M.A. British and American Cultures: Texts and Media

University degree The entry requirement for the master's program "British and American Cultures: Texts and Media" is a bachelor's degree in an English and/or American Studies program or an equivalent degree with a major or minor subject that has a recognizable relation to the subject matter of English and/or American literature and culture (for foreign degrees comparability is checked). (See list of accepted and denied degrees at the end of the document) If you have not received your degree certificate yet, you can submit this by the end of the first semester of your master's program.

Additional special admission requirements It is also expected that candidates for the program have an English proficiency level of C2 (i.e. "Proficient User/Mastery") according to the European Framework of Reference. For details of the legal basis for this regulation, please see the admission bylaws for your chosen degree program: www.uni-hamburg.de/zugang-master Recognition of transcripts for degree programs completed at foreign higher education institutions If you obtained your first degree abroad, your certificate will be reviewed during the application procedure in the faculty of your program. If your degree certificate is not in English or German, please include a copy of a certified English or German translation of the certificate with your application documents. 3 FAKULTÄT FÜR GEISTESWISSENSCHAFTEN

German Language Proficiency If you did not complete your first degree at a German-speaking university, you will need to provide proof of sufficient German language proficiency when you enroll (not when you apply). This applies to all master’s programs taught in German or German and English. If you completed your degree abroad but obtained your higher education entrance eligibility (e.g., Abitur) at a German-speaking institution, you can submit this as proof (e.g., Abitur certificate). You will need to submit your German language certificate at the time of enrollment. For an overview of all German language certificates recognized by Universität Hamburg, please see www.uni-hamburg.de/german-language