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MA Dependency and Slavery Studies at University of Bonn

University of Bonn, Germany

Programme overview

This English-taught, international and interdisciplinary four-semester master's is aimed at students with historical, material-culture and/or social-science interests. Based on the research concept of 'strong asymmetrical dependency', it opens new approaches to studying slavery and other forms of strong asymmetrical dependency from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; English-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Career pathways

NGOs, policy advice, development cooperation, academia (science management, teaching and research), editing and publishing, museums and adult education.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: No admission restriction (zulassungsfrei). Requirements: A German or foreign university degree in a relevant subject (at least 180 ECTS); English: CEFR C1.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-bonn.de/bewerbungsportal

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