Applying to the European Joint Master's Programme in English and American Studies with Bamberg as your home university
Before applying
Who is eligible?
Bachelor's degree or Diploma in English and American Studies covering the subject areas cultural studies, linguistics and literary studies (corresponding to 180 ECTS)
Bachelor's degrees or Diploma in other courses of study with at least 25% (corresponding to 45 ECTS) of courses in English and American Studies covering the subject areas cultural studies, linguistics and literary studies
NB: Applicants with degrees in English and American Studies not covering all three subject areas can be provisionally admitted under the condition that they compensate their missing competencies in one or more of the three subject areas (cultural studies, linguistics and/or literary studies) in so-called “Auflagenmodulen” (specially required modules defined in the bylaws) which they are required to pass within the first two semesters of study.
Visa applications might take very long, we suggest:
once you have been accepted into the consortium (step 1, see below), send your application documents for Bamberg as early as possible
inform the coordinators if you encounter any problems during the visa process
get in touch with embassies early on
Step 1: Applying to the consortium
Application procedure
To apply for the Joint Programme, you need to apply to the consortium first. To so so, you need to upload the following documents to the online application platform(hosted by the University of Graz)
Application documents
University diploma + English/German translation
Transcript of university records + English/German translation
Diploma supplement + English/German translation (if provided by your university)
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.
All other applicants need to provide an English certificate - List of approved language tests:
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
APTIS ESOL British Council C1
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.
Curriculum Vitae (in English)
Letter of motivation (in English)
Two academic letters of recommendation (in English): Should your referees prefer to send the letters confidentially, they can send them via e-mail to Vanja Novak (Office of International Relations, University of Graz; vanja.novak(at)uni-graz.at) or via postal mail to the following address
Office for International Relations z.Hd. Jennifer Schumm Universit?tsplatz 3 8010 Graz Austria
Admission
Your application will be reviewed by the consortium within a short time after the end of the application period and you will be informed of their decision via e-mail.
Upon filling your online application form, you will receive a link for a personal account (incl. password). Once you have been admitted, you can download your letter of admission from this platform. Paper letters are no longer issued.