English studies are a success story at the University of Fribourg. In a flexible, dynamic, and multicultural environment where both teaching and administration are conducted in English, students benefit from a total immersion in the target language.
Research at the Department of English is conducted in both linguistics (mainly pragmatics) and literature (American and British, covering various periods).
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The 2023 Autumn semester course timetable is available here [pdf] and the 2024 Spring semester course timetable is available here [pdf]
Students who wish to study English literature and linguistics are expected to have achieved a high level of English language competence in their Matura/Maturité/Maturita. We strongly recommend a level of C1 in English for students beginning their studies at the English department.
Our Regulations, exams, tips webpage (or alternatively our vademecum for BALET students [pdf]) provides detailed information on how to navigate your way through your 1st year with us.