12 November 2026, 04:00 PM (Europe/Berlin)
English and Ameriсan Studiеs
(Starting: Both Semesters)
- Starting
- Both Semesters
- Mode of Admission:
- no admission restriction
- Study Mode:
- On campus
Requirements
Qualification Requirements
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in English and American Studies covering the subject areas of cultural studies, linguistics, and literary studies; or 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.
Minimum standard period of study: 6 semesters.
Required ECTS credits: 180.
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” (especially required modules defined in the bylaws) which they are required to pass within the first two semesters of studу.
Language Requirements
The following certificates are recognized as proof of your language proficiency.
EnglishSpecification: Pass.
Specification: Grades A, B, or C.
Application & Admission
Application Deadlines
German Students 
Other EU Students 
Non-EU Students Non-EU StudentsFor restricted-admission programmes the enrolment deadlines are stated in the admission letter.
| Intake | Winter Semester | Summer Semester |
| Application start | 22 June | — |
| Application deadline | 02 Octoberin > 10 months | 28 Marchin 138 days |
| Application mode | Directly at university | — |
German Students
| Intake | Winter Semester | Summer Semester |
| Application start | 22 June | — |
| Application deadline | 02 Octoberin > 10 months | 28 Marchin 138 days |
| Application mode | Directly at university | — |
Other EU Students
| Intake | Winter Semester | Summer Semester |
| Application start | 22 June | — |
| Application deadline | 02 Octoberin > 10 months | 28 Marchin 138 days |
| Application mode | Directly at university | — |
Application Procedure & Selection
Application Documents
Application documents:
- Online application form.
- School leaving certificate + English/German translation.
- University diploma + English/German translation.
- Transcript of university records + English/German translation.
- Diploma supplement + English/German translation (if provided by your university).
- Language proficiency certificate (see language requirements). Please note that all applicants (except native speakers) need to send proof of language proficiency even if the language of instruction in their bachelor's degree was English.
To apply, you need to:
- Fill out the online application form and print it.
- Get authorized copies of all of your documents (Original documents must be provided upon enrolment at Bamberg but should not be sent via postal mail).
- Send your documents via postal mail to the Academic Registrar's Office:
Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg
Studierendenkanzlei
Kapuzinerstraße 25
96047 Bamberg
Germany
Special conditions apply for students who have earned their certificate(s) in one of the following countries:
- China and Vietnam: an APS certificate has to be provided.
- India and Mongolia: an APS certificate should be provided if possible.
- Georgia: Georgian applicants must have all of their documents (school leaving certificate, university diploma, transcript of records, etc.) authenticated by an apostille, i.e. a validation stamp.
- Iran: Iranian applicants need to provide all of their documents (school leaving certificate, university diploma, transcript of records, etc.) legalized by the German Embassy in Teheran.
- China, Iran, Korea, Turkey, Spain, Colombia: Certificate of university entrance eхaminatiοn.
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