
BA in English
BA-level students become familiar with the complex field of English language(s), literatures and cultures and are introduced to linguistic and literary theories and methods that enable them to understand English and its literary and cultural manifestations from social, cultural, historical, and cognitive perspectives. We also teach academic language skills in English (writing and presentation).
At the beginning of their studies, BA students attend various introductory courses in Anglophone literatures, in literary theory and criticism, and in linguistic methodology and theory. We also offer survey lectures as an introduction to current research in linguistics and in British and American literary history. Later, the studies become more specialised, the courses offered for advanced BA students range from “Bring the Noise: Modern American Literature & Soundscape Studies” to “Time and Space in Language and Cognition.” This teaching is crucially informed by the research we do – which means that you will become part of a vibrant research community.
BA English since 2013
BA-Ordnung der Phil.-Hist. Fakultät (PDF)
Wegleitung BA Englisch (PDF)
Studienplan BA Englisch (PDF)
Sample Study Plan BA English (PDF)
Wegleitung für den Komplementären Bereich (PDF)
BA English (phased out)
BA-Ordnung auslaufend der Phil.-Hist. Fakultät (PDF)
Wegleitung BA Englisch auslaufend (PDF)
Writing Your Paper
On Good Academic Practice / Plagiarism (PDF)
Manual for Papers in English Linguistics (PDF)
Manual for Writers of Papers in Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (PDF)
Template for the Prospectus for Writers of Papers in Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (DOCX)
Exam Procedures Linguistics
BA since 2013 (PDF)
BA phased out (PDF)
Examiners in English Linguistics (PDF)
Exam Procedures Literary and Cultural Studies
BA (PDF)