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 winter semester
Introductory event of the department: Wednesday, 09th October 2024, 5:00 p.m. - online.
- Introductory event
Information and details
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?
For example:
- Journalism
- Publishing
- Cultural institutions (museums, libraries)
- Corporate communication: Public relations (PR), marketing
- Consulting
- Career opportunities for students in the humanities and social sciences
Information and advice
Accreditation
Contact for further questions
Thomas Wägenbaur
Dr.Study Programme Manager Anglistics/English
