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English and American Studies

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) – 2 field degree program - Major Field


English is a universal language. Take Hollywood or Hemingway, but in the original. The literature and culture of English-speaking countries. Not only Great Britain and the USA, but also Canada and Australia, South Africa and Jamaica. All of this with distinguished experts alongside students from 35 countries. The Department of English at the University of Freiburg combines long-standing tradition with national and international prestige. Whether literary studies, linguistics, cultural studies or language studies, the Department of English stands for high quality and offers an extraordinary variety of learning and research opportunities.

Language of instruction:

English

Academic calendar:

Winter Semester

Standard Period of Study:

6 semesters required for the full degree programme

Scope of services:

180 ECTS-Points for the full degree programme

Admission: First semester:

with special prerequisites for admission: entrance examination
(Written test / weighted secondary school grades [Abitureinzelnoten])



Remark: Please check again at the beginning of the application period to make sure that the admission requirements for this degree program have not changed in the meantime.

Further information about the admission procedure can be found on the faculty web pages

Higher semesters:

free admission

Please note: University admission requirements may change up to the start of the application period.

Application period: First semester: 1 June – 15 July
Higher semesters: Winter Semester: until 30.09., Summer Semester: until 31.03.
Important information regarding required application materials for higher semesters.
Faculty affiliation: Faculty of Philology

The program in English and American Studies is devoted to the English language and literature in all English-speaking countries. The area of linguistics deals with the English language and its history. While the program focuses primarily on British and American English as well as earlier stages of development of the language, other varieties are also taken into consideration. The area of literary studies concentrates on the history of English and American literature but also takes other English-language literatures into consideration. The curriculum also includes language courses and cultural studies courses, as familiarity with the culture of the English-speaking world is a necessary precondition for studying English language and literature.

An overview of all the subjects that can be taken in combination with subject English and American Studies by students who started their B.A. degree programme in the winter semester 2013/14 or later:

Archaeological Sciences | Business Administration | Educational Science and Education Management | Cultural and Social Anthropology | European Societies and Cultures | Geography | German Studies: German Literature | History | Islamic Studies | Jewish Studies | Catholic-Theological Studies | Classical Philology | Classical and Christian Archaeology | Cognitive Science | Cultural Analysis/European Ethnology | Art History | Musicology | Philosophy | Political Science | Psychology | Romance languages and literatures | Sinology | Scandinavian Studies | Sociology | German Linguistics | Economics | Ancient Near Eastern Studies

As part of the Bachelor of Arts degree programme, the major subjects can also be combined with one of the three minor subjects offered by the Freiburg University of Music - aural training, music physiology and music theory - instead of one of the above-mentioned minor subjects, each of which has a scope of 40 ECTS credits. In the case of such a combination, the relevant examination regulations of the Freiburg University of Music apply to the study of the minor subject offered by the Freiburg University of Music.
Information on the aptitude test for the minor subjects Aural Training, Music Physiology and Music Theory.

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Central Academic Advising Office

The University's Service Centre Studies - Central Student Advisory Service (ZSB) provides information and advice on all questions that may arise prior to, at the beginning of, and during a course of study. If you are seeking subject-specific advice in addition to this, you can also contact the respective subject academic advisor.

Departmental Academic Advising

Dr. Gert Fehlner
Englisches Seminar
Raum: 4010
Rempartstraße 15
79085 Freiburg
Tel.: +49 761 203-3331
Fax: +49 761 203-3340

studienkoordination@anglistik.uni-freiburg.de
Sprechstunde: 

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Bachelor- und Masterstudiengang, Lehramtsstudiengang gemäß GymPO I
Dr. Tobie Walther
Tel. 203-3221
tobie.walther@geko.uni-freiburg.de
Raum 02 010/2. OG
Sprechstunde: Dienstag 10.15-12.30 Uhr, Donnerstag 14.00-16.00 Uhr

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Annette Ehinger
Tel. 203-2011
annette.ehinger@geko.uni-freiburg.de
Raum 03 011/3. OG
Sprechstunde: Dienstag 10.15-12.30 Uhr, Donnerstag 14.00-16.00 Uhr

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