Study location	Hungary, Pécs
Type	Master, partial/exchange studies
Nominal duration	1-2 semesters (60 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	MA
Course code	Arts and Humanities

Entry qualification	Bachelor diploma (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Hungarian. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Language requirements	English

Other requirements

Certified and translated (if originals are not in English) copy of BA diploma in English Studies (major or minor) – with transcript of records Certified and translated (if originals are not in English) copy of transcripts Motivation letter (introduction plus field of interest, etc.) in 3000 to 3500 characters. Copy of valid passport or national ID Acceptable online language exams: Duolingo online exam from score 135 IELTS Indicator from score 7 Official copy of the following language exam certificates: TOEFL (iBT internet-based): 83 points (www.ets.org/toefl) TOEFL CBT: 220 (www.ets.org/toefl) ECL: C1 level (www.ecl-test.com/) or a written document certifying an advanced command of English Entrance Exam (personally or via Skype)

More information	btk.pte.hu/..tudies-international-students

Overview

Our program in American Studies offers a comprehensive overview of the field at the graduate level. Students are required to take core courses in the different subfields of American Studies and in related areas such as cultural studies and cultural history, the social sciences and research methodologies, historical linguistics, popular and visual culture, etc. All these pave the way for the individual research students are required to undertake for their thesis in North American literature and literary studies in an interdisciplinary manner. The thesis supervised by our colleagues at the Institute of English Studies is to be handed in in the fourth semester and defended in order to earn an MA in American Studies.

Programme structure

Examples for subjects:
1st semester
Advanced Studies in American Literature
Advanced Studies in American History
Major Issues in American Studies
Cultural Studies in the US

2nd semester
Theory and Practice of American Studies
Aspects of US Culture and Society
US Politics & Culture
Literature & Identity Politics
Historical Fiction in North American Literary Contexts

3rd semester
American Literary History & Literary Theory
Research Methodology
American Political Institutions
American Literary Institutions
American Literature & Popular Culture

4th semester
The History of American English
Media & New American Literatures
The Social Sciences in North American Studies
American Literatures in International Context