[11W] Anglistik und Amerikanistik (ungültig)

Master of Arts (MA)

English

No

The Master's degree programme English and American Studies aims to expand and reinforce knowledge and skills acquired in the Bachelor's degree programme, allowing students to develop additional expertise in the study of the English language and of Anglophone literatures and cultures. Depending on the selected specialisation, students deepen their knowledge in the spheres of Applied Linguistics or in Literary and Culture Studies. Upon completion of their studies, M.A. degree holders are not only endowed withsubject-specific knowledge and skills which serve as a basis for a career asresearcher, but they are also equipped with the cultural, methodological, and factual knowledge required to perform responsible activities in economics, politics, in the arts and in the cultural sphere.

The advanced competencies acquired during the course of the Master's degree programme are taught with due regard for the specifics of the language and for the context provided by anglophone research concepts. Students are trained to

• understand, analyse and independently produce English language content, presented in sophisticated linguistic form, both orally and in writing.
• work in a methodical manner guided by theoretical and practical knowledge.
• appropriately manage cultural specificities of anglophone societies and cultures.
• apply intercultural, social and humanitarian knowledge in their interactions with other people.

Graduates of the Master's degree programme English and American Studies find employment in a variety of professional and occupational fields:

• in archives and libraries
• in the diplomatic service
• as publishing editor
• as translator
• in the cultural sphere
• in international co-operation arrangements in the field of education and science
• in extra-mural and operational training and continuing education
• in mass communication (print media, radio, television)
• in advertising
• in the leisure and tourism sectors
• in cross-border co-ordination efforts or public relations for businesses, corporations, authorities and associations
• in the development of lexika, textbooks
• computational linguistics

All students enrolled in English and American Studies are urgently advised to complete a part of their degree programme (at least one semester) as a study period abroad in an English-speaking region. Moreover, all students are encouraged to participate in any scheduled excursion.

Erasmus+ and Joint Study programs allow students to study at numerous partner universities in Europe and across the globe.

Doctoral degree programme

Yes [Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies or a degree programme of equivalent academic value at another post-secondary educational institution

English Language Level C1]

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