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BA Social and Cultural Anthropology (single-subject) at University of Göttingen

University of Göttingen, Germany

Programme overview

Social and cultural anthropology is the comparative study of people’s different ways of life, in both cultural and social terms, and across time and space. We ask: Why do people act in one way and not another? What are their most important values and ideals?

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester only  |  Location: Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany

What you will study

In the one-subject Bachelor’s programme of anthropology, a second subject is to be studied as a minor, also termed a non-anthropological area of competence. Frequently chosen subjects here are gender studies, human geography, political science, religious studies, sociology or economic and social psychology. a.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: open admission (enrolment without previous application). Winter semester only 1st subject semester: open admission (enrolment without previous application).

Intake: Winter semester only

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/46792.html

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