The international approach of this programme enhances intercultural understanding and brings internationally experienced young professionals to the international labour market.
Degree
Upon successful completion of the European Joint Master’s Programme in English and American Studies, you are awarded the academic degree “Master of Arts in English and American Studies” and a double degree if both the entrance university and the mobility university are degree-awarding institutions within the consortium after the fulfilment of the respective legal prerequisites.
In addition, you will receive a diploma supplement and a jointly issued bridging document, containing all information about the programme and its international structure.
The entrance university is responsible for handling the graduation process by confirming the successful completion of the programme in accordance with the programme requirements. The entrance university issues the local degree certificate and informs the degree-awarding mobility partner about the completion of the Joint Programme.
For detailed information please see the procedure.
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:
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- University of Pécs
- The City College of New York
*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.
Further information about this Double Degree option will be published in February 2024 on the programme website.
Career Prospects
Increasingly, a wide variety of professional fields look for candidates with highly developed language skills, a truly transnational cultural perspective and a high level of overall academic competence.
As a graduate of the European Joint Master’s Programme in English and American Studies, you may pursue an academic career as you are fully qualified for a PhD programme or take up responsible positions in the following professional fields in the public and private sector:
advertising, archive and library services, cultural organisations, diplomatic service, education, international co-operation, language-oriented professions, mass communication, publishing, tourism and public relations, or translating.
Alumni & Testimonials
You are a prospective student and wondering what career path the alumni of our Master’s Programme have taken?
Read through the various successful paths of our alumni.
