Fully accredited two-year program (120 CP) at the University of Cologne
The program “MA North-American Studies” at the University of Cologne includes cooperation of the Department of Anglo-American History, the English Department, the Instituto de Historia Ibérica y Latinoamericana, the Institute for Art History and the Institute for Media Studies at the University of Cologne.
You should also have excellent knowledge and understanding of English as the program’s main language of instruction (TOEFL 560 respectively 220 computer based minimum TOEFL or C1 CEF) and you should have a thorough understanding of a second European language, preferably French or Spanish (B1 CEF).
Every semester we admit up to 15 new students to our M.A. program who come to Cologne with a degree in an accredited BA studies program, which provides a pertinent basis for the MA North American Studies. This includes BAs in English and/or American Studies, Political Science, Modern History, Media Studies, Translation; Gender Studies or Postcolonial Studies (minimum grade of 2.5 |B-). Preferably, you have already attended courses with special attention to North America and its cultures; or you have written a B.A. thesis (graded 2.0|B+ or better) with a focus on North
America.
Your application with www.uni-assist.de includes a notarized copy of your B.A. certificate and diploma supplement. If you are still enrolled in a B.A. program at the time of your application, please submit your current transcript of grades. You should also download a certified copy of your high school diploma, and, in case you are an international student, a certificate of intermediate German language proficiency (DSH-1, TestDaF TDN 3). If you opt to take the DSH at the University of Cologne after acceptance into our program, please state your intent in your application.
For more detailed information, please consult the module manual on
http://aaa.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/fileadmin/histsem1/anglo/Modulhandbuch.pdf. In order to apply go to http://www.uni-assist.de/ or apply using the homepage of the University under
https://www.uni-assist.de/online/uni-koeln/index.php?go=start&lang=en. There you also find the deadlines for the application.
Contact: Prof. Dr. Norbert Finzsch & Prof. Dr. Hanjo Berressem | Department of Anglo-American History | English Department | University of Cologne Albertus-Magnus-Platz | 50923 Cologne – Germany | Norbert.Finzsch@uni-koeln.de | Hanjo.Berressem@uni-koeln.de
