Global British Studies M.A.

• BA degree in British Studies, English Teacher Training or a closely related area (a minimum of 60 ECTS in English studies, incl. a minimum of 10 ECTS each in English linguistics, British literature and  British cultural studies)
• English proficiency at level C1 according to CEFR
• another foreign language at A2 level or basic level Latin

Central topics in British literary and cultural studies:

• methods and theories
• texts, the media and  society
• the British Empire and its aftermath
• identities in British and postcolonial Anglophone literatures and cultures
• difference in literature and culture
• science in literature and culture
• Early English and Renaissance studies

Central topics in English linguistics:

• methods and theories in modern linguistics
• the analysis of language structure
• historical, national, regional and social varieties of English
• applied linguistics

Students accumulate 120 credits:

• 30 credits for three obligatory core modules (Methods and theories in Anglo-American literary and cultural studies; Topics in linguistics - from cognition to application;  The British Empire and its aftermath in literature, culture and language)
• 60 credits for six core option modules (two of them can be replaced by modules from other subject areas or by internships)
• 30 credits for the Master’s thesis

Graduates of the Master’s programme in Global British Studies tend to find employment in a wide range of areas which require competence in the English language combined with profound scholarly foundation in British culture and/or English literatures.
The following non-exhaustive list provides applicants with some areas in which our alumni have worked in the past:

• an academic career
• education (universities; private schools; excluding German state schools, where a teacher training degree is required)
• journalism/media
• public relations
• advertising
• publishing
• cultural institutions
• international relations

• Studies abroad are recommended and relevant modules can be acknowledged.

• Studienordnungen (SO) und Prüfungsordnungen (PO)
• Studienverlaufspläne und Modulbeschreibungen

Studienbeginn: Wintersemester und Sommersemester
Zulassungsbeschränkt (NCU): nein
Bewerbungsfrist: 02.05.-15.09. für Wintersemester; 01.12.-15.03. für Sommersemester
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Studienangebot im Wintersemester: 2. FS, 3. FS und 4. FS - jeweiels zulassungsfrei
Studienangebot im Sommersemester: 2. FS, 3. FS und 4. FS - jeweils zulassungsfrei
Bewerbungsfrist: 02.05.-15.09. für Wintersemester; 01.12.-15.03. für Sommersemester
Bewerbungsportal: AlmaWeb
besondere Immatrikulationsvoraussetzungen: Anrechnungsbescheid

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