English Language and Literature

full time

Master of Arts

Master
Degree

4 semesters

Standard period of study (amount)

Halle

Location

August 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)

June 2025 (EU), June 2025 (Non-EU)
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Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

  • English Studies
  • American Studies

Focus

Literary Studies, Linguistics, Cultural Studies, Research Discussion Groups

Target group

Graduates of a Bachelor's programme in English and American Language and Literature (90 CP), another Bachelor's programme with at least 90 CP or another first professionally qualifying degree in a comparable subject area

Annotation

Master, course component

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

With subject-specific admission requirements

Lecture period

  • 01.04.2025 - 12.07.2025
  • 13.10.2025 - 07.02.2026

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2025/2026)
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.03.2025 - 15.06.2025

    Applications are made via www.uni-assist.de. Notice: Application for a higher study semester can only be granted with a placement decision from the relevant Study and Examination Committee.

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.03.2025 - 15.06.2025

    Applications are made via www.uni-assist.de. Notice: Application for a higher study semester can only be granted with a placement decision from the relevant Study and Examination Committee.

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    03.05.2025 - 31.08.2025

    Germans with an academic degree from abroad, please apply via uni-assist. For deadlines see “International Students.” Application for a higher study semester can only be granted with a placement decision from the relevant Study and Examination Committee.

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    03.05.2025 - 31.08.2025

    Application for a higher study semester can only be granted with a placement decision from the relevant Study and Examination Committee. Germans with an academic degree from abroad, please apply via uni-assist. For deadlines see “International Students.”

Languages of instruction

Main language

German