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BA Social and Cultural Anthropology (Combi major/minor) at Freie Universität Berlin

Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Programme overview

Social and Cultural Anthropology is a bachelor programme at Freie Universität Berlin, offered by the Department of Political and Social Sciences (Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology) and leading to the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in major subject in combi bachelor. It is studied as: Major subject in a combi bachelor; Minor subject in a combi bachelor. It has a standard duration of 6 semesters, German as the language of instruction, a start in the winter semester. Social and Cultural Anthropology is closely tied in German-speaking countries to the history of ethnology and has developed from a science of the culturally other into a discipline studying societies and cultures worldwide.

Faculty: Department of Political and Social Sciences  |  Department: Department of Political and Social Sciences Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology  |  Duration: 6 semesters  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany

What you will study

The 90 CP core subject comprises a foundation phase and an advanced phase plus the General Professional Skills (ABV) area; at the end of studies a selected area is deepened through independent academic work.

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Entry requirements

First-semester admission: Restricted admission. Higher semesters: Restricted admission. Language requirements: English (Level B1 CEFR)

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 6 semesters

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