MA English-Speaking Cultures: Language, Text, Media at University of Bremen

The MA "English-Speaking Cultures: Language, Text, Media" is a programme for students with a background in English Studies, North American Studies, English Linguistics, Comparative Studies (with a focus on English Linguistics or Literatures and Cultures in English). Students can extend their previous studies within a highly flexible and research-based teaching programme and can specialize in one of the three profile areas: 1) British, North American and Postcolonial Literatures; 2) Linguistics: Varieties, Medialities and Applications (including language innovation, contact linguistics, multimodal linguistics, trans-, multi- and intermediality studies, language teaching and assessment); 3) British, North American and Postcolonial Cultural History. Students also develop specific competences in advanced communication by focusing on the use of English in the professional world, refining their investigation, presentation, and negotiation skills.

Faculty: Faculty 10: Linguistics and Literary Studies  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; English-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Bremen, Bremen, Germany

What you will study

The Master’s programme consists of three thematic profile areas (see „Allgemein“), contents of which can be studied in combination. During the course of the studies, students concentrate on one profile area, in which they will write their Master’s thesis.

Career pathways

The Master’s Degree qualifies for a scientific career in the areas of “cultural history”, linguistics or literature and film studies. It also qualifies for occupation at universities and universities of applied sciences (dt.

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