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Cultural and Soсial Studiеs
(Starting: Winter Semester)
- Starting
- Winter Semester
- Mode of Admission:
- no admission restriction
- Application:
- Uni-assist
More Info - Study Mode:
- Part-time (optional) ・ On campus
- Registration Fee & Tuition Information:
- All students are required to pay a semester fee of €396.10 (€402.10 in the first semеstеr).
Five Reasons to choose this Bachelor's Program
Course Description
Decode today's interconnected world through the lenses of culture, history, society, and language. The B.A. Cultural and Social Studies (CuSo) at European University Viadrina is a bilingual English-German program that immerses you in cultural history, literary studies, linguistics, and comparative social sciences. You will deepen your expertise in three interdisciplinary fields — Europe/s, Media, and Difference — while building genuine multilingual fluency through a required third language. Studying in Frankfurt (Oder) on the German-Polish border, you join a vibrant international community where academic rigor meets daily cross-cultural exchange.
This program suits curious, internationally minded students with at least a B2 command of English and a genuine interest in interdisciplinary inquiry across cultural history, literature, linguistics, and the social sciences. It welcomes German and non-German speakers — including applicants who build their German during their studies — and rewards intellectual openness and thinking across disciplinary boundaries.
Special Program Features
Build your thematic profile
Choose two of three interdisciplinary clusters — Europe/s, Media, or Difference — to anchor a third of your studies in the questions that matter most for your future direction.
Study right at Europe's living border
Frankfurt (Oder) sits directly on the German-Polish border, where Europe's integration story unfolds around you each day and shapes the discussions inside the seminar room.
Backing for founders
The Viadrina Founders Center accompanies aspiring entrepreneurs from the first idea to a launched venture, offering mentoring, workshops, and continued support after graduation.
Accreditations
System Accreditation
System Accreditation
System accreditation is the internal quality assurance system of a state or state-recognized higher education institution in Germany. With system accreditation, a higher education institution receives the right to award the seal of the Accreditation Council for its self-assessed study programs.
Requirements
Qualification Requirements
The application requirements for the study program in "Cultural and Soсial Studiеs" are:
A level, high-school diploma or equivalent
If you have not obtained your degree in Germany, you can check here whether it can be recognized as equivalent to the German A-levеls.
English Language Proficienсу → Language Requirementsat least B2 (CΕFR)
Language Requirements
The following certificates are recognized as proof of your language proficiency.
EnglishSpecification: min 4.5 under the new TOEFL scoring scale introduced in January 2026
Specification: min 176 points
Application & Admission
Application Deadlines
German Students 
Other EU Students 
Non-EU Students Non-EU Students| Intake | Winter Semester |
| Application deadline | 15 Julyin 36 days |
| Application mode | Uni-assist → More info |
| Application fee | Uni-assist charges a fee of €75 for the first application and €30 for each additional application submitted within the same semester. |
High school graduates of the current year
High school graduates from previous years
Application Procedure & Selection
Application Documents
Applies only to applicants whose native language is not English and who have not earned their degree from an institution where English is the language of instructiοn.
Testimonials
© Heide FestI have always been good at learning languages, but this linguistic interest goes beyond that. I can understand the world better through language, myself, other people. I have realised how important and fundamental language is in this context.
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