English and American Studies

Important aspects during your MA programme

On this page you can find more information on courses and exam registrations, what to keep in mind when writing a research paper for your class, and the service units, which can help you throughout your studies at the English department. 

Further below you can find specific information on organising your semester in the MA English Language and Linguistics and MA Anglophone Literatures and Cultures, the recommended study path and curriculum of your programme. 

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Exam Calendar

All official information about announced exam dates and registration for exams is available on U:SPACE and U:FIND. Below you can find an overview of all exams taking place at our department throughout the semester at a glance. 

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In case of illness

If you can't come to a lecture exam that you registered for because you're ill and it's too late for you to deregister, send a doctor's note to the SSS Anglistik and we will do this for you.

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Specifications for research papers

Students who are writing academic papers for courses at the English department have to adhere to the department's specifications for research papers in terms of style, word limits, AI policy etc.

You can find the documents below. For any questions that may arise after reading through them please turn to your course lecturer directly. 

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Deadlines for handing in final course assignments

At the end of the semester, courses with continuous assessment (pi-Lehrveranstaltung) usually involve a final assignment (portfolio, seminar/bachelor paper, etc.). The deadlines are set individually for each course and are appointed by the lecturer. 

The latest possible date to hand in course assignments for the winter semester is April 30th*.

The latest possible date to hand in course assignments for the summer semester is September 30th. 

Please keep in mind that the final deadlines appointed by teachers can be set earlier than these dates!

*Due to the changes in the period of grace regulation (Nachfrist), students who are not enrolled for the subsequent summer term, should hand in their assignments no later than March 31st (end of the period of grace for the winter term). More information on the payment of the tuition/student union fee.

You can find a recommendation how to organise your semester in the curriculum (PDF) (on the last page) or on our recommended study path page. 

You can choose courses amounting to 10 ECTS to complete M03 Electives. The director of studies provides a list with pre-approved courses each semester. You can find the course syllabus on u:find (under the current semester). 

If you have found Linguistics courses (MA level) from other departments/universities, you can seek permission from the director of studies (SPL) in order to use these towards the module. 

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You can find a recommendation how to organise your semester in the curriculum (PDF) (on the last page) or on our recommended study path page. 

If you wish, you can complete M05 only through courses amounting to 15 ECTS. The pre-approved courses are updated each semester on u:find, under the respective module in the syllabus. 

In case you have found a course, which is on a master's level and covers topics in the field of Literary and/or Cultural Studies you can seek permission from the SPL (director of studies) to use this course towards the M05 module. 

You can also choose a mixture of courses and an internship in order to complete M05. The internship amounts to 6 ECTS, which corresponds to 150 hours (1 ECTS ≙ 25 hours). You can split these hours into a max. of two separate internships.

The internship will be accompanied by the mandatory UE “Internship” (1 ECTS), offered only in the summer term. You can take the UE only in tandem with an internship.

It is the individual student’s obligation to find an internship position that is in line with the content and the goals of the study programme. Possible fields can be media and advertising, public relations and intercultural communication, museums, digital humanities, library internships, conference organization, research projects, project management, journal editing, publishing industry, adult (vocational) training and higher education, etc.

Your internship needs to be approved in advance by the SPL. Please send your documents and the application form (from your official unet-account only) to spl.anglistik(at)univie.ac.at.

Internship (formal procedure)

  • There are no fixed deadlines for doing your internship(s). However, students should plan for taking the UE around the time when doing their internship(s) - ideally in February or during the summer (term) of the UE Internship.
  • Please note: a regular employment or previous internship cannot be used towards Module 5.

Further important steps: Internship (MA ALC)

  • Before the internship: approval process

    Submission of documentation to the SPL:

    • confirmation of employer(s) including information on hours per week, time period, content and activities of internship, supervision, dated and signed by employer
    • application for approval 

  • After the internship:

    Submission of documents at the SSS for using the internship towards Module 5:

    • official certificate(s) of employer(s) including documentation of time period, amount of hours, description of your employment activities and responsibilities
    • application form signed by the SPL
    • completed UE Internship