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MA Ethnologie (Social and Cultural Anthropology) at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany

Programme overview

Master addressing current questions of global social coexistence, social and political movements, beliefs, art, economies and culture.

Faculty: Fachbereich 07 - Geschichts- und Kulturwissenschaften  |  Department: Institut für Ethnologie und Afrikastudien  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time (German-taught)  |  Intake: Summer and winter semester  |  Location: Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

What you will study

Semesters 1-2: current topics and debates of the anthropology of the global and general theories of culture and society, with seminars on varied contemporary topics.

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Entry requirements

No admission restriction (no Numerus clausus). Bachelor's degree in Anthropology or a comparable cultural, social or regional science, with at least 40 credit points in anthropology; up to 12 credit points can be made up. German proficiency for international applicants: DSH-2 or equivalent. Application period: winter semester: early April to 1 September.

Intake: Summer and winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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