Social and Cultural Anthropology (Master)

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The Master's programme in Social and Cultural Anthropology aims at expanding and complementing academic professional training. Graduates are equally qualified to design and carry out research projects – independently or in teams – as well as to work in various applied fields where the reception, analysis, preparation, communication, and implementation of research findings, along with addressing societal challenges, are central tasks.

Master of Arts

Degree Programme Code: 066 810

4 semesters / 120 ECTS credits

Language: German and English

NO entrance examination

Curriculum

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Attention

Instruction Language German

Please note that the instruction language of this programme is German. To start the degree programme, you need to hold a certificate of German proficiency on C1 level.

Study Programme

The programme consists of the following modules: Introduction to the Master's Programme; Field School; Disciplinary Specialization; Methods: Advanced and Specialized Training; alternatively: Disciplinary Specialization: In-Depth Study or Interdisciplinary Extension; Ethnographic Data Analysis, Presentation, and Communication; Master's Thesis Project; as well as the Master's Thesis and public defense.

Five Concepts

which you will deal with during your studies:

  • Cultural Diversity
  • Ethnographic Field Research
  • Social Inequality
  • Area Studies
  • Science Communication

... and many more.

 Overview of the programme structure & topics

Here you find the current offer of courses for this programme to gain better insight into the topics and structure. For more information please click on the respective level.



After Graduation

Graduates can pursue a career in the following occupational fields:

  • teaching at universities, universities of applied sciences and in adult education
  • drawing up regional expert reports relating to international cooperation, development cooperation, and culture and technology transfer
  • providing intercultural expertise, e.g. in the area of migration, intercultural health and medicine, or in operations of NGOs and international missions
  • analysing communication between different groups (e.g. business anthropology, consulting, conflict management)
  • matters of “customary law”.

Graduates' Perspective on the Degree Programme

Graduates ...

  • say that this degree programme receives the grade: 2.3 (good)
  • rate the level of difficulty as: 3.1 (appropriate)

→ These results are based on feedback from 34 graduates.

*You can find further assessments of the degree programme from its graduates’ perspective in the graduate survey of the master's programme in Social and Cultural Anthropology (in German).

Graduates ...

  • find employment within 2 months after graduation on average.

*You can find further information on career entry and career paths in the tracking of graduates "Social and Cultural Anthropology".

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