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Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie
(Master of Arts)
(Social and Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology)
German-French Perspectives in Ethnology (Master of Arts)

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Course content and focus areas |
The research focus at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology of the University of Frankfurt is the comparative empirical study of non-European societies by documenting and analysing cultural commonalities and differences between different societies. Research and the teaching curriculum thus concentrate on the study and analysis of socio-cultural phenomena at the local level as well as in a comparative global context. The M.A. programme trains students in the reflexive application of key theories and concepts in cultural analysis that are central to the critical interpretation of the diversity of socio-cultural institutions and practices. The M.A. in social and cultural anthropology is a 4-semester-long degree programme that is designed to follow a B.A. in anthropology or a related discipline. The focus to teach students to critically engage with the discipline’s state of the art as well as the scholarly debates that have been formative to it and to develop further research questions from such engagements. Further, students are taught to conceptualise and execute their own research projects in which they investigate independently developed research questions. Finally students learn to reflect on their research results in the context of scholarly debates and draw relevant conclusions. A central component of programme is the independent research project through which students learn to apply key concepts of empirical social research and hone practical methodological skills in research design and data generation and analysis. The degree qualifies students to conduct independent academic research and to undertake professional work as practicing anthropologists. In Zusammenarbeit des Instituts für Ethnologie der Goethe Universität Frankfurt mit der École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris besteht die Möglichkeit, einen durch die DFH anerkannten deutsch-französischen M.A. Abschluss in Ethnologie (im Folgenden: Deutsch-Französischer M.A.) mit der genauen Bezeichnung „Ethnologie und ihre deutsch-französischen Perspektiven“ zu erwerben. Die Studierenden verbringen das zweite und dritte Semester an der Partneruniversität (EHESS Dep. d’Ethnologie et Anthropologie Sociale) in Paris. Wie im Kooperationsvertrag vereinbart, sind die französischen Studierenden aus dem Partnerstudiengang der EHESS berechtigt, das zweite und dritte Semester am Institut für Ethnologie in Frankfurt zu belegen. |
Detailed information |
Information from the department (Master of Ethnology) |
Degree | Master of Arts in Ethnology |
Duration | The standard length of study for the Master of Arts is 4 semesters. |
Languages of instruction | German (Master of Ethnology) German and French (Master of German-French Perspectives in Ethnology) |
Start of the programme | The study programme starts at the beginning of the winter semester. |
Student advisory service |
Institut für Ethnologie Student advisory service: Student advisory service for the Master German-French Perspectives in Ethnology: |
Admission requirements |
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Provisional admission |
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Mode of admission | Admission is not restricted. Students will be directly admitted if the admission requirements are met in full. |
Documents to be submitted |
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Deadline for applications | expected 01.05. - 15.06. |
Address for applications | Online application portal for Master's study programmes |