The Department of English and American Studies offers a two-year programme of study, M.A. English Studies, after which students will graduate with the degree Master of Arts (M.A.). This programme marks the second step of the triadic study path outlined above, following consecutively upon the B.A. Anglistik. Upon completion of the M.A. English Studies, students qualify for a wide range of future professions and careers, both inside and outside the academic world.

The M.A. English Studies enables students to discover and pursue their own research priorities and thus promises maximum academic freedom. It offers them the opportunity to study the Anglophone world in its entirety or to specialise in personal fields of interest.

• Please note that the programme allows great freedom of choice, not only from modules taught in the English department but also from faculty modules and can be studied entirely in English.

  For further information, please, contact:
  Student Advisory Service or
  Prof. Dr. Anton Kirchhofer
• Please be aware that a Master of Arts (M.A.) does not qualify you for a teaching position at state schools.

Students aiming at this degree will have to obtain a total of 120 KP during their Master programme:

In order to obtain your 60 KP in English Studies you will have to complete the following modules:

Master Modules:

Fakultätsbereich (Faculty Module):

Professionalisierungsbereich (Applied Studies):

Master Thesis Module (MAM):

• B.A. in Anglistik

• M.A. students will have to certify knowledge of one foreign language (apart from English) before registering for their Master thesis.

• It is strongly recommended that M.A. students complete a (minimum) three-month stay abroad relevant to their studies before registering for their M.A. thesis.