Master of Arts

Programme

The English Department of the Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf offers two Master courses:

1. Master of Arts English

2. Master of Arts Literary Translation
(for this programme please see Literary Translation)

1. The Master of Arts English

The MA English is a two year course (four terms) that combines research culture with a strong occupational orientation and general commitment to teaching and student support. One of its highlights are the integration of an applied language module with such topics as oral presentation, structures and skills etc.

The MA English offers courses in American Studies, Anglophone Literatures and Cultures, Modern English Literature and Culture, Medieval English Culture: Language and Literature and Linguistics. Master students can either study the whole range of disciplines or specialise in one or two of the fields mentioned.

The exam comprises six module examinations and the master thesis. Teaching takes place in seminar groups which are run on a discussion rather than a lecture format.

The program provides access to a broad occupational field, e.g. corporate communications, personnel departments, publishing, or journalism.

Enrolment

The necessary prerequisites are:

A BA certificate* in an appropriate subject with a grade point average of at least 2,5 (B) as well as the certificate of admission to a German university. Foreign applicants have to prove their German language skills at DSH level.

*Applicants with other undergraduate university certificates will have to pass a qualifying examination.

For further information, please visit the website for International Applicants