English

专业介绍

The language of globalisation

English is the language of globalisation. It is the mother tongue of around 350 million people, and an even larger number speaks English as a second language. The MA in English opens career opportunities in important national and international sectors associated with the cultural, creative, and related industries or in the field of teaching.

Insight into cultures and industries

During the Master’s degree programme, you can specialize through a mixture of obligatory and elective courses as you build on your BA and work with contemporary topics in either English-language literature, linguistics, or the history, society and culture of the English-speaking world.

Whether your passion is for Anglophone literature, language, history, or all things English, the degree programme allows you to immerse yourself in the latest developments within your field of interest. You will go into depth with issues of what constitutes evidence within fields of literature, linguistics, culture, and history. You will gain greater insight into standard English, its variations and the changes that have shaped it around the world as well as myths about language itself. You will gain an understanding of the way cultural phenomena can influence literature and how literature in turn can influence culture. Approaching literary works with new reading techniques and theories, you will work with creative processes, storytelling and adaptation, and learn how creativity can be commercialised. You will work with social media, film and other elements of visual culture as well as working in-depth with current concerns such as identity politics, gender, media and transnationalism. You will learn how to apply historical, social and cultural knowledge within contemporary markets. In sum, you will be equipped with knowledge, skills and competences valued in both private and non-profit sectors.

Master’s degree in English

You will gain a deeper understanding of the language, culture, and history of English-speaking countries through activities that include excursions, lectures, seminars, and a variety of individual and group tasks. You will be trained in effective written and verbal English communication through a variety of exam forms, ranging from writing for popular magazines to academic research papers to an oral exam. You will be able to convey information and ideas clearly and vividly, both verbally and in writing, and to plan and carry out large complex projects.

Today, numerous jobs in the private market as well as public institutions require advanced English language skills and analytical knowledge of the English-speaking world. You acquire these competences in the Master’s degree in English. In this degree programme, you use English at a high international level and gain in-depth knowledge of the history, culture and social conditions of the English-speaking world.

Whether you seek a career in the private or non-profit sectors or as a teacher, it is important that you have comprehensive knowledge of the English language and the cultures and societies of English-speaking countries. In many situations, it is also a requirement that you have a high level of English language proficiency. With a Master’s degree in English, you will have knowledge, skills, and competences necessary for working in the global economy.