Amerikanistik (American Studies) B.A. at University of Regensburg

American Studies covers the multiethnic and multilingual diversity of North American literatures and cultures, in their regional, national and global forms, from the colonial period to the present. As an interdisciplinary cultural studies subject it works with textual, visual, material and performative sources. It is studied as a Bachelor subject, second main subject or minor.

Faculty: Faculty of Languages, Literature and Cultural Studies  |  Duration: 6 semesters (180 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time; English-taught  |  Intake: Winter and summer semester  |  Location: Regensburg, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Combinatorial B.A.: a Bachelor subject (90 ECTS) is combined with a second main subject (60 ECTS) or two minors (30 ECTS each), plus a thesis (10 ECTS) and a free elective area (20 ECTS); the total workload equals a single-subject degree. Almost all subjects of the three philosophical faculties can be combined.

Career pathways

Typical fields are the literary world and publishing, journalism, media, advertising, public relations, social, political and cultural institutions (including administration and libraries), marketing and internal communication.

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