Empirical Cultural Studies University of Marburg

Study Type

undergraduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Focus

Acquisition of the ability to identify and describe cultural processes and interpret them along the data base, Learning multimodal methods of qualitative research, Public Cultural Studies, Atmospheric or Emotion Research, Digital Knowledge Anthropology, Mobility, Spatial and Collective Research

Annotation

Minor subject in the combination Bachelor's degree course - only possible in combination with a major subject Standard period of study: 6 or 8 semesters (depending on combination) The degree depends on the major subject chosen. Further information on the structure of the combination Bachelor's degree course can be found here: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/studieninteressierte/studienmoeglichkeiten/kombibachelor How are we socially influenced by currents, fashions, preferences or demarcation strategies and how do we influence them? How do technical change processes affect everyday actions? How does memory form in the absence of contemporary witnesses? What explanations can be found historically for current positions on wage labour? By which means do YouTubers present themselves when telling their immigration stories? In the minor subject of Empirical Cultural Studies you can investigate cultural phenomena of everyday life in the past and present in all of their facets. Learn the scientific tools to be able to identify, describe and interpret cultural processes. Theoretically, but also in a project-related manner using qualitative methods, you can independently explore research topics and communicate about them in a public-oriented manner. An integral part of the degree course is the MarSkills programme, in which you acquire attractive and future-oriented key skills (see https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/fb09/igs/arbeitsgruppen/sprechwissenschaft/marskills/was-ist-marskills

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/studienangebot/bachelor/nebenfach/empirische-kulturwissenschaft

Fees

Currently, the German federal state of Hesse does not charge tuition fees.

Main language

German