Your Studies

Study programmes

The department for English and American Studies offers the B.A. programme English and American Studies, as well as the M.A. programme Comparative Studies in English and American Language, Literature, and Culture, and the M.A. programme Literary Translation in co-operation with the departments for German Studies and Romance languages.

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B.A. English and American Studies

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M.A. Comparative Studies in English and American Language, Literature, and Culture

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M.A. Literary Translation

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Starting your Studies

Here you'll find all relevant information fur students in their first semester of the English and American Studies B.A. programme.

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Students' Office English and American Studies

The Students' Office is available for any questions and concerns related to your B.A. studies, e.g. signing up for exams, BNs, etc.

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Study Abroad

Here you'll find all relevant information for International Students (Incomings), as well as for students at HHU planning to go abroad for their studies or for an internship (Outgoings).

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Job prospects

What can you do with a B.A. in English and American Studies? Here you'll find information about possible fields of work, offerings of HHU's career service, as well as first-hand experience reports by Anglistik alumni.

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Students' Committee

Students, elected to represent the student body
Connection and communication between students and lecturers
Available for questions via mail, Instagram, Twitter & Discord
Events: Board (and other) game nights, pub get-togethers, tabletop one-shots
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