MA Social and Cultural Anthropology at Freie Universität Berlin

Programme overview

Social and Cultural Anthropology is a master programme at Freie Universität Berlin, offered by the Department of Political and Social Sciences (Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology) 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 program provides students with the ability to do independent academic work and to analyze complex sociocultural configurations and processes. The program offers a differentiated engagement with theoretical questions that combine micro- and macrolevels and integrate social, cultural, and political-economic perspectives.

Faculty: Department of Political and Social Sciences | Department: Department of Political and Social Sciences Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology | 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 with at least 60 credit points in ethnology or social or cultural anthropology or an equivalent degree. 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 semester

Duration: 4 semesters

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

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