• Pass Cultural and Literary Theory I and II (AJ20001 and AJ20002) and finish them with exams.
• Pass Historical Development of English (AJ20003) and finish it with an exam.
• Pass the Exam in English Language (AJ21110 + AJ21120) in the course of the studies or have obtained any of the following:
  • Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (Grade A or B), or
  • IELTS (International English Language Testing System) with grade 8 or higher, or
  • 75 or more points on the English proficiency exam as a part of the BA exam at the Department of English and American Studies, FF MU and pass English Language Oral Proficiency Exam (AJ11020) with the mark A, B or C.
• Pass three courses within the selected track and finish them with exams.
• Gain 15 more credits at the English Department.
• Pass Master's Thesis Seminars I and II (AJ29800 and AJ29801, total 20 credits).
• Write and defend a Master's Major (Diploma) Thesis (AJ29850).
  The process of writing an M.A. major thesis usually lasts at least three semesters: in the first semester, students prepare for writing and submit assignments in the electronic Thesis Seminar I (AJ29800), in the second semester, they write the thesis and gain credits for that in the Thesis Seminar II (AJ29801), and in the third semester, they finish and submit the thesis.

In order to be allowed to sit for the Master's final state exam (AJ29999), a student who finishes their studies as a minor (non-diploma) must fulfill the following requirements:

• Pass Cultural and Literary Theory I and II (AJ20001 and AJ20002) and finish them with exams.
• Pass Historical Development of English (AJ20003) and finish it with an exam.
• Pass the Exam in English Language (AJ21110 + AJ21120) during the course of studies or have obtained any of these:
  • Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English, or
  • IELTS (International English Language Testing System) with grade 8 or higher, or
  • 75 or more points on the English proficiency exam as a part of the BA exam at the Department of English and American Studies, FF MU and pass the English Language Oral Proficiency Exam (AJ11020) with the mark A, B or C.
• Pass three courses within the selected track and finish them with exams.
• Gain 15 more credits at the English Department.