Program Overview

Program Overview

The Master's program in Anglophone Modernities in Literature and Culture offers insights into Anglophone literatures and cultures worldwide, including European, American, African, Asian, and Australian phenomena of literary and cultural modernity.

Program Details

• Name: Anglophone Modernities in Literature and Culture
• Degree: Master of Arts
• Standard period of study: 4 semesters
• Credit points: 120
• Language of instruction: English
• Start of program: Summer semester and winter semester
• Campus: Am Neuen Palais
• Fees & Charges: Semester fees and charges, no tuition fees

Program Content

This program focuses on literary and cultural phenomena encompassed by the concept of "modernity," using a combined literary and cultural studies approach. Students will study various methodologies and their explanatory power, as well as their applicability to modern issues and questions. The program includes a semester abroad at one of the partner universities or another university of choice, which can be substituted with serving as a mentor for international students and writing a detailed journal in exceptional cases.

Course Objective and Future Career Options

The goal of the program is to deepen students' knowledge and understanding of diverse aspects of modernity in the English-speaking world. Students will learn to productively and critically engage with frameworks of interpretation, description, and analysis from different historical, disciplinary, or regional contexts. The program's international orientation facilitates multifaceted work and increases intercultural skills. Future employment opportunities are available in teaching and research, as well as in areas demanding specialized knowledge in literary and cultural formations and diversity in the English-speaking world, such as specialized journalism, publishing, and work for foundations.

Prerequisites for Admission

The general prerequisite for enrolling in the Master's program is a first academic degree that qualifies for a profession, e.g., a Bachelor's degree, in an essential subject or degree program for English Studies, American Studies, or Anglophone Studies, or a comparable Anglophone degree program in literary/cultural studies. Applicants must provide evidence of English language skills corresponding to at least the C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Program Structure

The program consists of several modules, including:

• Introduction Anglophone Modernities (6 CP)
• Literary/Cultural Theories of Modernity (15 CP)
• Literature and Modernity (15 CP)
• Culture and Modernity (15 CP)
• Academic English (9 CP)
• Internship (9 CP)
• International Research and Exchange (9 CP)
• Research Colloquium (12 CP)
• Master's Thesis (30 CP) Total credit points: 120 CP

Advantages

The program offers projects and internships in cooperation with regional institutes, providing opportunities to establish ties with future employers and gain experience in various fields. The planned study abroad segment increases cultural competence and perfects language skills. Part-time study is also possible, allowing for flexibility in view of students' actual living situations.

Research Areas

The program encompasses a wide range of research areas, including but not limited to:

• Literary and cultural studies
• Modernity in the English-speaking world
• Anglophone literatures and cultures
• European, American, African, Asian, and Australian phenomena of literary and cultural modernity

Career Prospects

Graduates of the program can pursue careers in:

• Teaching and research
• Specialized journalism
• Publishing
• Work for foundations
• Translation
• Public relations
• International higher education and research management
• Archives
• Libraries