Overview

Key Features

While the English and American Studies program from University of Freiburg focuses primarily on British and American English as well as earlier stages of development of the language, other varieties are also taken into consideration. The area of literary studies concentrates on the history of English and American literature but also examines other English-language literatures.

The curriculum also includes language courses and cultural studies courses, as familiarity with the culture of the English-speaking world is a necessary precondition for the study of English language and literature.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Ancient Civilization Studies

Archaeological Sciences

Educational Science and Education Management

German Studies

Cultural and Social Anthropology

Cultural Anthropology and European Anthropology

FrancoMedia – French Language, Literature, and Culture

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-30 00:00:00
Starting 2027-04-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-31 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

72

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

5.5

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Credits

180 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Freiburg, Germany

Disciplines

Language Studies American and Australasian studies View 10 other Bachelors in Language Studies in Germany

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

72

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

5.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

In order to be accepted into one of the English Department’s undergraduate degree programs, applicants must achieve a minimum index score of 55. This is calculated by combining your score on the English Language Proficiency Exam plus your final Abitur grade or equivalent secondary school GPA.
Furthermore, you must have passed the English Language Proficiency Exam (with a score of 60% or higher) in order to be considered by the admissions committee. If you haven't passed the test, we unfortunately cannot consider you for admission. Your test score and your school grades are given a weight of 1/3 and 2/3, respectively. As such, passing the admissions test does not necessarily guarantee admission. Admissions decisions depend rather on the basis of your test score with consideration of particular grades from your Abitur.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

3000 EUR / year

≈ 3000 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Living costs

Freiburg

Germany

790 - 1100 EUR / month

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