European Joint Master's Programme in English and American Studies

The two-year, English-taught Master's degree "European Joint Master's Programme in English and American Studies" is aimed at highly motivated students with a background in English and American Studies (BA or equivalent) and a strong record of academic success. It offers specialised academic training focusing on the three core topics of literature, linguistics, and cultural studies. The universities in the consortium (Bamberg, Barcelona, Graz, Krakow, Paris, and Venice) work together to guarantee a high-quality international curriculum with regional aspects. Among the applicants, 60 students per year will be selected to start the programme at the entrance university of their choice and spend a compulsory semester abroad (30 ECTS credits) at any one of the other partner institutions within the consortium and at our associate partners, the City College of the City University of New York and the University of Pécs. While the entire programme is English-taught, courses in the national languages of the partner universities form a strong incentive for students to learn at least one other European language in the course of their studies. This Master's programme is also available as an exclusive Bamberg MA programme, i.e. without DSH certificate and taught in English. Instead of a compulsory mobility semester within the consortium, this Bamberg programme offers exchange opportunities organised by the Bamberg International Office. For more information about the "MA English and American Studies", please see: https://www.uni-bamberg.de/en/ma-eas/. The programme comprises of 120 ECTS credits, which corresponds to a period of study of at least four semesters or two years. 60 ECTS credits have to be earned at the home university. ECTS credits are allocated as follows: Compulsory subjects (total 40 ECTS): Module English Linguistics (10 ECTS) Module English and American Literary Studies (10 ECTS) Module British and American Cultural Studies (10 ECTS) Module English Language Proficiency (10 ECTS) Restricted electives (total 38 ECTS) - can be chosen from the following focus areas: Focus on Linguistics Focus on Literary Studies Focus on Cultural Studies Free electives (12 ECTS) Modules from other subjects or from English and American Studies Internship (6 ECTS, optional) Thesis and defence (30 ECTS) Thesis (26 ECTS) Defence (4 ECTS) TOTAL (120 ECTS) The 10 credit modules usually consist of a seminar worth 8 ECTS plus a lecture or tutorial worth 2 ECTS. Course content varies from one semester to the next. Students combine classes according to their fields of interest and set up individual schedules for each semester. Part-time study is possible with the exception of the semester spent at the partner university. PDF Download