The Master of Arts English and American Studies / English Linguistics (MA EASEL) is an English-language MA program focussing on English language and literature. It is research-oriented and applies empirical state-of-the art methods for addressing current research issues. As the name suggests, the study program offers two specialization areas: English and American Studies, and English Linguistics.
These two areas of specialization reflect the research specializations of the following English departments at the University of Stuttgart:
- The Department of American Literature and Culture and the Department of English Literatures and Cultures, which focus on research into canonical texts as well as on issues regarding post-modernism, post-colonialism, interdisciplinary cultural studies and media studies.
- The Department of English Linguistics, which focuses on theoretical and empirical research in linguistics.
Students specialize in one of two areas from the start of the program: English and American literature (literature track), or Linguistics (linguistics track). In addition, there are the following shared modules:
- joint lecture series on current research topics and methodologies in English literature and linguistics
- interdisciplinary module on academic topics outside of core specialization
- English language courses
In English Linguistics, our team is involved in
- internationally visible research in selected topics in phonology, syntax, semantics and/or pragmatics, using a variety of experimental methods, and to address issues in grammatical theory and/or psycholinguistics.
Prerequisites: We expect students to have a solid background in linguistics, for further specifications see here.
Contact persons / potential thesis advisors:
- Silke Fischer: syntax
- Titus von der Malsburg: psycholinguistics, computational / experimental research methods
- Judith Tonhauser: semantics, pragmatics
- Sabine Zerbian: phonology, prosody and tone; incl. L2 language production
Links to departments
Introductory events in summer semester
Introductory event: Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 5 p.m. - online.
Information for new international students
An extensive welcome and orientation program, organized by the International Office, awaits our international students: assistance for your first experiences in Stuttgart, an orientation week, informative events and much more.
- International students
The most important information for a successful start at the University of Stuttgart.
What job prospects are available to me after graduation?
- academia and higher education
- science management
- journalism
- publishing
- cultural institutions (museums, libraries, archives, international cultural communication)
- corporate communication: Public relations (PR), marketing, consulting.
You can find further information and advice on our career opportunities website:
Accreditation
Contact for further questions
Andrea Talmann
Academic Staff ; Study Programme Manager & Departmental Student Advisor BA-Anglistic und MA-EASEL
