This page is primarily intended for students who have already started their studies. Information for prospective students can be found here.

Detailed information on the Master of Education program can be found here.

The course program moves beyond the traditional disciplinary segregation within English Studies and seeks to interface Language, Literary and Cultural Studies, thus offering a non-compartmentalised approach to the subjects studied. The program is concerned with Anglophone literatures and cultures (outside North America), but rather than studying national literatures, the focus is on inter- and transcultural phenomena in a global perspective. The program aims to raise students' awareness of the linguistic characteristics of literary and non-literary texts, their historical contexts and intertextual and intermedial relations. Particular emphasis is placed on improving students' written and oral language skills.

In addition to attending two mandatory modules on the theories and methods in Literary and Cultural Studies students can choose from a selection of further modules (Postcolonial Studies, Gender Studies, Medieval Studies, Literary and Cultural History, Contemporary Literature and Culture, and Intermediality). They also attend two modules on language skills (academic writing, literary translation, communication skills and contemporary Britain). Modules generally consist of one seminar and one tutorial; language modules consist of two tutorials.

Information for First-Semester Students

Follow the link below to quickly find information for starting your studies: useful addresses, details on housing, Mensa, CampusCard, IT and more.

• Information on starting your studies at Freie Universität Berlin (CampusCard, IT, housing, Mensa, student ticket for public transportation and more)

Program Structure and Module Overview (Summaries and Checklists)

The following summaries and checklists provide an overview of the modules included in our master's degree program. These lists may assist in organizing your studies; however, they do not replace a careful reading of the study and examination regulations.

Overview of the MA program structure English Studies Checklist for the MA Programme English Studies: Literature – Language – Culture (for students who have started the programme before the winter semester of 2024/25) Checklist for the MA Programme English Studies: Literature – Language – Culture(for students starting in/after the winter semester of 2024/25

Study and Examination regulations for the masters' degree studies

study and examination regulations Master English Studies WS 2024/25

study and examination regulations Master English Studies 2013

Information and Contacts of the Department of Philosophy and Humanities

• General Information MA (admission requirements, fees and more)

• Office of Academic Affairs (Organization of studies, course registration, avoidance of scheduling conflicts and more)
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• Examination Office (grades in CM, registration final thesis, forms, transcripts and more)

FAQ for Students in the MA English Studies Program

Answers to frequently asked questions — for example, regarding forms, credit transfer, deadlines and more can also be found in the FAQ:

• FAQ for students in the MA English Studies

• A separate FAQ for students pursuing their MA with teaching option is available here