- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Jena
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
- English Studies
- American Studies
Focus
English, Linguistics, Linguistics, Language and Cognition, Literary Studies, Cultural Studies, Medieval Studies, North American Studies, Canadian Studies, New English Studies
Target group
The degree course is aimed at graduates with a first professionally qualifying certificate of academic degree in
English or American Studies or a relevant subject in the humanities, in particular philology, at a university or equivalent higher education institution in Germany or abroad, equivalent to a bachelor's degree comprising 180 credit points.
Admission requirements
The subject-related prerequisite is proof of academic achievements in the field of English or American Studies amounting to at least 60 credit points as well as English language skills at the level C1.
Lecture period
- 07.04.2026 - 10.07.2026
- 19.10.2026 - 12.02.2027
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.04.2026 - 31.08.2026
Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/09 Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.04.2026 - 31.08.2026
Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 / Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.04.2026 - 31.05.2026
Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 / Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.04.2026 - 31.08.2026
Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01
Summer semester (2026)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.12.2026 - 15.02.2027
Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/09 Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.12.2026 - 15.02.2027
Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 / Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.12.2026 - 15.01.2027
Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 / Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.12.2026 - 15.02.2027
Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01
Tuition fees
Tuition fees
Languages of instruction
Main language
English