BA Cultural Anthropology/Cultural History (Major) at Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Subject consists of the sub-subjects Cultural Anthropology and Cultural History. Cultural Anthropology is a cultural studies discipline which, in close connection with neighbouring subjects such as History, Linguistics, Literature, Art History, Ethnology and Religious Studies, focuses on people's ways of life, primarily in the subject area) / field of their own culture. Cultural anthropology is an empirical subject with primarily qualitative approaches (soft methods) and hermeneutic-interpretative working methods.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities  |  Department: Institute of Art and Cultural Studies (section: Cultural Anthropology/Cultural History)  |  Duration: 6 semesters (120 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time or part-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Jena, Thüringen, Germany

What you will study

A multi-subject Bachelor's degree consists of a major subject with 120 credit points (abbreviation: LP / 1 LP = 30 hours of attendance, preparation and follow-up work / follow-up activity, learning and assessed coursework and examinations) and a supplementary subject with 60 LP.

Career pathways

The degree programme lays a broad foundation for career orientations in the subject areas of cultural work, museums, journalism and science.

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