Are you interested in other people, regardless of their origin and worldviews? Are you interested in a variety of cultural expressions in the past and present? Would you like to know what qualitative empirical research methods are? Are you keen to engage with cultural theories and current theoretical debates, while also exploring lesser-known European regions?
Cultural Anthropology/European Ethnology (KAEE), also known as Volkskunde or Empirical Cultural Studies in German-speaking countries, examines everyday life and perceptions of people in European societies in a globally networked world. It uses qualitative empirical methods such as interviews, field research, archival work, and source analysis to examine both the present and the past.
Here in Mainz, you can expect exciting focal points: research- and practice-oriented teaching, various subject traditions, and a collaboration with the subjects Film, Theater, and Media Studies (FTMK) that is unique in Germany. We place great emphasis on internationalization and have a focus on Southeast and Eastern Europe. You can look forward to local and regional teaching research projects. We are also passionate about better working conditions in academia.
If you would like more information about what the program of study “Cultural Anthropology/European Ethnology” has to offer and what qualifications you should have for a program of study, we would be happy to advise you personally and by appointment via email (academic advisory office, student advising office).
The Taster Days (a centrally organized offer of the Central academic advising/ZSB at the JGU) are aimed at prospective students who want to check whether the corresponding program of study corresponds to their own abilities and inclinations.
- The individual programs of the Taster Days answer essential questions for the choice of program of study:
- What content does the subject convey?
- How is the program of study structured?
- Which focal points can be chosen?
- What requirements must be met?
- What opportunities are there for study abroad?
- For which professional fields does the respective program of study qualify?
By participating in the program, you will gain an insight into everyday student life and can thus make a more informed decision about your program of study on the basis of basic information. Information on registration and the offered dates for the subject “Cultural Anthropology/European Ethnology” in the current semester can be found here.
Would you like to do a master’s degree after your bachelor’s degree? Then find out here about the admission requirements, the orientation of the master’s degree program Cultural Anthropology/European Ethnology, and the career opportunities after graduation in a concise and compact form.
The MA programs of the FTMK Institute are consecutive master’s degrees, i.e. these programs build on the bachelor’s degree in terms of content. In consecutive programs of study, the master’s degree program does not count as a second degree.
The application for a master’s degree program is already possible if you have not yet completed your bachelor’s degree, but can already show 135 credits. If you would like to take advantage of this transition option, please seek advice from the student management. You should only consider this option if you can say with certainty that you will achieve your bachelor’s degree within the first academic semester in the master’s degree program (submission of the thesis, correction periods, oral final examination included). Further information on the general application modalities can be found in the interdisciplinary master’s examination regulations and the subject-specific examination regulations in the “Documents and Forms” section on the web page of the FTMK student advising office.
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