The issuance of module, examination, and attendance certificates is done by the instructors or upon consultation in the secretariats during the specified office hours.

You can find applications and forms here

(For explanations on credit points, see http://www.fu-berlin.de/studium/ects/.)

For the institute of English Philology, the following credit points (cr) are specified for individual courses of the BA program and the Master's degree program, as well as for the previous degree programs (Magister/teaching degree) (LN = Certificate of Achievement):

Bachelor's Programs

For students who began their studies before the winter semester 2011/12, the following credit points apply:

For students starting from the winter semester 2011/12, the following credit points apply:

For the respective study and examination requirements, see the BA Study and Examination Regulations for the English Philology program.

Master's Program “English Studies: Literature - Language - Culture"

(See Examination Regulations for the Master's program “English Studies: Literature - Language - Culture,” § 4)

The Department of Philosophy and Humanities offers its core subject students in the competency area "Subject-Specific Additional Qualifications" a specially developed ABV program for humanities scholars.

Registration for the ABV modules "Career Field Orientation and Communication Practice," "Team and Project Work," and "Humanities Research and Writing," as well as for events within these modules, takes place during the regular registration period through Campus Management.

You can find more information here.

Further information can be obtained here

Please contact one of the professors on your study prorgamme and submit the relevant transcript of records. The recommendation for recognition will then usually be forwarded directly to the Examinations Office, where it will be entered into Campus Management.

If you wish to have credits recognised when changing from a core subject to a module programme (or vice versa), please contact the responsible examination office.

For the recognition of achievements in practical language courses (BA degree programme), please contact the English Language Department Coordination of the Language Centre. Website: https://www.sprachenzentrum.fu-berlin.de/ueber_uns/mitarbeiter/sprachbereich_englisch/koordination-englisch/index.html; email: koordinationenglisch@sprachenzentrum.fu-berlin.de.

For the recognition of achievements in English didactics, please contact one of the professors.

https://www.geisteswissenschaften.fu-berlin.de/studium/bachelor/abv/FAQ_ABV_PhilGeist/X_Anrechnung.html

https://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/dse/service-beratung/anrechnungen/_inhaltselemente_anrechnungen/anrechnungsbeauftragte_iss_gym/index.html

You can find the registration forms on this website: https://www.geisteswissenschaften.fu-berlin.de/studium/downloadbereich/index.html

Fill in your data and the topic agreed upon with your supervisors, and sign the form. Ask your primary supervisor and your second examiner to sign the form as well. (Electronic signatures are accepted.)

Only professors in the respective study program are authorized to supervise. Generally, you choose your primary supervisor yourself (usually someone you have studied with and who is relevant to your topic). The topic is agreed upon with your primary supervisor. In exceptional cases, doctoral research associates from the department can take over the second examination. In this case, this person must submit a request for examination authorization. Please note that research associates are not obligated to evaluate theses.

The topic of the thesis can be the final title or a working title that can be specified or slightly modified in the final version. In this case, the originally registered topic must also be mentioned on the title page of the thesis. Please note that only the registered topic will appear on your certificate.

To register for the Bachelor’s thesis (English Philology), you must have completed modules totaling at least 90 credit points in the Bachelor’s program. To register for the Master’s thesis (in the English Studies program), you must have completed at least two subject-specific and one practical language module.

Submit the completed form to Ms. Monika Cheng in the examination office (Habelschwerdter Allee 45, 14195 Berlin, JK 29/105; email: monika.cheng@fu-berlin.de; website: https://www.geisteswissenschaften.fu-berlin.de/studium/pruefungen/monika_cheng/index.html).

You will usually receive confirmation of your registration within a few days; from this day, the processing time begins (8 weeks for the BA thesis, 23 weeks for the MA thesis). The confirmation will include the submission date, as well as instructions for submitting the thesis, designing the title page, and the declaration of independence that you must attach to your thesis.

The review period is four weeks. Once both evaluations are available, you will be informed by the examination office. There is no defence of the thesis.

Study Office for BA in the Department of Philosophy and Humanities

http://www.geisteswissenschaften.fu-berlin.de/studium/studienbuero/index.html

Examination Office I (Master’s Program in Applied Literary Studies)

http://www.geisteswissenschaften.fu-berlin.de/studium/pruefungen/

Examination Office II (Bachelor English Philology, Master English Studies, Teaching Master’s Program, Magister English Philology)

http://www.geisteswissenschaften.fu-berlin.de/studium/pruefungen/

You can find detailed information on this website: https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/studium/international/studium_ausland/erasmus/index.html.

• Philologische Bibliothek der Freien Universität Berlin
• Universitätsbibliothek der FU Berlin
• Bibliothek des John-F.-Kennedy-Instituts
• Campusbibliothek

• Staatsbibliothek (StabiKat)
• Universitätsbibliothek der Humboldt Universität
• Verbund öffentlicher Berliner Bibliotheken (VöBB)
• Kooperativer Bibliotheksverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (KOBV)

In order to be eligible for the MA programme in English Studies, you will need to provide proof of English-language competence to a clear CEFR C1 level, either by submitting an official statement from your university administrator that the language of instruction across all courses and faculties was English; or with the results of one of the following tests: IELTS, CPE or Pearson Academic.

The only exception can be made for students who completed their degree in a country where the national language is English, or who got their undergraduate degree in English Philology at Freie Universität Berlin.

Applicants must meet the following requirements for admission to the Master's degree program:

-  professionally qualifying German or an equivalent foreign degree from a higher education institution

a) with a degree in English Philology that is at least equivalent to the 60-credit point module in English Philology offered by the Department of Philosophy and Humanities at Freie Universität Berlin or

b) in General and Comparative Literature (Comparative Literature), Cultural Studies, Cultural Anthropology, Cultural Sociology, Gender Studies, Film Studies, Theater and Dance Studies or in other philologies with a literary and cultural studies component in English Philology of at least 20 CP.

-  Proof of English language skills (level C1 CEFR) for applicants whose degree was not obtained at an institution/university where English is generally the language of instruction across all courses in all faculties.

There are a limited number of places that can be given to applicants with a minor in English and a major in one of the following areas: Comparative Literature; Cultural Studies; Cinema Studies; Theatre and Dance Studies; Philology in other languages. You would still need to have taken classes in English Literary and/or Cultural Studies that amount to a minimum of 15% of your credits.

Before applying, it is generally advisable to contact one of the professors on your study programme with an overview of your previous achievements (e.g. transcript from your previous university) in order to obtain an assessment of which semester you can apply for. A written assessment will be issued, which you can enclose with your application. However, this assessment can also be submitted at a later date; you would then initially be admitted to the relevant semester with reservations. For the Bachelor’s programme, you can apply for the 2nd, 4th and 6th semesters in the summer semester and for the 3rd and 5th semesters in the winter semester. Please note that your application for a higher semester should be realistic; if you do not receive the appropriate placement, you may lose your place. Crucial for the placement is the number of credit points earned in the subject as well as a thematic/scientific correspondence or equivalence of your study and examination achievements with the modules in the degree program at the FU Berlin.

Once you have successfully enrolled (i.e. once you have received a matriculation number), the second step is to have your credits and grades recognised. To do this, you have to contact the person, who issued the assessment, again. The recommendation for recognition is then usually forwarded directly to the Examinations Office, where the recognised achievements are entered into your Campus Management