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MA English Literatures and Cultures at University of Bonn

University of Bonn, Germany

Programme overview

The master's deals with the literatures and cultures of Great Britain and the postcolonial world. Graduates with a relevant first degree deepen and broaden their understanding while developing advanced research skills, focusing on the English Renaissance and on British literatures and cultures of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; English-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester and Summer semester  |  Location: Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Career pathways

Cultural management (theatre, opera, museums), international language institutes (adult education), journalism and media, communications (advertising, PR, translation) and the book trade.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: No admission restriction (zulassungsfrei). Requirements: A German or foreign university degree in a relevant subject; German: CEFR B1; Specific modules: English language practice modules (18 ECTS); English literary history, literary theory and cultural-studies theory (18 ECTS in total).

Intake: Winter semester and Summer semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-bonn.de/bewerbungsportal

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