Studiengänge am Seminar für Englische Philologie

You wish to focus only on English without choosing another subject? That will be a little difficult - English can be studied only at Master level as a single subject. You may combine English Studies and North American Studies, though. That way you cover the major geographic areas where English is spoken: The British Isles, postcolonial regions like South Afria, New Zealand, India or the Caribbean and the North American continent. Find more on the contents of the study subjects on the study pages of Göttingen University.

You want to study English to become a teacher at a secondary or vocational school? Of course! No problem! If you are not sure yet what subject to combine English with, visit the subject index and choose 'Bachelor (Lehramt)' in the dropdown menu that specifies the degree programme. You will then access a list of subjects that can be combined with English for teaching purposes.

You are a little undecided what you want to use English for, later in life? Maybe you are not even sure yet whether to choose English in the first place? Visit our Online Study Guide for Self-Assessment and find out what we do. You are also welcome to visit classes - simply contact us!

The Master of Arts programmes largely focuses on academic aspects, on critical analysis and research, but we also offer modules geared towards providing students with professional skills for working in archives, museums, or the literature industry.

As part of the Master of Education degree programme offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences, students can take English as one of their two subjects which they will later teach at a secondary school. This programme combines academic and didactic aspects. A different programme is offered for students wishing to teach at vocational schools.

Students who wish to become teachers at a vocational school - teaching Economics alongside another subject - can choose English as their second subject. Göttingen University is one of only three universities in Lower Saxony that offers this option. This degree programme is hosted by the Faculty of Economics.