After successfully completing his/her studies the graduate is able to:

• work as teacher of German at secondary schools and other language-teaching settings
• explain problematic language features and phenomena of German with respect to language teaching
• present relevant information about the literature, culture, and history of the land and people of German-speaking countries
• perform receptive and productive tasks based on texts in German and Czech
• translate texts from and to German

Graduates find positions at secondary schools of various types and orientation as well as in special language schools where German is taught as a foreign language.

They can work in positions involving individual creative tasks and requiring cultivated language.

The standard duration of studies is four semesters. For admittance to the final state examination, students must earn a total of 120 ECTS credits for r type A/required, type B/selective, and type C/elective courses. Type A/required courses constitute the basis of the discipline; type B/selective and type C/elective courses can be chosen by the students according to their interests and intended professional specialization. The type B/selective and type C/elective courses can be chosen from those offered in the curriculum of the given study programme or from other courses offered by any other study programme.

During the course of their studies, students should follow the study catalogue valid for their year of matriculation. The study catalogues for the individual years of matriculation are available at the Faculty of Arts website.

Practical training in language teaching in a grammar school or a secondary school for four weeks (20 teaching hours) is an obligatory part of the curriculum for this field.

The final state examination has two parts: 1) a written exam - scholarly writing on a selected topic on German philology and teaching, with the opportunity for preparation based on a previously published broader list of possible topics; and 2) an oral exam – a presentation and discussion on a assigned topic from German linguistics, literature, or teaching, based on a published list of possible topics.

The final state examination also includes the thesis defence.

More information about graduation requirements can be found on the department website: http://www.phil.muni.cz/german/Studium/NJ_stat_zk.htm

Graduates of the Master’s degree study programme may continue with a doctoral degree study programme in philology.