In short, such candidates for teaching assistantships in our Department are overqualified for our MA programs and would not be interested in applying for an MA in French, German, and Comparative Literature at our institution. In addition, we would require solid recommendations from our colleagues at universities with which we entertain special relationships. These requirements would not apply to applicants to programs other than those mentioned above. I thank you in advance for your consideration of this important request. It is designed to weed out those students who not likely to make it.
Courses are of a specialized nature.
One or two years after the Licence, depending on whether a thesis is involved. In Austria, the Erster Studienabschnitt takes a student five semester to accomplish. After this degree, students move into advanced seminars. In Germany, the Vordiplom takes four to five semesters to complete after which they also move into advanced seminars.