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BA Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie (Social and Cultural Anthropology) at Leipzig University

Leipzig University, Germany

Programme overview

In-depth study of local life-worlds and transregional comparison, with a focus on scientific analysis of social practices and cultural phenomena and on qualitative research methods. Taught in German with some English.

Faculty: Fakultät für Geschichte, Kunst- und Regionalwissenschaften  |  Department: Institut für Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time; taught in German, partly English  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Core subject of 120 credit points (compulsory and elective-compulsory) plus a freely designed elective area of 60 credit points; the compulsory area (80 credit points) gives a systematic entry to subject debates.

Career pathways

Options in research, culture and media (publishers, trade fairs, cultural institutions, museums) nationally and internationally.

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Entry requirements

General or subject-specific higher education entrance qualification (Allgemeine or Fachgebundene Hochschulreife). Language requirements: English at CEFR B2. Locally restricted admission (numerus clausus). Last selection NC (cut-off average grade): 2,0. Application period: 02.05. – 15.07.; portal: DoSV.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)

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