MA Integrated Chinese Studies at Freie Universität Berlin

Programme overview

Integrated Chinese Studies is a master programme at Freie Universität Berlin, offered by the Department of History and Cultural Studies (Chinese Studies) and leading to the Master of Arts (M.A.). It has a standard duration of 2 semesters, German as the language of instruction, a start in the winter and summer semester. The subject of the Master's program is the in-depth study of modern and contemporary China and the historical process of its formation as well as the political, social, economic, linguistic and cultural transformations in a globalizing environment.

Faculty: Department of History and Cultural Studies | Department: Department of History and Cultural Studies Chinese Studies | Duration: 2 semesters | Study mode: full-time; German-taught | Intake: Winter and summer semester | Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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Application information

Entry requirements

First-semester admission: Unrestricted admission. Higher semesters: No admissions. Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent university degree with a scope of 240 credit points, including a proportion of 80 credit points in Chinese Studies (modules with relevant content for Chinese Studies excluding language courses) as well as proof of having completed a stay abroad of at least one semester in the geographic area of "Greater China" (Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau), Proof of Chinese language skills (level 5 HSK), Proof of English language skills (level B2 CEFR). 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 and summer semester

Duration: 2 semesters

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

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