Information for Students
North American Studies: Culture and Literature
Student Services & General Information
- Advice and services: an overview of FAU’s various service offices
- Student Records Office: general help and advice for studying at FAU
- GOS: Classes on academic writing, study skills etc. (only available in German)
- Manage your studies online: an overview of FAU’s various online platforms (StudOn, Campo, etc.)
Enrollment & Registration
- Class enrollment: find out more here
- OKTIS: the Language Center’s class enrollment system (in German)
Resources & Regulations
- OPAC: the university library’s online catalogue
- Research Databases: a selection of research databases for English and American Studies (in German)
- Written Assignments – Style Sheet: guidelines for composing written assignments (Hausarbeiten) in English and American Studies
- Basic Reading List: list of basic texts / background reading for the MA North American Studies
- Module Guide: detailed descriptions of all the MA program’s modules
- Allgemeine Prüfungsordnung: general regulations for BA and MA degree programs
- Prüfungsordnung für den MA North American Studies: examination regulations for the MA North American Studies
- Studienzeitverlängerung/Application of Extension (extension of x semesters)
Interdisciplinary Project Module
The following conferences/events are suggested for the interdisciplinary project module:
- International Workshop: Civil Sentimentalism in the Americas, Nov. 9-11, 2022, Amerikahaus Munich
- Heidelberg graduate school Authority and Trust (GKAT) conference “Practicing Trust and Authority,” May 11-13, 2023 in Heidelberg, Germany; deadline for submissions: February 5, 2023
- International interdisciplinary conference “Contagion: Between Contiguity and Community” (online; 24-26 May 2023), organized as part of the project Epidemics and Communities in Critical Theories, Artistic Practices and Speculative Fabulations of the Last Decades; deadline for submissions: January 31, 2023
- 69th Annual Meeting of the German American Studies Association (DGfA), “AMERICA AND OWNERSHIP: TERRITORY, SLAVERY, JUBILEE,” Rostock University, June 1-3, 2023
Going Abroad
- Contact Dr. Katharina Gerund for information on our exchange programs and other study opportunities in the USA and Canada.
- More general information is available from FAU’s International Office.
- See also Information for Students: Going Abroad on our department website
Further Questions
If you have any questions concerning the organization of your studies which are not addressed here, please contact ma-north-american-studies@fau.de.