Bachelor English and American Studies (612)

Orientation Course

Introductory and Orientation Period (20 ECTS)

M-01.1 Introduction to the Study of Language 1, Language Analysis (10 ECTS)

M-01.2 Introduction to the Study of Literature (5 ECTS)

M-01.3 Introduction to Anglophone Cultures and Societies (5 ECTS)

Language (35 ECTS)

• EXAM VELT / Language Test (valid until SS 2026 [incl.])

M-02 Integrated Language & Study Skills (10 ECTS)

• 121110 UE [ en ] Integrated Language and Study Skills 1

M-03 Language in Use (15 ECTS)

• 121210 UE [ en ] English in a Professional Context

M-04 Oral Language Skills (10 ECTS)

• 121191 UE [ en ] Practical Phonetics and Oral Communication Skills 1 (AM) - American English
• 121194 IK [ en ] Sprachlabor zu PPOCS (BR) - British English - Tutorial

Linguistics (32 ECTS)

M-05 Topics in Linguistics 1 (16 ECTS)

• 122020 VO [ en ] Introduction to the Study of Language 2
• 122030 VO [ en ] History of English
• 122040 PS [ en ] Proseminar Linguistics 1 (BA) - Semantics

M-06 Topics in Linguistics 2 (16 ECTS)

Literary and Cultural Studies (32 ECTS)

M-07 Topics in Cultural and Media Studies 1 (16 ECTS)

• 124010 VO [ en ] Introduction to Cultural Theories
• 124070 VO [ en ] Culture, Society and the Media - (Sexual) Health: Media, Inequalities and Justice

M-08 Literary Studies (16 ECTS)

• 123020 VO [ en ] Literature Survey 1
• 123030 VO [ en ] Literature Survey 2 - From Restoration Comedy to Writers of the Caribbean Diaspora
• 127013 KO [ en ] Critical Readings in Literature - The Politics of Belonging: Migration and Queer Identities in Anglophone Literature

Cultural Studies (Alternative Compulsory Module) (16 ECTS)

M-09 Topics in Cultural and Media Studies 2 (16 ECTS)

Literary Studies (Alternative Compulsory Module) (16 ECTS)

M-10 Topics in Literary Studies (16 ECTS)

• 123043 PS [ en ] PS Literary Studies - Fantasy Short Fiction from the 19th Century to Today