• Bachelor's degree in English and American Studies or equivalent 

• and  detection of a normal period of at least six semesters
• and sufficient knowledge of the English language. Proof is provided by:

1. the Bachelor examination of the degree program in English and American Culture Studies or a comparable degree at the University of Kassel, with an average score in the language practice modules of 3.0 or better or
   
2. the Bachelor's examination in a technically equivalent degree of another university or college in the Federal Republic of Germany with at least 10 credits Language Practice English and an average Language Practice Note of 3.0 or better or
   
3. A voice (Further information can be found in the examination regulations, § 6).

The language skills at the time of application should not be older than two years. 

Except for the obligation to separately prove the knowledge of English, applicants with at least two years' study or professional leave in a country with English as the official language and traffic language within the last three years before receipt of the application for admission.

The existence of the prerequisites includes knowledge

• Of language practice
• Of Anglistic linguistics
• The Anglistic literature and the
• The state sciences.

In the absence of substantive prerequisites, the Examination Board may link the admission with requirements that the missing knowledge of a maximum of 30 credits must be demonstrated by the successful completion of certain modules from the Bachelor's degree course up to the registration of the master's thesis.