MA English Literatures

Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin · Berlin, Germany

Level
Master's
Award
Master of Arts
Language
German English
Duration
4 semesters
Study mode
full-time part-time (study alongside work)
Campus
Berlin
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<p>The application period for international students runs from early/mid-May until mid/late June each year for the start in the winter semester (in October).</p>
Starts
Winter semester

Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin does not publish a fee for this programme on its own. Its published rate for master's programmes is €0 – €12,900 a year for international students.

Entry requirements and how to apply

Entry requirements
The MA English Literatures programme is a consecutive programme. This means that it builds on a prior university degree in English studies. Accordingly, a BA in English Studies / Englisch / Anglistik or in Comparative Literature (literary and cultural studies, literary history, literary theory, methodologies) is required, or an equivalent degree with a minimum of 30 credit points in English Studies and 30 credit points in literary studies. For language requirements, see below.
English language requirement
C1 required, please provide an official language certificate, e.g.: TOEFL iBT (since 2026): 5 Reading: 5 Listening: 5 Speaking: 5 Writing: 5 UNIcert® English: UNIcert® III Cambridge English Qualifications: C1 Advanced IELTS Academic: 7
German language requirement
B2 required, please provide an official language certificate, e.g.: Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang (DSH): DSH-1 telc Deutsch: telc Deutsch B2 Goethe-Zertifikat: Goethe-Zertifikat B2
Application period
The application period for international students runs from early/mid-May until mid/late June each year for the start in the winter semester (in October).
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About this programme

MA English Literatures The four-semester Master's programme is designed to provide students with an in-depth knowledge of English literatures and cultures and a methodological approach to literary studies. Curricular modules are designed to enhance critical understanding by exploring texts in their historical and cultural contexts, in their interaction with other literatures, and from a variety of relevant perspectives, including historical scholarship and aesthetics, close textual analysis, and contemporary literary and cultural theories and poetics. Literary texts are studied as works of art and as configurations of historical and media-specific fields of transformation. Literature is seen as a productive agent in the formation of the cultural knowledge of a society and of the individual self-conceptions of its members. The MA English Literatures is a taught Master's programme, yet at the same time, it places a strong emphasis on self-conducted research and project work. In general, classroom instruction is conducted in English, but some classes are conducted in German. Additionally, the programme includes special English language modules. The programme is designed to prepare and qualify students for employment in the cultural professions and the media. Students who successfully complete the programme will also be qualified for academic positions as well as for a broad range of jobs requiring sophisticated competences in the writing of texts, in organisation, and in communi

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