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MA Cultural Anthropology/European Ethnology at University of Göttingen

University of Göttingen, Germany

Programme overview

You have already got to know European ethnographic research methods and cultural theories in a BA study program? The master programme Cultural Anthropology/European Ethnology will extend and broaden your skills in researching societal processes in Europe – in theory and practice. It is the aim to deepen your analytical apprehension and to show avenues of how to contribute to social and cultural development in an engaged way.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany

What you will study

Joint Honours MA totalling 42 credits in combination with two module packages (minors) totalling 18 credits each You are free to fill this area with modules of your choice from the permissible range. University of Göttingen offers a wide range of qualification courses in various competence areas.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: open. Previous education Bachelor degree or a comparable qualification. at least 150 ECTS at the time of application. Eligibility: the achievements must include at least 50 credit points in a cultural scientific discipline in the humanities. These must encompass achievements in ethnographic field work or cultural-historical methods as well as credits in cultural theory to the extend of at least 12 credit points,. they must include achievements in the basic principles of Cultural Anthropology/European Ethnology to the extent of at least 6 credit points. Language requirements: For the enrolment certified proficiency in German language. is required! Knowledge of English is highly recommended.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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

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