For academic references and recommendation letters, please submit a general inquiry during office hours or via email at least four weeks before the deadline.
The student being evaluated should have successfully completed at least one course with the instructor writing the reference.
If you have only completed a basic course ("Introduction to English and American Literary Studies" or "Introduction to Cultural Studies: Britain and the US"), we cannot provide a recommendation letter, as we cannot personally know all students due to the size of these courses.
Please inform the instructor when you need the reference and where it should be sent. After confirmation from the instructor, please submit the following documents (during office hours, at the department office, or via email):
To ensure that credits earned abroad can be recognized at the University of Passau, please agree on Individual Learning Agreements for the selected courses before your departure.
For this purpose, please send:
via email to Prof. Dr. Lucia Krämer (lucia.kraemer@uni-passau.de). The template for the "Individual Learning Agreement" is available through the download centre of the International Office.
Prof. Dr. Lucia Krämer will inform you whether the course can be credited towards your degree at the University of Passau.
To request recognition of examinations taken at other universities, please submit:
Please refer to your module catalogue for relevant information.
Send the listed documents via email to Prof. Dr. Lucia Krämer (lucia.kraemer@uni-passau.de). We will review your application and inform you whether recognition of your credits is possible.
Multiple seminars or other courses with fewer than 6 ECTS may not be bundled together and recognized as a 10-ECTC main seminar (Hauptseminar) at the University of Passau.
In individual cases, courses may be recognized as a main seminar (Hauptseminar) if instructors at the guest university are willing to undertake extended assessments so as to achieve equivalent learning outcomes (see the description in the module catalogue).
University of Passau Library resources for English and American Studies
Library of Congress
The British Library
WorldCat - Search for books, music, videos etc. near you
SUB Göttingen: English Studies Guide (Gateway for internet resources)
