English Studies / American Studies

This master's programme covers English language, linguistics, and anglophone literatures and cultures from the Middle Ages to the present. The curriculum is flexible and allows either broad study across the field or specialisation in linguistics or in literature and cultural studies.

Minimum GPA

No fixed minimum GPA is published on the current official programme page.

English requirements

The official programme page requires excellent English and lists accepted proof as TOEFL 588 paper / 250 computer / 95 internet, IELTS 7.0, Cambridge Proficiency Exam, or Trinity Ca'Foscari Certification C1.

Accepted bachelor fields

Requires an undergraduate degree in English Studies, American Studies, or a similar humanities discipline, especially philology.

APS Certificate

Yes

Tuition fee

None

Semester contribution

315.05 EUR per semester for Summer Semester 2026 according to the current official Friedrich Schiller University Jena semester-fee page.

ECTS credits

120

Funding info

Tuition: None Semester contribution: 315.05 EUR per semester for Summer Semester 2026 according to the current official Friedrich Schiller University Jena semester-fee page.

Graduates are prepared for academic, cultural, literary, language, and internationally oriented professional fields that require advanced analytical and communication skills in English and American Studies.

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