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MA British and American Studies at Bielefeld University

Bielefeld University, Germany

Programme overview

Research-oriented English-taught MA centred on the English language and its varieties, literatures in English, different media and anglophone cultures and their histories. The programme specialises in transculturation, linking linguistic, literary and cultural studies.

Faculty: Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; English-taught  |  Intake: winter semester and summer semester  |  Location: Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Students learn to research independently and to write academic papers in literary and cultural studies, combining language, literature and culture strands.

Career pathways

Graduates often work in higher education teaching and research and in adult education, among other fields.

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Application information

Entry requirements

First professionally qualifying higher education degree of at least six semesters, as set out in the subject-specific regulations (Fächerspezifische Bestimmungen) of the programme; applicants with a foreign degree are admitted if the degree is deemed sufficient and language requirements are met. No NC. Application deadline (per the university deadlines page): winter semester 01.06.-30.09. ; summer semester 01.12.-31.03. (dates are day.month). English: English as a native language or an English-taught earlier qualifying degree earned in Germany, or TOEFL iBT at least 90 or IELTS at least 7.0.

Intake: winter semester and summer semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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