III. Courses for Compulsory Exams according to the BA Curriculum English and American Studies

1. M-01 - Introductory Stage of the Degree Programme

• 120007 VO [ en ] Language Analysis
• 120106 VO [ en ] Introduction to Cultural and Regional Studies - Cultural Theory and Popular Culture
• 120005 VO [ en ] Introduction to the Study of Literatures in English
• 120129 VO [ en ] Introduction to the Study of Language 1

2. Compulsory Module "Language"

2.1. M-02 - Module Integrated Language and Study Skills

• 120019 UE [ en ] Integrated Language and Study Skills 1
• 120025 UE [ en ] Integrated Language and Study Skills 2

2.2. M-03 - Module Language in Use

• 120001 UE [ en ] Language in Use 1
• 120046 UE [ en ] Language in Use 2

2.3. M-04 - Module Oral Language Skills

• 120041 IK [ en ] Practical Phonetics and Oral Communication Skills 1 - American English
• 120063 IK [ en ] Practical Phonetics and Oral Communication Skills 1 - British English
• 120137 UE [ en ] Practical Phonetics and Oral Communication Skills 2 / Advanced Oral Presentation Skills (TRC 125) - British English
• 120002 UE [ en ] Practical Phonetics and Oral Communication Skills 2 / Advanced Oral Presentation Skills (TRC 125) - American English

2.4. M-05 - Module ProfessionalLanguage Skills

• 120035 UE [ en ] English in a Professional Context (Advanced Integrated Language Skills 1)
• 120002 UE [ en ] Practical Phonetics and Oral Communication Skills 2 / Advanced Oral Presentation Skills (TRC 125) - American English

3. Compulsory Module "Linguistics"

3.1. M-06 - Module Topics in Linguistics 1

• 120125 VO [ en ] Introduction to the Study of Language 2
• 120006 IK [ en ] Introduction to the History of English

3.2. M-07 - Module Topics in Linguistics 2

• 120003 PS [ en ] Introductory Seminar Linguistics 2 - Discourse Analysis
• 120172 PS [ en ] Introductory Seminar Linguistics 2 - Phonetics and Phonology
• 120010 PS [ en ] Introductory Seminar Linguistics 2 - Sociolinguistics - Language in the USA
• 120135 PS [ en ] Introductory Seminar Linguistics 2 - The Mental Lexicon
• 120126 PS [ en ] Introductory Seminar Linguistics 1
• 120082 PS [ en ] Introductory Seminar Linguistics 2 - Phonetics and Phonology
• 120174 PS [ en ] Introductory Seminar Linguistics 2

3.3. M-08 - Module Linguistics Seminar / B.A. Thesis

• 120111 SE [ en ] Linguistics Seminar / BA Thesis: Text linguistics
• 120067 SE [ en ] Linguistics Seminar / BA Thesis: The strange lives and histories of English words

4. Compulsory Module "Literature and Cultural Studies"

4.1. M-09 - Module Survey of Literatures

• 120055 VO [ en ] Survey of Literatures in English 1 - From the Renaissance to the Restoration: A Brief Survey
• 120034 VO [ en ] Survey of Literatures in English 2 - British Literature 1660-2000
• 120127 VO [ en ] Survey of Literatures in English 2 - North American Literature and Culture from 1607-1890

4.2. M-10 - Module Cultural and Regional Studies

• 120030 VO [ en ] Cultural and Regional Studies: American Civilization
• 120130 VO [ en ] Cultural and Regional Studies: British Civilisation - Dis-Uniting the United Kingdom: Difference, Diversity and Division in modern Britain

4.3. Alternative Module "Literature"

4.3.1. M-11 - Module Advanced Literary Studies

• 120081 PS [ en ] Introductory Seminar Literature: Diversities: Contemporary American Fiction
• 120065 PS [ en ] Introductory Seminar Literature: Exploring the Literature-Science Interface - Darwin, Freud, Heisenberg & Co
• 120033 PS [ en ] Introductory Seminar Literature: Picture-Books - Word and Image in English Literatures
• 120059 PS [ en ] Introductory Seminar Literature: "Trust thyself" - Nineteenth-century Identity-building in American Literature
• 120009 KO [ en ] Reading Skills (Literature: Introductory seminar) - James Joyce

4.3.2. M-12 - Module Literary Seminar / B.A. Thesis

• 120012 SE [ en ] Literary Seminar / BA-Thesis: Classic Irish Drama
• 120118 SE [ en ] Literary Seminar / BA-Thesis: Tension, Thrill, Suspense - Hair-raising Effects in Short Story, Novel, Ballad, Drama and Film
• 120014 SE [ en ] Literary Seminar / BA-Arbeit: contemporary neo-Victorian novels - The 19th century through modern eyes
• 120116 SE [ en ] Literary & Cultural Studies Seminar / BA-Thesis: Screening Jane Austen
• 120020 SE [ en ] Literary Seminar / BA-Thesis: 21st-Century English Novels

4.4. Alternative Module "Cultural Studies"

4.4.1. M-13 - Module Topics in Cultural and Regional Studies

• 120155 PS [ en ] Introductory Seminar Cult. and Reg. Studies (Interdisciplinary Course): Intercultural Communication
• 120032 PS [ en ] Introductory Seminar Cultural and Regional Studies (Interdisciplinary Course): "Native Sons" - Narratives of Black Masculinities in US-American Literature and Culture
• 120158 PS [ en ] Introductory Seminar Cultural and Regional Studies (Interdisciplinary Course): Language and Power
• 120099 KO [ en ] Critical Media Analysis: Film genres we live by - Theoretical and critical approaches to major film genres and selected genre films

4.4.2. M-14 - Module Cultural Studies Seminar / B.A. Thesis

• 120116 SE [ en ] Literary & Cultural Studies Seminar / BA-Thesis: Screening Jane Austen