Social and Cultural Anthropology University of Marburg
Overview and admission
Study Type
undergraduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
- Cultural Anthropology
- Social Anthropology
Focus
Teaching of substantive, methodological and theoretical fundamentals of an anthropological understanding of global cultural diversity, Critical reflection on one's own professional history as well as forms of colonialism and racism in public and scientific debates, Acquisition of basic knowledge of selected anthropological subject and regional areas
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 In the minor subject of Social and Cultural Anthropology, you will learn to identify basic forms and dimensions of social coexistence and to analyse and distinguish their fundamentals. You can also research the causes, dynamics, interpretations and forms of conflict and deal with the interactions of human-environment relationships and their transformations. In the subject's own ethnographic collection, practical work is conducted on and with objects and their social and cultural meanings are discussed. Regionally, you have the opportunity to focus on societies of the Americas and the Caribbean. 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 requirements
Lecture period
- 22.04.2025 - 25.07.2025
- 13.10.2025 - 13.02.2026
Tuition fee
Fees
Currently, the German federal state of Hesse does not charge tuition fees.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German