration | Mandatory option 4 |
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| Literary Studies / Master of Arts [FsB vom 01.09.2026] | Practice | 3. | 1 or 2 semesters | Compulsory optional subject |
| Literary Studies / Master of Arts [FsB vom 01.09.2026] | Research | 3. | 1 or 2 semesters | Compulsory optional subject |
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