Welcome to the Department of English and American Studies at Paderborn University

Our department is committed to a broad perspective on language, literature, and culture in the English-speaking world. We offer degree programs for future teachers (GyGe, GHRGE/BK, Grundschule), a BA and MA program in English and American Literature and Culture, a BA and MA program in Linguistics, and a Ph.D. program open to a wide range of dissertation projects. 30 faculty members bring innovative approaches and international experience to their teaching and research. Guest lecturers from the English-speaking world and various opportunities to study abroad complement our program, building bridges from Paderborn to the UK, the US, Ireland, Canada, India, and Australia.

Studium & Forschung & Institut

Studium

Wir freuen uns über Ihr Interesse am Studienangebot des Instituts für Anglistik und Amerikanistik an der Universität Paderborn. Auf diesen Seiten finden Sie Informationen zum Studienstart und zu unserem aktuellen Studienangebot.

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- In­for­ma­ti­o­nen & Nach­rich­ten -

Zu Bachelorarbeiten, bei denen die Zulassung ab dem 1. April 2025 erfolgt, findet obligatorisch eine mündliche Verteidigung statt. Wenn Sie diese Änderung im Sommersemester 2025/26 betrifft, kontaktieren Sie bitte zeitnah Ihre Prüfer*innen, um die Abläufe zu planen.

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Already on January 10, the Model United Nations conference season at Paderborn University kicked off strongly with great momentum through PrepMUN – a conference initiated by faculty advisor Denise Parkinson. This event offered 65 participants, most of whom are Oral Proficiency students, the unique opportunity to apply their classroom-acquired skills in a practical setting. As such, students mastered essential soft and interpersonal skills,…

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Last week, the English department welcomed colleagues from Kennesaw State University, Georgia, USA at UPB. The visit marks the start of a fruitful collaboration between the Bagwell College of Education and the English language education department which is organized by Dr. Jeannette Böttcher and Dr. Katharina v. Elbwart. The project includes student and faculty exchanges as well as short research stays for advanced graduate students enrolled in a…

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Up­co­ming Events

07.05.2025 - 18.06.2025

Te­a­ching lan­gua­ge in­ter­na­ti­o­nal­ly Sum­mer 2025

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15.05.2025 - 15.05.2025

Eng­lish Film Club

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03.06.2025 - 03.06.2025

Book Fair and Get-To­gether: Di­ver­si­ty and Iden­ti­ty in Con­tem­po­ra­ry Pic­ture Books

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Weitere Veranstaltungen

Book of the Month

Book of the Month

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Organisation

Institutsleitung

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Mittelbauvertretung

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Sekretariate

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Personal A-Z

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