- Degree
- Master of Arts in American Studies
- Course location
- Berlin
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- Courses are held in English, and English is the language for all written and oral exams.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter semester
- Additional information on beginning, duration and mode of study
- The programme starts in the winter semester (October through February). It is rarely that we offer application for the summer semester (April through July). Please see https://www.hu-berlin.de/de/studium/beratung/angebot/master (https://www.hu-berlin.de/de/studium/beratung/angebot/master).
- Application deadline
- Application periods for the following winter semester:
• Applicants with a German Bachelor's degree apply from 1 June to 31 August
• Applicants with a non-German Bachelor's degree apply from 2 May to 15 June
For further information, see https://www.hu-berlin.de/en/studies/admission/calendar?set_language=en (https://www.hu-berlin.de/en/studies/admission/calendar?set_language=en).
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- The MA Programme in American Studies at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin encompasses an interdisciplinary curriculum that can be completed in four semesters. The programme conveys expertise in cultural and literary scholarship and aims to impart a comprehensive understanding of its central aspects: American identities, diversity, gender, and mediality. The MA programme is designed as a consecutive programme that comprises the fields of literary and cultural history, literary and cultural theory as well as in depth studies of questions of identity formation. The centre of attention of the programme lies on cultural diversity, both as a theoretical question and a social reality, focusing particularly on gender and ethnicity. Furthermore, it engages in discussions of media, both in their history and in their present formation, and the consequences of media revolutions in North America.
- Current information
- Guide for international students issued by the International Office of Humboldt Universität zu Berlin: https://www.hu-berlin.de/en/studies/admission/application_information_for_prospective_students (https://www.hu-berlin.de/en/studies/admission/application_information_for_prospective_students/application_information_for_prospective_students)