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:
The Joint Master's Programme is currently being expanded by providing students with the opportunity of receiving a double degree between the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the Universities of Bamberg, Graz and Venice. The consortium of this Joint Master's Programme plans to introduce this option starting in the academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26, depending on the respective partner university.
Barcelona & Bamberg (from 2024/25): Bamberg students will spend their third semester of their second year at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), where they will complete 30 ECTS of coursework, with an additional 15 ECTS validated from prior coursework at the University of Bamberg (UoB). They will also be required to write an MA dissertation (min. 45 pages, 15 ECTS) on a topic agreed upon with their supervisor at the UAB. The dissertation will be recognized as part of the restricted elective requirement at the UoB and will be written in addition to the final degree thesis that students are required to write for the UoB.
Barcelona students will spend the third semester of their second year at the University of Bamberg (UoB), where they will complete 30 ECTS of courswork. In their fourth semester, they will also complete a final degree thesis (30 ECTS) on a topic agreed upon with their UoB supervisor. Students will write this thesis in addition to the MA dissertation required by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Barcelona & Graz: This double degree option is expected to be introduced starting in the academic year 2025/26. Further information on this double degree option will be published on this website in the spring semester 2025.
Barcelona & Venice (from 2024/25): Ca’ Foscari University of Venice students will spend the third semester of their second year at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), where they will complete 30 ECTS of coursework, with an additional 15 ECTS validated from prior coursework at Ca’ Foscari. They will also be required to write an MA dissertation (15 ECTS) on a topic agreed upon with their UAB supervisor, which will be completed in addition to the final degree thesis (30 ECTS) required by Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
Barcelona students will spend the third semester of their second year at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, completing 30 ECTS of coursework. They will also write a final degree thesis (30 ECTS) on a topic agreed upon with their Ca’ Foscari supervisor. Students will write this thesis in addition to the MA dissertation required by UAB.
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.
