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MA Interdisciplinary Latin American Studies at Freie Universität Berlin

Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Programme overview

Interdisciplinary Latin American Studies is a master programme at Freie Universität Berlin, offered by the Institute for Latin American Studies and leading to the Master of Arts (M.A.). It has a standard duration of 4 semesters, English, German, Portuguese, Spanish as the language of instruction, a start in the winter semester. The Master’s program in Interdisciplinary Latin American Studies links problem-oriented training in the disciplines of Social and Cultural Anthropology, History, Literature and Cultural Studies, Brazilian Studies, Gender Studies, Sociology, Political Science and Economics with subject specialisation and the development of region-specific competences.

Faculty: Institute for Latin American Studies  |  Department: Institute for Latin American Studies  |  Duration: 4 semesters  |  Study mode: full-time; English-taught and German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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Application information

Entry requirements

For admission to the Master’s program applicants need to fulfill the following admission requirements: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent degree with at least 60 credit points (LP/ ECTS) in one of the following disciplines: Pre-Colombian Studies, Brazilian Studies, History, Caribbean Studies, Latin American Studies, Political Science, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Social Sciences, Sociology, Economics, Literature or Cultural Studies. If these credit points are distributed across several of the aforementioned subjects, at least 40 credit points (LP/ ECTS) have to be obtained in one of the aforementioned subjects. Proof of Spanish or Portuguese language skills (level B2 CEFR) or similar. Applicants who have earned their first degree (bachelor’s degree or equivalent) from a university (or an equivalent institution) where the language of instruction is not German must present a B2 (CEFR) German certificate for application.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters

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