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American Studies
international course, part time, full time
Master of Arts
Master
Degree4 semesters
Standard period of study (amount)
Leipzig
Location
September 2022 (Germans and inhabitants)
May 2023 (EU), May 2023 (Non-EU)
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
North American StudiesFocus
Popular Culture, Transatlantic Relations, ethnic and minority studies, consumer culture, the fantastic, African American Literature, gender studies, Narrativity, interdisciplinarity
Admission modus
open admission
Admission requirements
Bachelor's degree\\\; aptitude assessment test For information about deadlines for application and aptitude assessment tests, please see Please find out about the entry-specific enrollment prerequisites in your desired study program at www.uni-leipzig.de / study offer
Lecture period
- 05.04.2022 - 16.07.2022
- 10.10.2022 - 04.02.2023
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2022/2023)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
31.05.2023
Prospective students with a German university degree can apply via the AlmaWeb portal from 02/05/2020 to 31/05/2020 Prospective students with foreign university degrees can apply via uni-assist from 15/04/2020 to 31/05/2020 Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, application deadlines may be postponed at short notice. The latest information on deadlines can be found here
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
31.05.2023
Prospective students with a German university degree can apply via the AlmaWeb portal from 02/05/2020 to 31/05/2020 Prospective students with foreign university degrees can apply via uni-assist from 15/04/2020 to 31/05/2020 Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, application deadlines may be postponed at short notice. The latest information on deadlines can be found here
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
02.05.2022 - 15.09.2022
Prospective students with a German university degree can apply via the AlmaWeb portal from 02/05/2020 to 15/09/2020 Prospective students with foreign university degrees can apply via uni-assist from 15/04/2020 to 15/09/2020 Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, application deadlines may be postponed at short notice. The latest information on deadlines can be found here
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
02.05.2022 - 15.09.2022
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, application deadlines may be postponed at short notice. The latest information on deadlines can be found here
Summer semester (2022)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Expired
Please note that there are different deadlines for the submission of documents to faculties in the application of a Master's degree.
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Expired
Please note that there are different deadlines for the submission of documents to faculties in the application of a Master's degree.
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Expired
Please note that there are different deadlines for the submission of documents to faculties in the application of a Master's degree.
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Expired
Please note that there are different deadlines for the submission of documents to faculties in the application of a Master's degree.
Languages of instruction
Main language
English
International office
Stabsstelle Internationales
- Address
- Goethestraße 3-5
- 04109
- Leipzig
Student advisory service
Zentrale Studienberatung
- Address
- Goethestraße 3-5
- 04109
- Leipzig
Graduate contact
Philologische Fakultät Institut für Amerikanistik
- Address
- Beethovenstraße 15
- 04107
- Leipzig
- Tel:
- 341 / 9737334
- Fax:
- 341 / 9737339
- Email:
- florian.bast@uni-leipzig.de
Florian Bast