General description

Those completing the program have had the option of systematically acquiring deeper knowledge in various areas of literature and/or linguistics: history of literature and literary genres, linguistic discourses on minority literatures, theories and methods of textual analysis or history of language, multilingualism, contact linguistics, standardization or language planning.
Those completing the program have very good spoken and written skills in at least one written idiom, an active knowledge of Rumantsch Grischun (Graubünden Romansh), and a passive knowledge of the other idioms. They are able to take a critical approach to secondary literature, do research on a largely independent basis, and communicate the findings of scholarly research. They have deepened their contacts with linguistic and cultural policy institutions and academic circles. The skills that they have acquired pave the way for a broad range of professional fields.

Admission requirements

For general Informations on Application see: https://www.uzh.ch/cmsssl/en/studies/application; More Informations in regulations and admission requirements of the program of study.

Branch of studies

Archeology, Art history, Central Asian studies, Classical Philology, Communication and media studies, Comparative literature, East Asian studies, Education, Egyptology, English languages and literatures, French language and literature, Geography, German language and literature, History, Ibero-Romance languages and literatures, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, Italian language and literature, Linguistics, Musicology, Nordic languages and literatures, Philosophy, Political science, Psychology, Rhaeto-Romanic language and literature, Science of Religion, Slavonic languages and literatures, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Sociology, South Asian Studies / Indian studies, Theatre, dance and film studies

ECTS credits

30 ECTS Credits

Language of instruction

Romansh, German