About this programme
Are you interested in the language, literatures, and cultures of the English-speaking world? Join our MA programme in Intercultural Anglophone Studies and become part of our international community at the University of Bayreuth. Our degree programme aims for advanced scholarly competence in one of two research areas: Anglophone literatures and cultures (including American Studies, British Studies, and Postcolonial and Diaspora Studies) or English linguistics. The programme provides skills and competencies to analyse complex issues in language, literature, and culture, including a wide range of forms of cultural expression such as literature, film, theatre, music, and other forms of popular culture as possible objects of study. In the programme, you can tailor your studies to your individual preferences by choosing classes from numerous thematic areas. The classes cover the whole range of Anglophone Studies – focusing on inter- and transcultural issues and cultural diversity – and reflect our department’s diverse and cutting-edge research in fields such as Ecocriticism and environmental humanities Intersectionality, diaspora, and planetarity studies Literature and knowledge Science fiction, utopianism, and risk fiction studies World Englishes Contact linguistics Electronically-mediated communication The MAIAS eco-track, moreover, offers students the opportunity to specialise in the environmentally oriented study of Anglophone literatures and cultures. By gaining 30 of the programme’s 120 credit points, students engage with ecological questions through an innovative interdisciplinary framework that combines inter- and transcultural studies, ecocriticism, and the Environmental Humanities (https://www.maias.uni-bayreuth.de/en/Eco-Track-in-MAIAS/index.html). At the end of your studies, you will demonstrate your scholarly competence in an independent, comprehensive Master’s thesis – after refining your skills through a number of written assignments that hone your ability to write with clarity and precision. Students who finish the Master’s degree programme with distinction may aim to pursue a doctorate and continue their academic career. With the expertise and skills acquired in the MAIAS programme, they are also prepared for careers in business, service and trade, international cultural institutions, media and journalism, publishing, new media, intercultural consulting, and cultural management. MAIAS is structured in five module areas that focus on the major areas "literary/cultural studies" and "linguistics": A "Intercultural Anglophone Studies in Literature and Language - Foundations" B "Second Foreign Language" C "Intercultural Anglophone Studies in Literature and Language - Intermediate Level" D "Intercultural Anglophone Studies in Literature and Language - Advanced Level" E "Intercultural Anglophone Studies in Literature and Language - MA thesis Module". The module areas consist of two to five separate modules. Modules are taught as "core issues" seminars, intensive seminars, advanced seminars, elective seminars, lectures, and as a Master's thesis seminar. PDF Download
Course details verified 09 Sep 2026 — intakes, entry requirements and course facts · official source