MA English Studies at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

About

The FAU Master of Arts English Studies is a degree programme with a focus on research. It offers in-depth study of the English language and the literatures and cultures of Great Britain and Ireland (as well as other English speaking countries). The course of study is modularised and encourages a specialisation in one of the two following fields: "Culture and Literature" Culture and Literature employs two of the most prominent approaches in the humanities: the history of ideas and discourse analysis. Courses in Cultural Studies focus on cultural history, popular culture, and processes of cultural and medial translation. A specific emphasis is placed on the intersection of culture with economics and politics. Courses in Literary Studies cover a wide range of English literatures from the Renaissance to the present, closely examining literary texts as well as their relations to other discourses such as philosophy and religion. A Wild Card module provides the opportunity to do an internship in order to get work experience in a related area (optional). Internships will have to be organised by the students themselves. "Linguistics and Applied Linguistics" This specialisation focuses on the description and analysis of the English language in the light of current linguistic theories and teaching approaches. The following topics are covered: the idiomatic element of language: construction grammar, valency theory, research on collocation and idiomaticity foreign language teaching: lexicography, grammar, contrastive linguistics, speech perception and production, literacy development, bilingualism and bilingual education first and second language acquisition and research on learner language corpus linguistics the English language: history and variation Students may study one of these fields exclusively (specialisation), or they may choose to study a combination of the two fields (dedicating an equal amount of their studies to both fields). All three paths: comprise special advanced language classes to further develop students' skills in the English language as well as their academic skills encourage students to choose modules from a range of related subjects (including North American Studies, Book Studies, Romance languages and others) offer a number of places for studying abroad at other European universities are taught entirely in English The areas of research are also embedded into a number of well-established research centres. Among them are the following: the Interdisciplinary Centre for Research on Dialects and Language Variation the Interdisciplinary Centre for Research on Lexicography, Valency and Collocation the Interdisciplinary Centre for Contemporary Literature and Culture the Center for Literature and Natural Science Studies, ELINAS the Interdisciplinary Centre for Research on Gender, Difference and Diversity

Requirements

Entry Requirements

The academic prerequisite for admission to the programme is an undergraduate degree (BA or equivalent) in English and American Studies (or a related subject). For all applicants, the finalÂ grade in the qualifying degree must be 2.5 or better. (Exceptions for students who achieved a final grade better than 3.3 may be made in well-substantiated cases.) For details concerning the requirements, please consult the programme's website: https://www.angam.phil.fau.de/degree-programs/ma-english-studies/

How to Apply

First, submit your applicationÂ online. Register atÂ www.campo.fau.de Once you finished the online application process, you need to send all required documentsÂ by postÂ to the Masterâ€™s Office: MasterbÃ¼ro (Referat L4) UniversitÃ¤t Erlangen-NÃ¼rnberg Schlossplatz 4 91054 Erlangen Germany