MA Art History in a Global Context: Focus on Africa at Freie Universität Berlin

Programme overview

Art History in a Global Context: Focus on Africa is a master programme at Freie Universität Berlin, offered by the Department of History and Cultural Studies (Art History Art History of Africa) and leading to the Master of Arts (M.A.). It has a standard duration of 4 semesters, German as the language of instruction, a start in the winter semester. The research-oriented master’s degree program in Art History in a Global Context, Concentration on Africa, aims to provide students with detailed, advanced knowledge in the fields of “old,” modern, and contemporary art of Africa and the African Diaspora.

Faculty: Department of History and Cultural Studies | Department: Department of History and Cultural Studies Art History Art History of Africa | Duration: 4 semesters | Study mode: full-time; German-taught | Intake: Winter semester | Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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Entry requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a discipline related to art history, cultural studies, or African languages and literature with at least 30 credits in art and history, Proof of English language skills (CEFR Level B1), Proof of French, Portuguese, or Arabic language skills (CEFR Level A2). The DSH - or German Language University Entrance Exam for Foreign Students - is obligatory for all applicants whose first language is not German and who have earned their initial degree from a university (or equivalent institution) where the language of instruction is not German.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters

Apply through the official page: https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/studium/bewerbung/index.html

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