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Social & Cultural Anthropolοgу
(Starting: Winter Semester)
- Starting
- Winter Semester
- Mode of Admission:
- local admission restriction (local NC)
- Study Mode:
- Part-time (optional) ・ On campus
Requirements
Qualification Requirements
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in anthropology or a neighboring discipline (min. 60 credit points/ECTS).
Applications may already be submitted before completion of the bachelor's degree; however, a total of at least 150 credit points with a final German grade of 2.5 or better must be earned by the time of application.
Conditional admission is possible; special conditions may comprise up to 30 credit pοints
A final grade of 2.5 (B-) or bettеr.
Language Requirements
The following certificates are recognized as proof of your language proficiency.
EnglishSpecification: At least B.
Specification: Pass or better.
Specification: At least C.
GermanSpecification: Can be obtained during the first year of the program.
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For the application via Uni-Assist: € 75 for the first application, € 30 for each additional
Application Documents
For EU citizens:
- Curriculum vitae: You can download and fill out the template provided on the course page.
- English language certificate (see language requirements).
- German language certificate (see language requirements). It can be obtained during the first year of the program.
- Secondary school leaving certificate including subjects and grades, in original language + certified translation in German or English.
- Bachelor's degree transcript of records (or for comparable degree) including subjects and grades- at least 150 ECTS points with a final grade corresponding to "2,5" or better on the German grading system, in original language + certified translation in German or English.
- Bachelor's degree grading scale with the maximum grade and minimum final grade required to be awarded the degree – not for passing individual courses (must be issued by your university), in original language + certified translation in German or English.
- Written presentation of course-specific competencies: Motivation letter.
For non-EU citizens:
- Preliminary review documentation uni-assist for the University of Bayreuth: For this master’s program international applicants from outside the EU who have obtained their degree abroad must apply via uni-assist and undergo a fee-based special procedure: preliminary review documentation (Vorprüfungsdokumentation [VPD]).
Please keep in mind that due to uni-assist’s processing time, it may take 6-8 weeks for your preliminary documentation review to be issued. You should therefore apply for your VPD as early as possible. - Curriculum vitae: You can download and fill out the template provided on the course page.
- English language certificate (see language requirements).
- German language certificate (see language requirements). It can be obtained during the first year of the program.
- Secondary school leaving certificate including subjects and grades, in original language + certified translation in German or English.
- Bachelor's degree transcript of records (or for comparable degree) including subjects and grades- at least 150 ECTS points with a final grade corresponding to "2,5" or better on the German grading system, in original language + certified translation in German or English.
- Written presentation of course-specific competencies: Motivation lettеr.
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