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Interdisciplinary Anthropology

Master of Arts (M.A.)


Anthropology asks about the diversity of human life forms in historical change. It can be as much about the biological and cognitive dimensions of humans and their evolution as it is about social practices, artifacts and institutions. Anthropologists are interested in human-environment relations, collecting and structuring, analyzing and contextualizing past and present knowledge about humans or investigating the ever-changing images of humans and the world. Anthropological research requires the collaboration of different academic disciplines. In the master's program in Interdisciplinary Anthropology, historical studies, anthropology, cultural anthropology, sociology, philosophy, and biological anthropology are represented as well as science and technology studies and cognitive science. During your studies, you will learn about this diversity of perspectives on human beings. In the process, you will test how to link disciplinary approaches with each other and develop new questions.

 

The following qualities are highly advantageous for your master's degree in Interdisciplinary Anthropology:

  • Willingness to organize yourself and to work independently.
  • Pleasure in communicating across disciplines in heterogeneous groups
  • Interest in a wide range of anthropological topics, theories and methods
  • Scientific curiosity to look beyond the boundaries of a discipline and to discover connections between research areas
  • Open-mindedness to ways of thinking that may challenge familiar distinctions between nature and culture
Language of instruction:

German

Academic calendar:

Winter Semester

Standard Period of Study:

4 semesters required for the full degree programme

Scope of services:

120 ECTS-Points for the full degree programme

Admission: First semester:

with special prerequisites for admission
The admissions restrictions are determined by the admissions regulations for the individual field. For more detailed information, please visit your departmental academic advisor.

Higher semesters:

with special prerequisites for admission according to admission regulations

Please note: University admission requirements may change up to the start of the application period.

Application period: First semester: 1 June - 15 September
Higher semesters: Winter Semester: 1 June - 30 September, Summer Semester: 1 December - 31 March
Important information regarding required application materials for higher semesters.
Application: Application for this subject is only possible during the application period and is done online.
Faculty affiliation: Faculty of Humanities

This broad field requires an interdisciplinary approach that allows anthropological questions to be addressed and discussed in a dialogue with a range of disciplines. Numerous fields from the humanities, social and cultural sciences, and natural sciences are involved in the University of Freiburg’s program in Interdisciplinary Anthropology, including biological anthropology, history, ethnology, philosophy, sociology, and cognitive science.
The first semester of the master’s program Interdisciplinary Anthropology provides students with a basic grounding in the theories and methods of anthropology. This promotes their ability to engage in a dialogue with scholars from other fields and to transfer their knowledge between the perspectives of the various disciplines. In the second phase of the program, students build on this broad anthropological fundament in a self-chosen area of specialization. Thus, the students first receive insight into the theory and practice of various fields of anthropological research and then acquire more detailed knowledge in one particular field. In this way, they become acquainted with the current state of research and current research questions in their area of specialization and learn how to conduct research in the human sciences on the basis of their work in that area.


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The University's Service Centre Studies - Central Student Advisory Service (ZSB) provides information and advice on all questions that may arise prior to, at the beginning of, and during a course of study. If you are seeking subject-specific advice in addition to this, you can also contact the respective subject academic advisor.

Departmental Academic Advising

Prof. Dr. Cornelia Brink
Seminar für Alte Geschichte
Kollegiengebäude I, Raum: 1288
Platz der Universität 3
79098 Freiburg
Tel.: +49 761 203-67731

cornelia.brink@geschichte.uni-freiburg.de


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tobie.walther@geko.uni-freiburg.de
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