European-American Studies

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Focus

Cultural Transfer and Mobility, Transnational Spaces and Intercultural Encounters, Politics and Responsibility

Target group

Graduates of a first professionally qualifying university degree or equivalent degree with 6 semesters and 180 CP or a comparable scope in a subject with study components of at least 30 CP, which relate to the European-North American area

Annotation

Aptitude test with the possibility of provisional admission if the final certificate is not yet available
Application deadline for the aptitude procedure at the Institute of English and American Studies: 1 June
Application via the campus portal (SPUR)
International degree programme = course language English

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

- Certificate of academic degree/equivalent. Academic degree with a standard period of study of at least 6 semesters (180 credit points) or comparable scope
- Subject with study components of at least 30 credit points with reference to the European-North American area; language acquisition does not count
-List of all achievements (transcript of records)
- Grade 2.50 ("good" or better)
-Subject-specific essay in English on a given topic (12,000-15,000 characters including spaces, topic will be announced on the website of the Chair of American Studies on 15 April)
-Proof of extracurricular and course-relevant activities and stays abroad
-English at level C1 of European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) or equivalent proof
-German at level A1 CEFR or comparable - only if first degree or higher education entrance qualification is not acquired at a German-speaking institution (can be submitted subsequently)
If there is no degree certificate yet: Proof of achievements of at least 150 credit points with provisional overall grade
Application deadline by 1.6.

Tuition fees

No tuition fees