Comparative Cultural Studies University of Regensburg

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Focus

Folklore Studies, European Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Empirical Cultural Studies, Historical Anthropology, Ethnology, Anthropology

Target group

Die Vergleichende Kulturwissenschaft erforscht problemlösungsorientiert das soziale und kulturelle Alltagsleben der breiten Bevölkerung in Europa aus gegenwärtiger und historischer Perspektive. Gefragt wird etwa danach, wie Kulturaustausch zustande kommt, wie sich kulturelle Phänomene vergleichend untersuchen lassen und auf welche Weise Kultur (medial) vermittelt werden kann.

Annotation

Comparative Cultural Studies takes a problem-solving approach to exploring the social and cultural everyday life of the general population in Europe from a contemporary and historical perspective. It examines, for example, how cultural exchange comes about, how cultural phenomena can be studied comparatively and in what ways culture can be conveyed (through the media).

Admission modus

Selection procedure / qualifying examination

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

Successfully completed university degree with a standard period of study of at least six semesters and an average grade of at least 2.5, Cultural Studies components in undergraduate studies amounting to at least 30 CP and proof of course-specific aptitude by means of a successfully completed aptitude procedure (submission of the required qualification plus an application letter stating the reasons for choosing the Master’s degree programme in Comparative Cultural Studies, including academic background and individual statement on the profile of the Master’s degree programme in Comparative Cultural Studies)

Main language

German