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Master’s · Languages, Literature & Writing

English Studies M.A.

Chemnitz University of Technology · Chemnitz · Official programme page

21 facts from 8 official pages · last checked 14 November 2026

Reviewed by Dennis Maaß, admission and immigration expert
Published 8 November 2026 · Last reviewed 8 November 2026

Key facts

Length, deadlines and costs

Language
English
Source
“Language of tuition: English”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/studierendenservice/zsb/studiengaenge/flyer/english_studies_master_eng.pdf · checked 7 November 2026

Two translation courses are part of the curriculum; holders of German A1/A2/B1 take German language classes instead, and B2 holders take C1 German followed by German–English translation.

Study mode
On campus
Source
“Ein Fernstudium ist nicht vorgesehen.”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2023/AB_2023_5_4.pdf · checked 7 November 2026

Attendance
Full-time
Source
“Der Studiengang hat eine Regelstudienzeit von vier Semestern (zwei Jahren), bei einem Studium in Teilzeit von acht Semestern (vier Jahren).”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2023/AB_2023_5_4.pdf · checked 7 November 2026

Length
4 semesters
Source
“Der Studiengang hat eine Regelstudienzeit von vier Semestern (zwei Jahren), bei einem Studium in Teilzeit von acht Semestern (vier Jahren).”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2023/AB_2023_5_4.pdf · checked 7 November 2026

Credits
120 ECTS
Source
“Das Studium umfasst Module im Gesamtumfang von 120 Leistungspunkten (LP).”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2023/AB_2023_5_4.pdf · checked 7 November 2026

Intakes
Winter
Source
“Studienbeginn ist in der Regel im Wintersemester.”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2023/AB_2023_5_4.pdf · checked 7 November 2026

Non-EU deadline
15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)The department recommends applying by 30 May so the admission letter arrives in time for the visa.
Source
“Application deadline: July 15th”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/phil/english/sections/ling/internationalMAEnglish.php · checked 14 November 2026

The same page carries a stale semester-fee figure from 2016, so treat its other figures with care.

Non-EU tuition
None
Source
“There are no tuition fees, students only pay a semester fee”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/phil/english/sections/ling/internationalMAEnglish.php · checked 14 November 2026

The page's parenthetical fee of 242,65 Euro is from 2016; the current semester contribution is 341.40 EUR.

Application fee
Not stated by the university
3 pages checked, 7 Nov 2026

eduapplication.de renders its application info and FAQ in JavaScript and serves only navigation labels, so no fee is readable. The Advanced Manufacturing faculty states 49.95 EUR for the same portal; that figure is not extrapolated to the other pilot programmes.

Places
Unrestricted
Source
“An der Technischen Universität Chemnitz sind im Wintersemester 2026/2027 der Bachelorstudiengang Psychologie, das Lehramt an Grundschulen und die beiden Masterstudiengänge Psychologie sowie Psychologie mit Schwerpunkt Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie zulassungsbeschränkt. … Die Einschreibungen in alle zulassungsfreien Bachelor- und Masterstudiengänge”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/tu/pressestelle/aktuell/13586 · checked 14 November 2026

This programme is not one of the four restricted ones and the winter 2026/27 Grenzwerte lists linked from ncwerte.php name no others, so it is one of the zulassungsfreie programmes. Its own pages do not print 'zulassungsfrei'. German quote because the announcement has no English version.

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Case by case
Source
“Über die Gleichwertigkeit sowie über den Zugang anderer Bewerber entscheidet der Prüfungsausschuss.”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2023/AB_2023_5_4.pdf · checked 7 November 2026

No credit-point or minimum-duration floor in the regulation. The department page is encouraging ('you are admitted almost automatically') but commits to nothing about degree length.

Subject background
A bachelor's in Anglistik/Amerikanistik or English Studies from TU Chemnitz, or a degree equivalent in content, plus English C1. The department accepts any B.A., Magister, teaching or diploma degree that includes English at least as a larger module.
Source
“wer an der Technischen Universität Chemnitz im Bachelorstudiengang Anglistik/Amerikanistik oder im Bachelorstudiengang English Studies oder wer in einem inhaltlich gleichwertigen Studiengang einen berufsqualifizierenden Hochschulabschluss erworben hat”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/studentenamt/abt11/ordnungen/2023/AB_2023_5_4.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

Minimum grade
Bachelor's average of at least 2.5 on the German scale.
Source
“English Studies is a consecutive degree programme following on from any B.A./Magister/teaching/diploma English certificate that you have passed with a minimum average of 2.5.”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/phil/english/iaa/ma_index.php · checked 14 November 2026

Published by the department and by DAAD, not by the Studienordnung. The only published grade threshold in this dataset.

How your grade is converted
No formula is published. Where international certificates are unclear, the department follows the guidelines of the Kultusministerkonferenz.
Source
“If international certificates are not absolutely clear we follow the guidelines provided by the Kultusministerkonferenz.”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/phil/english/iaa/ma_index.php · checked 14 November 2026

English
Level C1. IELTS 7 · TOEFL iBT 95 · Home Edition accepted · PTE 76. Cambridge: Certificate of Advanced English grade B or C (CAE); First Certificate in English grade A (FCE); Business Higher (BEC Higher); IGCSE 1st or 2nd Language with C1. The only programme at TU Chemnitz above B2. Also accepted: TOEFL PBT 627, TOEFL ITP Level 1 627, TOEIC (Listening and Reading 945, Speaking 180, Writing 180), telc C1 certificate, UNIcert III. The TOEFL iBT Home Edition is accepted; the Duolingo English Test is not mentioned.. Exemption: A completed degree in English or American studies, or a completed degree taught in English; applicants from countries with English as official, educational or native language need no proof
Source
“need to submit English language skills at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). This must be proven by one of the following language certificates: IELTS 7.0 TOEFL iBT (Internet Based Test, Home Edition): 5.0 (95 points) TOEFL ITP Level 1: 627 points … Pearson PTE Academic: 76 points TOEIC: Listening and Reading Test 945 points, Speaking Test 180 points, Writing Test 180 points telc C1 certificate UNIcert III”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/studierendenservice/studserv/bewerbung/bew_bamala.php.en · checked 13 November 2026

The November 2026 revision of the page added ", Home Edition" to the TOEFL iBT entry in the C1 list as well as in the B2 list.

German
When applying: German A1, from the Goethe-Institut, a telc examination centre, ÖSD or TUCed (TU Chemnitz Education) only. During studies: German A2 by no later than the end of the third study term
Source
“Applicants applying for a degree programme offered in English language need to show a German language proof at minimum level A1 (according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages - CEFR) at the time of application. By no later than the end of their third study term at TU Chemnitz, they have to submit a German language proof at level A2 according to CEFR … Language certificates for German language proof at level A1 are only accepted from the Goethe-Institut, telc examination centres … ÖSD or TUCed (TU Chemnitz Education).”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/studierendenservice/studserv/bewerbung/bew_bamala.php.en · checked 13 November 2026

The 2023 programme flyer compresses this into 'German language proficiency at level A2'; the application page is authoritative. TUCed (TU Chemnitz Education) was added to the accepted A1 examination bodies in the November 2026 revision of that page.

Selection
Admission-free. Applicants whose first degree is not in English Studies can prove their English in a placement test; the examination board takes the decision. No interview or motivation letter.
Source
“Yes, if you know English really well (which you can prove in a placement test) and have passed a B.A. that includes any aspect of English at least as a larger module”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/phil/english/iaa/ma_index.php · checked 14 November 2026

How to apply
Directly to the university
Source
“been revised as part of a pilot project. Applications are now submitted directly via the EduApplication Portal”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/studierendenservice/studserv/bewerbung/bew_bamala.php.en · checked 7 November 2026

Applications go to the EduApplication portal instead of uni-assist. The printed Application Guide (March 2026) still lists only four pilot programmes, and the ETIT faculty pages for Information and Communication Systems and Design and Test for Integrated Circuits still name uni-assist.

India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

English test waiver
Possible for applicants from India, Nigeria, Pakistan, because English is an official language there
Source
“Applicants from countries with English as official, educational or native language are not required to submit a proof of English language proficiency within their application. However, different requirements apply to certain countries. In such cases, additional proof of English language proficiency may be required.”

www.tu-chemnitz.de/studierendenservice/studserv/bewerbung/bew_bamala.php.en · checked 8 November 2026

TU Chemnitz reserves different requirements for certain countries but never names them: no page, programme page, application guide or regulation lists the countries, so an applicant from India, Nigeria or Pakistan cannot tell from any published source whether the waiver really applies to them and should expect to be asked for a certificate. English is an official language and a language of education in all three countries, so the wording covers them on its face. The caveat sentence appears on the central application page only; the Application Guide and Bewerbungsguide PDFs, the Business & Economics language page, the Automotive Software Engineering page and the Mechanical Engineering applicant PDF state the same waiver without any exception, so the central page is the strictest source and the one cited here. Independently of the country rule, the accepted-certificate list itself counts a "completed degree with English as the language of instruction", and the Advanced and Computational Mathematics and Automation, Robotics and Control pages say explicitly that a Medium of Instruction certificate is accepted. The German embassy's visa section may still require a certificate even where the university does not. The exemption sentence stands in the section on English-taught programmes, but before the paragraph that sets C1 for this programme, so the faculty may still ask English Studies applicants for a certificate; the C1 list separately accepts a completed degree taught in English.

Rules that name these countries
  • India: Applicants from India must submit an original APS certificate, or a digitally verifiable equivalent, with their application.
    Source
    “original APS-certificate or digital verifiable document (only for Chinese, Vietnamese and Indian applicants)”

    www.tu-chemnitz.de/studierendenservice/studserv/bewerbung/bew_bamala.php.en · checked 7 November 2026

    One of the documents that have to be submitted "For application via uni-assist or EduApplication Portal", so it applies on both routes and at both degree levels. China and Vietnam are named in the same line; the Application Guide writes "or Indian applicants".

The rules for your country across all universities, and the visa rules on English tests, are on the India, Pakistan and Nigeria pages.

More on this programme

Every value was read on an official page and is stored with a verbatim quote; open “Source” to see it. “Not stated by the university” means none of the pages we checked says, and lists those pages. Rules change: confirm with the university before you apply or pay.