Social and Cultural Anthropologyfull time

  • Master of Arts

    Master
    Degree

  • 4 semesters

    Standard period of study (amount)

  • Frankfurt am Main

    Location

  • June 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)

    August 2025 (Non-EU)

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

Ethnology

Focus

Examination of Subject-Related Content and Debates, Independent Development of Further Research Questions, Conceptualisation and Execution of an Individual Research Project, Theories of Culture and Society, Theoretical, methodological, region-specific, systematic or historical branches of ethnology, Current socio-cultural processes and phenomena, Field Exploration, Theory and Methodology of Ethnology

Annotation

Application deadline: 01.05 - 15.06. for the winter semester

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements

BA with main subject Ethnology (at least 120 credit points) or minor subject Ethnology (at least 60 credit points) or (for the following, subject to other conditions as necessary) an equivalent recognised academic degree in a related subject area with a standard period of study of at least 6 semesters/3 years (e.g. History, Cultural Studies, Regional Studies, Religious Studies, Law, Social Sciences). The examination committee decides on the recognition and comparability of qualifications.Proof of command of English and another foreign language at least to level B1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Proof of a level of particular aptitude:Bachelor's degree (60%), letter of motivation (20%) and application colloquium (20%) Applicants with a foreign higher education entrance qualification must also provide proof of an adequate command of German in accordance with DSH regulations.

Lecture period
  • 22.04.2025 - 25.07.2025
  • 13.10.2025 - 13.02.2026

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2025/2026)
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    as per letter of acceptance

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.06.2025 - 31.08.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.05.2025 - 15.06.2025

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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