Information for Students

Student Services & General Information

• Advice and services: an overview of the FAU’s various service offices
• Student Records Office: general help and advice for studying at the FAU
• GOS: Classes on academic writing, study skills etc. (only available in German)
• Manage your studies online: an overview of the FAU’s various online platforms (UnivIS, MeinCampus, StudOn, etc.)

Enrollment & Registration

• Class enrollment: find out more here
• OKTIS: the Language Center’s class enrollment system (in German)
• MeinCampus Info: leaflet explaining the most important functions and abbreviations of the online platform

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/lecture series are suggested for the interdisciplinary project module:

• The Global Sentimentality Project: Lecture Series No. 1, winter term 2020/2011, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg
• CITAS Lecture Series: Special Relations Revisited: Europa und die USA seit dem 19. Jahrhundert, winter term 2020/2021, Regensburg
• Annual Meeting of the German Association for American Studies (DGfA): Participation in American Culture and Society, June 17-19, 2021, Heidelberg
• Conference: Speculative Endeavors: Culture of Knowledge and Capital in the Long Nineteenth Century, Oct. 21-23, 2021, Bayreuth

Please note: Many conferences are still cancelled or postponed due to the current pandemic. If you are planning your project module for the winter term 2020/21, please get in touch with either Prof. Kley (antje.kley@fau.de) or Prof. Paul (heike.paul@fau.de) to arrange for an alternative format (e.g. online event, lecture series, etc.).

Going Abroad

• Contact Dr. Klaus Lösch 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.