The Gutenberg Institute for World Literature and Written Media comprises the teaching and research fields of general and comparative literature and book studies. All further information on learning and teaching can be found on the web page of the respective subject.

Comparative literature and book studies think internationally, open up new perspectives, and connect borders. Both subjects, the faculty, and the university offer various opportunities to spend part of the program of study abroad and to broaden your personal and academic horizons. The Integrated German-French Study Program Mainz/Dijon also offers the opportunity to obtain a bi-national degree.

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The departments at the Gutenberg Institute conduct research in their respective fields of book studies and comparative literature. You can find more information about the research projects on the faculty’s homepage.

A degree in a program of study in the humanities opens up countless career opportunities. Graduates of our institute work, for example, in journalism, PR, publishing, marketing or cultural management. Science and science management are also common professional fields. Here you can find information about our alumni organizations and interviews with former students about their professional careers.