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The "German-French Studies" Master of Arts programme is an international course of study with a joint degree. It arose from the cooperation between University of Bonn in Germany and Sorbonne Université in Paris, France. The course of study is part of the Franco-German University (FGU). It is focused on philological and cultural knowledge about France and Germany and the mediation of German and French culture. The students take classes that are offered by the Department of Romance Studies as well as the Department of German Studies. This curriculum includes lectures and courses in literature and (inter)cultural studies, in linguistics and comparative studies, and language courses. Graduates of the course are generalists who have acquired valuable expert knowledge, practical language skills and various key qualifications. Students have the possibility to specialise in chosen fields of study in order to gain scientific or practical qualifications. The Master’s programme prepares students for further scientific qualification in a German-French PhD (Cotutelle de thèse) or a trinational German-French-Italian PhD (Bonn-Paris-Florence) as well as for a direct start in their professional careers.