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 Handbook: 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 are suggested for the interdisciplinary project module:

• 66th Annual Conference of the German Association for American Studies (GAAS/DGfA): U.S.-American Culture as Popular Culture, June 13-15, 2019, Hamburg
• 28th Annual Conference of the German Society for Contemporary Theatre and Drama in English (CDE): Theatre of Crisis: Aesthetic Responses to a Cross-Sectional Condition, June 20-23, 2019, Graz
• BAA Conference 2019: New Perspectives on Transatlantic Relations: Multidisciplinary Approaches, July 4-6, 2019, Munich
• Conference: More Than Meets the Ear: Sound & Short Fiction, Sept. 19-21, 2019, Vienna
• Conference: Beyond Narrative: Literature, Culture, and the Borderlands of Narrativity, Oct. 10-12, 2019, Leipzig
• International Workshop: Ecocritical Life Writing in the Dystopic Present, Dec. 5-6, 2019, Augsburg

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

Tutorial for International Students

The tutorial with Marissa Weber currently takes place on Mondays, 2-3pm in room A502.

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.