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Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie / Social and Cultural Anthropology (minor subject in a combined bachelor’s degree)

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Program: Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie / Social and Cultural Anthropology
Degree: depends on the major chosen
Program option: minor subject in a combined bachelor's degree
Study model: combined bachelor's degree
Program length: 6/8 semesters / 3/4 years (180/ 210 ECTS points) (depending on the combination)
Start: Winter and Summer semesters

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The Social and Cultural Anthropology minor teaches students to identify the fundamental forms and dimensions of social coexistence, and to analyse and differentiate between their foundations. Students can also research the causes, dynamics, interpretations and forms of conflict and explore the interactions between people and the environment and how they are transformed. Students gain hands-on experience by working on and with objects in the department's ethnographic collection while discussing their social and cultural meanings. You will have the opportunity to focus on regional societies in the Americas and the Caribbean.

An integral part of the combined Bachelor's degree is the MarSkills programme, in which you will acquire valuable, future-oriented skills.

Prospects

The degree programme provides the foundations for a specialised Master's programme in social and cultural anthropology. Students studying the minor degree programme will also be qualified for the following occupational fields

  • international institutions and organisations,
  • intercultural institutions and migration authorities,
  • public administration, associations and institutions,
  • museums and non-governmental organisations,
  • the media, publishing houses and public relations;
  • adult education, cultural institutions and journalism,
  • sectors related to development cooperation, international relations and conflicts, tourism, cultural heritage and colonial relations and foreign services;
  • and for senior level jobs requiring professional research skills and information analysis in selected subjects.

A minor subject will help you to extend your professional qualifications profile, which is decisively shaped by the choice of your major subject. In conjunction with your major subject, your relevant work experience (e.g. internships, part-time jobs, voluntary work) and your personal skills, it will enable you to refine your profile and carve out your own individual array of career options.

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