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Ethnology - Bachelor (major subject) at University of Tübingen

University of Tübingen, Germany

Programme overview

Studies cultural ideas and processes in past and present societies, for example rituals, economic practices, medical systems and forms of exchange, using long-term fieldwork as the main method. The programme runs for 6 semesters (3 years), starting in the winter semester.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Application information

Entry requirements

No Numerus clausus (admission-free).

International applicants: EUR 3,000 a year. University-wide tuition for non-EU/EEA students: 1,500 EUR per semester (3,000 EUR per year) for Bachelor, consecutive Master and Staatsexamen programmes and full theology programmes; EU/EEA citizens and some other groups are exempt. The semester contribu Source

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)

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