Student Advisory Service
Contact
Head of Department
Administrative Staff
Location:
Student Council:
"Härtefall" applications for course enrollment
Click here for further information.
Further Advisory Services
- General information on studying in Oldenburg: InfoPortal Studium
- University Student Advisory Service: Zentrale Studienberatung
- BAföG (Auslandsbafög und Leistungsnachweis): BAfög-Amt Oldenburg
- Counselling Service: PBS
- Long-term students: Projekt Endspurt
- Lernwerkstatt der ZSKB
- Language Centre / English Language Testing
- Information for visiting / exchange students
Student Advisory Service
Student Advisory Service for English and American Studies
Welcome to our website, where you can find a great deal of information on the Hows, Dos and Don'ts in the department! Whether you are already enrolled in one of our programmes or a future student interested in our courses, we will do our best to help you and answer any questions you may have relating to English and American Studies at Oldenburg University.
In addition to the information provided online all staff hold regular office hours where you can discuss questions face-to-face - check Stud.IP for dates and times. You may also contact academic staff by phone or e-mail.
Please find further links to advisory services below and in the column on the left.
- The university offers an overview of advisory services here: https://uol.de/en/students/service-advice/students
If you have any questions about the following topics, please consult the information we are already providing on this website:
- Working and studying abroad
- General questions about our degree programmes and their structure
- Course registration
Hardship cases/ BAföG/ Part time study:
Students who need to apply for hardship cases (‘Härtefälle’), who need to have their BAföG forms signed, or who want to apply for part time study (‘Teilzeitstudium’) need to sign up for 3.02.995 “Navigating English Studies”. Within the course, you can book an office hour appointment to discuss your queries.Stay abroad:
If you are in the initial stages of preparing for your stay abroad, please consult our online resources (https://uol.de/en/english-american/student-guide/working-and-studying-abroad). There you will find an extensive collection of relevant information. If you have specific questions about your stay abroad, please sign up for 3.02.082 “Compulsory Stay Abroad” where you can find additional information. Within the course, you can book an office hour appointment to discuss your queries.- Reasons for contacting the departmental Student Advisory Services with individual enquiries:
- Degree programmes and their structure (BA, MEd, MA)
- Course registration and special considerations ('Härtefälle')
- Individual questions about the course programme schemes ('Studienverlaufspläne')
- Applications for studying part-time ('Teilzeitstudium')
- Documents for BAföG funding ('Leistungsbescheinigung')
Further Contacts
- How and when to sign up for courses in the department
- School internship - overall coordination: Didaktisches Zentrum
- School internships in the department: Sylke Bakker
- Bachelor Programme: Martin Butler
- Master of Education Programme: Wolfgang Gehring
- Master English Studies Programme: Anton Kirchhofer
- Degree schemes (module progression)
- Stay Abroad:
- Coronavirus / Covid-19
- Information for students
- Official departmental stay abroad criteria
- Credit transfer
- News and forthcoming events
- Studying abroad: International Office
- Internships and work experience at home and abroad: Career Service (and here)