M.A. English: Language, Literatures and Cultures

Admission requirements

• B.A. degree or equivalent degree
• Proof is required of credits in the sub-areas of English: Anglophone and North American literature and cultural studies; English linguistics; history of the English language, and language practice amounting to at least 50 credits, including at least 25 credits in the sub-areas of Anglophone and North American literature and cultural studies, English linguistics or history of the English language.
• Entrance requirements for module packages: Overview (opens in a new tab)

Language requirements

• Demonstration of very good English language skills by earning the minimum required grade on an internationally recognised test (opens in a new tab) .
• German language skills do not have to be demonstrated for the enrolment. However, students should be aware that German language skills make studying as well as daily life at Göttingen University much easier.

) UNIcert®: at least UNIcert® III certificate;

b) NULTE certificates: minimum level C1;

c) Cambridge English Scale: at least 180 points;

d) IELTS Academic: At last Band 7.0, whereas the level for the competences Reading and Writing must not be below 6.5 in each case.

e) "Test of English as a Foreign Language, internet-based test" (TOEFL iBT): at least 93 points;

f) Global Scale of English (Pearson Academic): at least 76 points.

g) other quality-assured certificate at level C1 of the GeR.

a. successfully completing a course of study in which English proficiency at CEFR level C1 or higher is specified as an accredited competence objective in the Diploma Supplement within the last two years prior to the date of your application for admission or

b. at least four years of English-language secondary school education (including secondary level) together with a relevant Bachelor's degree course in English, both of which were completed in a country in which English is a national language.