Master Teacher Training Program: English
Program Information
Students of the MA Teacher Training Program: English deepen and expand their knowledge and competencies acquired in the Bachelor's program in order to become fully-fledged teachers of English. These competencies are mainly related to the areas of language practice, linguistics, literary studies, cultural studies, and subject didactics. Special attention is also given to participation in academic discourse. For general information about the program,
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Exam Dates for VO American Literature and Culture (mit Leseliste)
A central part of this lecture is this reading list.
WS 2025/2026:VO "19th-Century American Fiction: Reading Cultures", Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Christian Quendler
1st exam date (WS 2025/2026): 28th January 2026
Registration from January 19th, 2026 to January 26th, 2026 by 12o'clock (noon)
by mailing the registration form to amerikastudien@uibk.ac.at; (cc: christian.quendler@uibk.ac.at)
2nd exam date (WS 2025/2026) March 2nd, 2026
Registration from February 19th, 2026 to February 26th, 2026 by 12o'clock (noon)
by mailing the registration form to amerikastudien@uibk.ac.at; (cc: christian.quendler@uibk.ac.at)
3rd exam date (WS 2025/2026): March 27th, 2026
Registration from March 18th, 2026 to March 25th, 2026 by 12o'clock (noon)
by mailing the registration form to amerikastudien@uibk.ac.at; (cc: christian.quendler@uibk.ac.at)
Master's Thesis: General Information
In order to complete your master's degree, you need to submit a master's thesis (22,5 ECTS-Credits). The topic of your master's thesis can be chosen from one of four areas: 1) Education Studies, 2) a teaching subject, 3) the didactics of one teaching subject, 4) a specialization. Supervisors are to be chosen from the respective areas of expertise. It is strongly recommended to select interdisciplinary topics.
If the supervisor(s) agree(s), the master's thesis can be written in a foreign language. In the teaching subjects English, French, Italian, and Spanish it must be written in the respective language.
In the module "Conception of the Master's Thesis" (5 ECTS-Credits), the topic, the scope, and the form of the master's thesis are agreed upon on the basis of a brief synopsis (exposé). This module is not a course but is done individually with the supervisor(s).
Master's Thesis – further information from Univ.-Prof. Christian Quendler.
Final Exam: General Information
Defensio (MA)
The master's program is completed with the "Master's Thesis Defence" (2.5 ECTS-Credits), which is a 45-minute oral defense (defensio) of the master's thesis before a committee, which is comprised of three persons. At least one of them must be "habilitated" and the examiners must come from the area of your chosen master's thesis topic. Your thesis supervisor is typically part of the committee.
You can only register for the defense once a positive grade of your master's thesis has been submitted. The defense can then take place three weeks after the registration at the earliest. The "Prüfungsreferat" (Examinations Office) needs this time to check the formal requirements, obtain the necessary signatures, and send out the form for the minutes of the exam.