About graduating

You can find all the information you need for your degree on the Gewi Deanery website.

Procedure
At the Department of Romance Studies, theses in literary studies, cultural studies, linguistics and didactics can be supervised.
Information on theses for the Master's degree program and the Teacher Training Master's degree program can be found in the link provided.

Supervision
Any lecturer with a teaching license (Venia legendi/Habilitation) who has a valid employment contract at the University of Graz may supervise theses.
In exceptional cases, in addition to the persons mentioned, non-habilitated lecturers may also be appointed as supervisors. The Cuko chairperson, head of department and (vice) dean of studies decide on approval.

Note
You can only write papers from the subjects of French/Italian/Spanish. However, Portuguese and Romanian can be studied comparatively with one of the three languages mentioned above.

Contact your two examiners early enough to arrange a date for the final examination. You must inform the Romance Studies Office of two possible dates, including the time, names of the examiners and examination subjects. Please note that at least one of your two examiners must be habilitated. The secretariat will take care of finding a chairperson and you will receive an email as soon as the decision has been made.

Once you have successfully completed all the examinations and achievements prescribed in the study plan/curriculum and your thesis has been assessed positively, you can officially register for the final board examination. You must register at least 14 days before the examination date. You can find all the necessary information about graduation on the Dean's Office website.

For the overall examination of the Master's degree program, an oral examination of 60 minutes in total is planned, which consists of literature and linguistics.

Literary Studies

Examination duration: 30 minutes
Examination mode: oral

In the case of a Master's thesis in Literary Studies, the following examination structure applies:

• Part 1: Discussion of the Master's thesis
• Part 2: Examination on a maximum of seven selected texts and related secondary literature

In the case of a non-literary Master's thesis, the examination is divided as follows: two topics with a reading list of five texts each and secondary literature based on them.

Linguistics

Examination duration: 30 minutes
Examination mode: oral

The examination consists of two parts of 15 minutes each.

In the case of a Master's thesis in linguistics, the examination is divided as follows:

• Part 1: Defense of the Master's thesis
• Part 2: Questions on a topic agreed in advance that was not the subject of the Master's thesis

In the case of a non-linguistics Master's thesis, the following examination structure applies:

Part 1: Questions on a topic agreed in advance

Part 2: Questions on a second topic agreed in advance

At least one part of the examination shall be held in the examined foreign language.

After a relevant master's degree/teaching degree, you can take up a doctoral program in various research areas at the Department of Romance Studies.

• You can find an overview of possible supervisors here.
• Important information on registration & organization of doctoral studies can be found on the website of the Faculty of Humanities: Doktoratsstudium - Geisteswissenschaftliche Fakultät Uni Graz (uni-graz.at)
• The Doctoral Academy Graz supports all doctoral students at the University of Graz with numerous offers & relevant information: Services for doctoral students (uni-graz.at)

Wednesday, 04.06.2025, 13.30 - 15.00 in SiZi 33.3.0242
(Frz./Fr.Prof. Poier-Bernhard, Ital./Hr. Prof.Schneider, Span./Hr. Prof. Hahn)
Registration deadline: Wednesday, 28.05.2025
Registration: only possible in UNIGRAZonline

Expected next examination dates:

Modalities of the subject examination in literature
The reading lists valid since WS 2021/22 can be found here.

Examination modalities: The 90-minute written exam is application and text-oriented. You will choose two text passages taken from the works on the relevant reading list and discuss them on the basis of key questions. You will situate the text passage in the novel or drama text as well as in relevant poetological or socio-historical contexts and analyze it using the literary terms/categories available to you and appropriate to your commentary.
In the case of poetry, an individual poem is to be analyzed in its levels of structure and meaning, whereby poetological, intertextual or literary-historical questions also become relevant. It is therefore advisable to prepare a (general) overview of the listed volumes of poetry.
The text passages will of course be provided in the original language (French, Italian, Spanish); the written examination, however, must be written in German (exceptions for native speakers of French, Italian and Spanish). A monolingual dictionary may be used as an aid in the written examination.

Oral: Monday, 02.06.2025, 11.45 - 13.15 hrs, in SiZi 33.03.0242
Examiner: Ms. Prof. Poier-Bernhard
Registration deadline: Monday, 26.05.2025
Registration: only possible in UNIGRAZonline

Note: Please contact the respective examiner before the subject examination in order to agree on the examination focus in a preliminary discussion.

Expected next examination dates:

Modalities Master Romance Studies

Exam duration: 30 minutes

Reading list for the MA subject examination
The reading lists valid for the literary studies subject examination as part of the Master's degree program in Romance Studies since WS 2021/22 can be found here.

Examination modalities:
In preparation for the oral examination, you will have a discussion with the examiners about the texts on the reading list.
Socio-cultural and factual-historical contextual knowledge is not in the foreground, but the ability to classify literary history is a prerequisite. As part of the MA examination in literary studies, you will demonstrate that you have read the texts and reflected on their content and that you can make a differentiated statement on their poetological premises and formal-aesthetic presentation methods.

Oral: Monday, 02.06.2025, 10.00 - 11.30 hrs, DiZi 33.04.0310
Examiner: Mr. Prof. Schneider
Registration deadline: Monday, 26.05.2025
Registration: only possible in UNIGRAZonline

Note: Please contact the respective examiner before the subject examination in order to agree on the examination focus in a preliminary discussion.

Expected next examination dates:

Modalities Master Romance Studies

Exam duration: 30 minutes

Reading list for the MA subject examination
The reading lists valid for the literary studies subject examination as part of the Master's degree program in Romance Studies since WS 2021/22.

Examination modalities:
In preparation for the oral examination, you will have a discussion with the examiners about the texts on the reading list.
Socio-cultural and factual-historical contextual knowledge is not in the foreground, but the ability to classify literary history is a prerequisite. As part of the MA examination in literary studies, you will demonstrate that you have read the texts and reflected on their content and that you can make a differentiated statement on their poetological premises and formal-aesthetic presentation methods.

Oral: Monday, 02.06.2025, 11.45 - 13.15 h, DiZi 33.03.064
Examiner: Mr. Prof. Hahn
Registration deadline: Monday, 26.05.2025
Registration: only possible in UNIGRAZonline

Note: Please contact the respective examiner before the subject examination in order to agree on the examination focus in a preliminary discussion. 

Expected next examination dates:

Modalities Master Romance Studies

Exam duration: 30 minutes
Reading list for the MA subject examination
The reading lists valid for the literary studies subject examination as part of the Master's degree program in Romance Studies since WS 2021/22.

Examination modalities:
In preparation for the oral examination, you will have a discussion with the examiners about the texts on the reading list.
Socio-cultural and factual-historical contextual knowledge is not in the foreground, but the ability to classify literary history is a prerequisite. As part of the MA examination in literary studies, you will demonstrate that you have read the texts and reflected on their content and that you can make a differentiated statement on their poetological premises and formal-aesthetic presentation methods.

Oral: Thursday, June 12, 2025, 
Examination team: Hummel/Quaglia (time will be announced after the registration deadline)
Registration deadline: Wednesday, June 04, 2025
Registration: only possible in UNIGRAZonline,
Deregistration: only possible at romanistik(at)uni-graz.at

Expected next exam dates:

Please note the modalities of implementation!

Modalities Bachelor Romance Studies

Examination material: based on the textbooks listed on the reading list
Examination procedure:

• Oral examination of (maximum) 30 minutes
• You will be informed of the exact time one day after the registration deadline

Oral: Thursday, June 12, 2025
Examination team: Hummel/Quaglia (time will be announced after the registration deadline)
Registration deadline: Wednesday, June 04, 2025
Registration: Registration at: romanistik (at)uni-graz.at
Deregistration: only possible at romanistik(at)uni-graz.at

Expected next exam dates:

Please note the modalities of implementation!

Modalities Master Romance Studies

Examination material: based on the textbooks listed on the reading list

Examination procedure:

• Oral examination of (maximum) 30 minutes
• you will be informed of the exact time one day after the registration deadline