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MA Standards of Decision-Making Across Cultures at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany

Programme overview

Discover the diversity of decision-making processes in East and South Asia in the interdisciplinary degree program Standards of Decision-Making Across Cultures! Acquire in-depth knowledge, methodological know-how and key competencies for culturally sensitive decision-making. Choose your major, organize a semester abroad, and broaden your intercultural perspective.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; English-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Erlangen, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

The degree program runs over four semesters. Students must acquire a total of 120 ECTS credits. The Master’s thesis is due at the end of the fourth semester.

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Entry requirements

Admission: Master: Qualification assessment. Application deadline: Winter semester: 15.07.; Summer semester: not possible. Requirements: The Master’s degree program is open to graduates with a Bachelor’s, Master’s, Diplom, Magister or State Examination degree in a subject that focuses on philology, social sciences, historical sciences, pedagogy, philosophy, religious studies, ethnology, economic sciences, law, psychology, or medical science are eligible for the Master’s degree program. Applicants with one of these degrees are admitted only after a successful selection interview if they have an overall grade of at least 2.00 in the German grading system. If they have an overall grade of 2.01-2.5, they have to prove further qualifications that are relevant to the Master’s degree program, such as proof of passed modules on scientific or research-related work (min. 6 ECTS points), proof of having passed modules with explicitly cross-cultural topics (at least 6 ECTS credits), proof of professional internships in a non-western Language: English language skills at least at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages or comparable skills (UNIcert C2) must be demonstrated if the school degree or bachelor’s degree was not obtained in English. Deutschsprachige Ausländer müssen ihre Deutschkenntnisse mit mindestens A1 des GER nachweisen (kann innerhalb des ersten Jahres des Studiums erbracht werden).

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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