BA Program English and American Studies
Program Information ♦ Exam Dates: Introduction to American Literary Studies; VO American Literature and Culture ♦ BA Thesis Guidelines
Program Information
The students of the Bachelor’s Program in English and American Studies enhance their proficiency of English and study English linguistics as well as British and American literature and culture. They also acquire soft skills needed to work in diverse professional fields. For general information about the program, please click here: BA English and American Studies
One important aspect of the BA English and American Studies is the newly implemented Buddy-/Mentoring-Program. More information can be found here: Buddy-/Mentoring-Program
Exam Dates
VO Introduction to American Literary Studies
Prof. Mario Klarer
The exams takes place in lecture hall 6 and you have to be there in person. You have to use your own laptop, because the exams will be held on OLAT. We’ll send you further information via E-Mail.
3rd exam date Winter Term 2023/24 and 1st exam date Summer Term 2024
Monday, June 24, 2024, time will be announced.
Registration: 01.06.2024 - 19.06.2024 via LFU online. You will receive further information via email.
2nd exam date Summer Term 2024
Monday, September 30, 2024, time will be announced.
Registration: 01.09.2024 - 25.09.2024 via LFU online. You will receive further information via email.
3rd exam date Summer Term 2024 and 1st exam date Winter Term 2024/25
Monday, January 27, 2025, Time will be announced.
Registration: 01.01.2025 - 22.01.2025 via LFU online. You will receive further information via email.
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VO American Literature and Culture
A central part of this lecture is this reading list.
VO "American Literature and Culture: Survey of American Literature after 1900"
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mag. Christian Quendler, SS 2023
1st exam date: February 2 and 5, 2024
Please register for the exam by submitting the form below by e-mail to amerikastudien@uibk.ac.at and cc
to christian.quendler@uibk.ac.at along with your reading list, specifying which optional texts you choose.
Send your registration e-mail between January, 23 , 2024 to January 30, 2024 till 12 o'clock am.
2nd exam date: March 4 and 5, 2024
Please register for the exam by submitting the form below by e-mail to amerikastudien@uibk.ac.at and cc
to christian.quendler@uibk.ac.at along with your reading list, specifying which optional texts you choose.
Send your registration e-mail between February 23, 2024 to February 28, 2024 till 12 o'clock am.
3rd exam date: April 12 and 15, 2024
Please register for the exam by submitting the form below by e-mail to amerikastudien@uibk.ac.at and cc
to christian.quendler@uibk.ac.at along with your reading list, specifying which optional texts you choose.
Send your registration e-mail between April 2, 2024 and April 9, 2024 till 12 o'clock am.
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VO "American Literature and Culture: "What Was American Literature?"
Michael Docherty, PhD, Summer Semester 2024
Further information on exam registration and format will be provided in person, via email, and on the course OLAT page.
1st exam dates: 26.06.24 and 27.06.24
Registration period: 05.06.24 – 19.06.24 (via LFU:online)
2nd exam dates: 01.10.24 and 02.10.24
Registration period: 10.09.24 – 24.09.24 (via LFU:online)
3rd exam dates: 20.01.25 and 21.01.25
Registration period: 30.12.24 – 13.01.25 (via LFU:online)
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BA Thesis Guidelines and Prerequisites
In order to complete your BA in English and American Studies, you need to submit two BA theses. For both theses, you need a thesis supervisor, who can be any faculty member in the Departments of English and American Studies.
Courses
In order to submit your theses, you need to attend the courses VU Bachelor's Thesis I (Compulsory Module 19: Bachelor's Thesis I) and VU Bachelor's Thesis II (Compulsory Module 20: Bachelor's Thesis II). Your thesis supervisors will forward the grades of your theses to the instructors of these courses.
Prerequisites
Depending on the area of your Bachelor's thesis, the following compulsory modules (see also the curriculum with a description of all modules) have to be completed successfully:
| Literary Studies |
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| Linguistics |
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| Cultural Studies |
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| Language Skills |
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Guidelines
The length of a BA thesis is 30 to 40 pages (double-spaced, from "Introduction" to "Conclusion") and is equivalent to 7.5 ECTS-credits. They must be written in English and include the "Declaration of Academic Integrity" ("Eidesstattliche Erklärung)."
The thesis supervisor will assess your thesis according to the official criteria. Make sure to submit the filled-in form "Proof of BA thesis" ("Nachweis über die BA-Arbeit") along with your thesis. Your thesis supervisor will forward the form as well as the grade to the relevant course instructor.
The theses have to have a cover page that includes the following information: student name, student registration number, name of the course instructor, course title, semester of course attendance, name of the thesis advisor, date of submission.
For information regarding citation style, formatting, submission deadlines, etc., contact your thesis supervisor and follow their instructions precisely.
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