General Information

The programme is organized as a Joint Programme. This means that you complete your studies at two universities: your entrance university and your mobility university.

Your entrance university is your main university where you start and finish your programme. For your entrance university, you can only select one of the degree-awarding universities below.

Your mobility university is where you will spend your obligatory mobility semester abroad. This university cannot be the same as your entrance university. In addition to the five degree-awarding universities, there are three universities that you can choose as your mobility university.

What does this mean in terms of ECTS?

The European Joint Master's Programme in English and American Studies comprises 120 ECTS credits corresponding to a period of study of at least four semesters or two years. Out of these 120 ECTS, you have to earn at least 60 ECTS at your entrance university (30 ECTS in courses and 30 ECTS for your MA Thesis) and you have to earn at least 30 ECTS at your mobility university.

For all degree options, please check out the following SITE

Degree-awarding universities:

• University of Bamberg
• Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona*
• University of Graz
• Jagiellonian University in Kraków
• Université Paris Cité
• Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Mobility universities:

• University of Bamberg
• Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
• University of Graz
• Jagiellonian University in Kraków
• Université Paris Cité
• University of Pécs
• The City College of New York
• Ca' Foscari University of Venice

*Double Degree Agreements with Barcelona:

Please note that a Double Degree option is currently being discussed between the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the universities of Bamberg, Graz and Venice. The consortium of this Joint Master’s programme plans to implement this option in the 2024 call for applications. 

If you decide on applying for a double degree involving Barcelona as your entrance university within the 2024 call, please note that you can only choose from the following three universities (Bamberg, Graz and Venice) as your mobility universities.

Requirements for this Double Degree option at the University of Bamberg: Students will spend the third semester or the second year at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, where, in addition to the 30 ECTS course work, they are also required to write a dissertation (min. 30 pages, 15 ECTS) on a topic agreed with a supervisor at the UAB. The dissertation will be recognized within the Restricted Electives at the University of Bamberg. It is written in addition to the final degree thesis that students are required to write for the University of Bamberg.

Further information about the Double Degree option at the universities Graz and Venice will be published on this website.