What are the requirements for the MA English Studies?
In order to be eligible for the MA programme in English Studies, you will need to provide proof of English-language competence to a clear CEFR C1 level, either by submitting an official statement from your university administrator that the language of instruction across all courses and faculties was English; or with the results of one of the following tests: IELTS, CPE or Pearson Academic.
The only exception can be made for students who completed their degree in a country where the national language is English, or who got their undergraduate degree in English Philology at Freie Universität Berlin.
Applicants must meet the following requirements for admission to the Master's degree program:
- professionally qualifying German or an equivalent foreign degree from a higher education institution
a) with a degree in English Philology that is at least equivalent to the 60-credit point module in English Philology offered by the Department of Philosophy and Humanities at Freie Universität Berlin or
b) in General and Comparative Literature (Comparative Literature), Cultural Studies, Cultural Anthropology, Cultural Sociology, Gender Studies, Film Studies, Theater and Dance Studies or in other philologies with a literary and cultural studies component in English Philology of at least 20 CP.
- Proof of English language skills (level C1 CEFR) for applicants whose degree was not obtained at an institution/university where English is generally the language of instruction across all courses in all faculties.
There are a limited number of places that can be given to applicants with a minor in English and a major in one of the following areas: Comparative Literature; Cultural Studies; Cinema Studies; Theatre and Dance Studies; Philology in other languages. You would still need to have taken classes in English Literary and/or Cultural Studies that amount to a minimum of 15% of your credits.