The master’s degree in “English-Speaking Cultures: Language, Text, Media” is a programme for students with a background in English Studies, North American Studies, English Linguistics and Comparative Studies (with a focus on English Linguistics or Literatures and Cultures in English), or related subjects.
The curriculum allows students to define their own fields of specialisation, drawing freely on the areas of language, text, and media within a highly flexible, research-based, structured teaching programme. Students build their own focus by concentrating on one of the three profile areas covered by the programme: (1) British, North American, and Postcolonial Literatures; (2) Linguistics: Varieties, Medialities, and Applications (including language variation and innovation, contact linguistics, multimodal linguistics, trans-, multi- and intermediality studies, as well as language teaching and assessment); and (3) British, North American, and Postcolonial Cultural History (including the analysis of cultural artefacts and materials). In addition, students develop specific competences in advanced communication focusing on the use of English in the professional world, refining their investigation, presentation, and negotiation skills.
All courses are taught in English.
The programme is free of tuition; there is a semester fee of approx. 300 €, including free use of regional public transport for the whole semester.
Documents required for application:
- Application for admission,
- A current CV (tabular) including information on the applicant’s educational and work history, publications (if any), language abilities, and extracurricular interests,
- Corresponding documents relating to the entry requirements,
- Transcript of Records from previous and/or current B.A./M.A. degree programmes.
Students who have not yet finished their B.A. degree may nonetheless apply if they have completed the greater part of their studies (corresponding to at least 150 CP, 60 CP of which must be in an English-related subject).
For further information please see: http://ma-esc.uni-bremen.de/ or send an email to:
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Knopf: kknopf@uni-bremen.de
Dr. Karin Esders: esders@uni-bremen.de