Two-Subject Bachelor Cultural and Social Anthropology at University of Münster

Cultural and Social Anthropology (KuSA) is offered as a subject of the Two-Subject Bachelor and has existed since the winter semester 2006/07. It is a broad cultural-studies foundation in the theory, methods and research fields of cultural and social anthropology, combining historical perspectives on culture with approaches to the present. The teaching is shared by the Institute of Ethnology and the Institute of Cultural Anthropology/European Ethnology.

Faculty: Faculty 08: History and Philosophy (Fachbereich Geschichte/Philosophie)  |  Department: Institute of Ethnology (Institut fuer Ethnologie) and Institute of Cultural Anthropology/European Ethnology (Institut fuer Kulturanthropologie/Europaeische Ethnologie)  |  Duration: 3 years (6 semesters), 180 ECTS credits (two subjects studied to equal extent)  |  Intake: Winter semester only  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; some courses in a foreign language; Zwei-Fach-Bachelor (combined with a second subject)  |  Location: Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Compulsory modules: theory and history of cultural and social anthropology; research fields and ethnographic methods; cultural and social anthropological comparison in historical and contemporary perspectives; research and professional practice. From module 5 onwards students choose a profile in cultural anthropology or social anthropology (modules 5a/5b and 6a/6b on knowledge practices), and the Bachelor thesis (module 7) is written in the chosen profile. Methods exercises in modules 2 and 3 have attendance requirements.

Career pathways

The degree is practice-oriented and vocationally qualifying and is the prerequisite for a research-oriented Master's.

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