MA North American Studies: Culture and Literature at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

North American Studies at FAU offers a unique research and teaching profile going beyond national boundaries. The degree program focuses on the USA in a comprehensive context of hemispheric and transatlantic relations. Teaching and research covers not only the USA but also Canada and the Anglophone Caribbean.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; English-taught; part-time option  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Erlangen, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

North American Studies: Culture and Literature systematically links two closely connected areas: cultural and literary studies. Both include specific teaching units with a systematic and historical accentuation in basic, intermediate and advanced modules.

Career pathways

Skills concerning the contextualization, comparison and analysis of cultural practices and forms of expression on the basis of an extensive knowledge of the cultural and literary history of North America. Ability to reflect critically on the basis of important paradigms of cultural and literary theory.

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