Modеrn Indian Studiеs

M.A. (Master of Arts)

M.A.

Degree

120

ECTS

English only

Language

Winter Semester: 31 May

Application Deadlines

4 semesters
(Starting: Winter Semester)

Duration

Free

Tuition Fees (per semester)

Starting: Winter Semester
Mode of Admission:: no admission restriction, but ability test
Study Mode:: On campus

Course Description

Do you wish to study, analyze, and understand how society, economics, politics, and culture in India are changing nowadays? The M.A. in Modern Indian Studies at the University of Göttingen is a unique program that studies various aspects of Indian modern society. Students are to select subjects amongst the themes of: “Metamorphoses of the Political”, “Religion”, “Inequality and Diversity”, “Labour and Capital in Modern India”, and “Media and Public Spheres”. Students have the option of completing a specialization in “Development Economics of India” or "Anthropology of Power" within the M.A. program. It is also possible to complete the program without a specialization. Taught at the Center for Modern Indian Studies (CeMIS) of the University of Göttingen, this master’s degree is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to develop your career around modern Indian studies.

Requirements

Qualification Requirements

Previous Degree

Bachelor/Bakkalaureus Minimum requirements for first university degree: Minimum standard period of study: 6 semesters Required ECTS credits: 180 For this degree programme, you should have gained your first university qualification in one of the following subjects groups or areas of study: Subject group: Language and Cultural Studies Proof of proficiency in English is required (see details below). Sufficient credits (at least 50 ECTS) in a related field are required. Related fields are development studies, geography, history, gender or diversity studies, Indian studies, Indology, Islam studies, ethnology or cultural anthropology, media studies, political science, religious studies, social and economic history, sociology or economics. German language skills are not required for this study programme. Click here for more information about the application process the ECTS systеm.

Language Requirements

The following certificates are recognized as proof of your language proficiency.

English

CEFR English

min C1

Cambridge

min C1 Advanced (CAE)

IELTS

min 7

UNIcert

min III

TOEFL iBT

min 95

PTE Academic

min 76

Does the university recognize "other equivalent language certificates"?

yes

Additional information:

Successful completion of the test must not date back further than three years prior to receipt of the application for enrolment and admission to the Master’s degree program. Exempt from the requirement to provide proof of testing are applicants who have spent at least one year studying or working in the United States of America, Canada (with the exception of the province of Québec), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (including associated territories), the Republic of Ireland, Australia or New Zealand within the four years prior to receipt of the application for admission, and applicants who completed a study program taught completely in English in the last three years prior to receipt of the application for admission, if (a) the admission requirement for the study program was proficiency in English at a C1 level (at minimum) according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) or (b) the level C1 (CEFR) or higher was completed as part of certified academic achievements during the course of studies. In either case, proof (in the form of an official certificate issued by the institution responsible for the study program) is required. An exception can only be claimed with proof of the specific language level, which is submitted with the application. A simple certificate from a higher education institution that a course of study is taught in English is not sufficient.