Department of English & American Studies
Welcome to the Department of English & American Studies!
Whatever your academic interests, you are sure to find exciting, challenging and flexible course options with us: from sociolinguistics to British, American, colonial and postcolonial Anglophone literatures and cultures; from second language acquisition and psycholinguistics to poetry, discourse and multimodal linguistics, multimedia research, film, feminist and queer studies; from opportunities for independent study to project placements and English language teaching. Research and teaching encompass innovative and traditional methodologies, new and old media, close reading and big data, small seminars and large digital conferences.
Our faculty and graduate students enjoy national and international reputations in these areas, and we boast many prestigious fellowships, third party funding and research/teaching awards. Graduates of our B.A. and M.A. programs find successful careers in the civil service, teaching, technical and literary translation, academic publishing/editing, text and information design, linguistic and cultural mediation/consulting for the media, advertising, public relations, commerce, tourism, cultural institutes and NGOs, as well as speech and language therapy. There are also various options for going on to advanced studies in English.
Head of Department: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Erik Schleef
Deputy Head of Department (Team): Assoz.-Prof.in Dr. Dorthea Flothow, Dr. Thomas Kaltenbacher, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ralph Poole
Central Office: Adrienn Freund
Erzabt-Klotz-Straße 1, 5020 Salzburg
Tel: +43 (0)662 8044-4400, E-Mail:
Information on the new degree programmes:
Changes, transition, accreditation
Information on the transition to the new degree programmes:
https://www.plus.ac.at/soe/studium/curriculumsverkuerzung-2026/ (german)
The transition to the new BA curriculum follows the same procedure as the transition to the new teacher training curriculum:
1. Complete courses and have credits recognised
2. Wait for course assessment results
3. Send an email
Introductory information for first-year students (videos):
An introduction to the department and detailed information on the course structure will be provided during the first session of the STEOP modules.
Further Information
English and American Studies, BA
Information for first-year students
Student Representation
Counselling:
All current counselling and especially appointment options for first-semester counselling can be found here. No registration is necessary for general counselling.
Services offered:
Advice on studying and student life, brunches, events for students, laminating machine, international BluRay/DVD player, dictionaries and thesauri, free coffee, lighters.
