North American Studiesfull time
- Degree
- ist abhängig vom gewählten Hauptfach
- Bachelor
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 6 semesters
- Location
- Marburg
- Deadlines
- Please enquire
Overview and admission
Study Type
undergraduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
- English Studies
- American Studies
- Cultural Studies
- North American Studies
Focus
Acquisition of literary and cultural studies training in the field of American and Canadian Studies (North American Studies), Training in critical handling of classical and modern methods of literary text and media analysis, Learning basic knowledge of cultural theory (conceptual fields, discourses, history), Content is taught based on more examples and allows the acquisition of initial intercultural skills and the ability to perform critical analysis
Annotation
Minor subject in the combination Bachelor's degree course - only possible in combination with a major subject Standard period of study: 6 or 8 semesters (depending on combination) The degree depends on the major subject chosen. Further information on the structure of the combination Bachelor's degree course can be found here:https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/studieninteressierte/studienmoeglichkeiten/kombibachelor In the minor subject sub-course "North American Studies" you will receive literary and cultural studies training in the field of American and Canadian Studies. You will learn a critical approach to classical and modern methods of literary text and media analysis and acquire basic knowledge of cultural theory (conceptual fields, discourses, history). The aim is to acquire initial intercultural skills and the ability to analyse culturally critical issues on the basis of exemplary topics such as populism or ethnic and cultural diversity. An integral part of the degree course is the MarSkills programme, in which you acquire attractive and future-oriented key skills (see https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/fb09/igs/arbeitsgruppen/sprechwissenschaft/marskills/was-ist-marskills).
Admission requirements
https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/studienangebot/bachelor/nebenfach/north-american-studies
Lecture period
- 22.04.2025 - 25.07.2025
- 13.10.2025 - 13.02.2026
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2025/2026)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
The application deadlines for study programmes at the Philipps-Universität Marburg can be found on our university homepage under the following link: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerben-und-einschreiben/bewerbung-formalia-fristen/bewerbungsfristen
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
The application deadlines for study programmes at the Philipps-Universität Marburg can be found on our university homepage under the following link: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerben-und-einschreiben/bewerbung-formalia-fristen/bewerbungsfristen
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
The application deadlines for study programmes at the Philipps-Universität Marburg can be found on our university homepage under the following link: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerben-und-einschreiben/bewerbung-formalia-fristen/bewerbungsfristen
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
The application deadlines for study programmes at the Philipps-Universität Marburg can be found on our university homepage under the following link: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerben-und-einschreiben/bewerbung-formalia-fristen/bewerbungsfristen
Tuition fees
Tuition fees
Currently, the German federal state of Hesse does not charge tuition fees.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German
Further languages
English
