English Studies: British and American Studies Major Subject (Academic)

FsB vom 15.11.2022

Overview

Bachelor of Arts
6 semesters
winter semester&summer semester
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For anyone with a strong interest in English-language literature and media, “English Studies: British and American Studies” is the right subject. In this course of study, we examine, research, analyse and discuss authors like William Shakespeare, J.K. Rowling, Mark Twain or Jack Kerouac.

At the start of their degrees, students acquire a broad, solid grounding in academic approaches to language, literature and culture. In the second part of their degrees, guided primarily by their future career plans, students specialize in a particular area. Throughout the degree, the teaching of content-focussed academic competences is closely linked with the teaching of key intercultural and communicative competences.

In “English Studies: British and American Studies”, students can choose between two different geographic foci: British Studies or American Studies. These variants specialize in either British or North American cultures and histories, as well as the particularities of the literatures and media of these regions. Students thus address British as well as North American linguistic, cultural and literary forms and acquire not only competences in analysing texts and media, but also in particular intercultural and interdisciplinary knowledge and skills.

English studies in Bielefeld are by no means restricted in their academic scope to Great Britain and the USA, however. Teaching and research include the languages, cultures and literatures of linguistic and cultural communities in Africa, the Caribbean or India, and of countries like Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland or Scotland.

Students with a degree in “English Studies: British and American Studies” have a large choice of different professional fields for their future careers. Like many other subjects in the humanities, this Bachelor programme is not focussed on a specific professional career. The competences that our graduates acquire in the programme are put to a wide range of different uses, for example in cultural institutions like museums or archives and in adult education, as well as in public institutions or private firms in areas like public relations, communications or media analysis.

The courses

You will find the programme of lectures for this course in the eKVV.

An overview of the introductory and information events is provided by the central student counselling services.

Formalities / Important information

Course start

Studies can be commenced in both winter and summer semesters. Courses are targeted to commencing studies in winter semester. Student counselling to plan the course of studies is recommended.

Length and scope of studies

The standard period of studies is 6 semesters.

The studies Major Subject (Academic) English Studies: British and American Studies comprise 120 credit points.

Find out about the academic structure model and note the possible combinations as well as the rules regarding the individual supplementary area.

Access requirements

Access to the Bachelor programme is granted to those who have a university entrance qualification suitable for Germany (e. g. German ‘Abitur’).

Special conditions apply to applicants with a foreign certificate of education.

Likewise, special conditions apply to those qualified in vocational education and training.

Application, admission and enrolment  1

The study places are not subject to any admission restrictions (numerus clausus). Nevertheless, you need to apply within the currently applicable application deadlines. Afterwards, however, you can submit your application for enrolment directly in the application and status portal, provided that you meet the access requirements.

Step by step to a bachelor programme without NC

To the application portal

Special conditions apply to applicants with a foreign certificate of education.

Likewise, special conditions apply to those qualified in vocational education and training.

Further links

Internet pages of the subject English Studies: British and American Studies

Internet pages of the responsible institution(s):

Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies with the courses offered

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Die Angaben zu Zulassungsbeschränkungen / Numerus clausus beziehen sich auf die Bewerbung zum Wintersemester 2024/25 und Sommersemester 2025. Informationen zu NC Werten aus früheren Jahren finden Sie auf dieser Seite.

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