Requirements

In order to apply for the European Joint Master's Programme in English and American Studies, applicants have to fill in an online application.

Read the information about the programme carefully. In case of any questions, you are welcome to contact us at jointdegrees(at)uni-graz.at.

Admission to this Master's Programme is granted to persons holding an academic degree of at least 180 ECTS credits (bachelor’s degree or equivalent programme of at least 180 ECTS) in a field relevant to the Joint Master’s Programme in the Humanities including graduates of modern and classical languages.

Applicants with degrees in other languages and possess a degree in philology may be considered if their preparation is deemed appropriate by both the Joint Master's Programme and the specific institution to which they are applying for admission as their entrance university.

Because this is an English-taught programme, English language proficiency must be proven. This is possible in one of the following ways:

1) Confirmation of English proficiency through either a completed bachelor or master’s programme studied in the following English-speaking countries Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, USA.

2)  English certificate:

• Cambridge CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English) grades C, B, A
• Cambridge CAE (Certificate of Advanced English) PASS
• Michigan ECPE (Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English) PASS
• Trinity ISE 3 (Integrated Skills in English) PASS
• Pearson PTE Academic MINIMUM SCORE 76
• IELTS MINIMUM OVERALL SCORE 7
• TOEFL iBT MINIMUM SCORE 98

Comment: Applicants must include with their application either an approved language certificate or a confirmation of registration for a language test. The language test must be taken before the selection meeting and the scores must be available at the selection meeting at the latest.

Please note that the provided language certificates must not be older than 2 years wherefore the 2 years will be counted back from the start date of the application.

No English proficiency letter or other certificates will be accepted.

Collect all the documents and upload them to the application platform as PDFs. Please note that all documents have to be either in English or accompanied by a certified English translation subject to verification.

• CV
• Copy of passport or identity card (the latter only for EU citizens)
• Diploma certificate/Bachelor certificate
• Language certificate
• 2 academic letters of recommendation
• Transcript of records
• Diploma supplement (if provided by the university)