The Master's programme in Cultural Studies at the University of Vechta (Germany) examines cultural change as the result of human action, thought and perception. How do different values, ideas and lifestyles develop, how are they changed and how are they stabilised? What role is played by the social environment, nation, ethnicity and gender? In the Master's programme, such questions are answered using interdisciplinary perspectives and digital methods.
| Degree | Master of Arts (MA) |
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| Standard period of study | 4 semester |
Start of studies | winter semester |
| Application deadline | 30.09. - The application period starts in the beginning of June and we advise international applicants to apply as early as possible. |
| Requirements |
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| Internship | A ten-week internship is part of the degree programme. |
| ECTS | 120 |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Tuition fee | In principle, no fees are charged for studying at the University of Vechta (tuition fees). Only the semester fee is payable. This covers certain administrative costs and allows you to take advantage of benefits such as discounts in the refectory or free use of buses and trains in Lower Saxony. |
Cultural studies explores the social, material, narrative and symbolic dimensions of cultures with their everyday practices and lifestyles, ways of thinking and acting, values, forms of knowledge and symbol systems. The Master's programme focuses on and critically reflects the development of cultural processes, social inequality and gender differences, cultural identity and alterity as well as cultural memory.
After an introductory phase, individual specialisations are choosen. Possible topics include globalisation and regionalisation, discourses and representations of cultural change, cultures of remembrance, digital cultural studies and cultural archives.
A unique feature of the Master's programme is the integration of Digital Humanities into the degree programme. This strengthens both content-related and methodological skills. With specific cultural studies approaches, the focus is not only on concrete computational methods and their practical application, but also on the genesis of digital data, for example in archives and museums as well as from the digitally permeated present. The multimodal spectrum of sources is dealt with, together with the associated standards of indexing and methods of analysis. No prior technical knowledge is necessary.
The Master's programme in Cultural Studies is interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary, with lecturers from the fields of English Studies, Digital Humanities, Empirical Cultural Studies, German Studies, History, Catholic Theology, Philosophy, Political Science and Sociology. The degree programme is also particularly attractive due to an integrated practical phase, which can also be completed abroad and can be designed to be application-oriented or research-oriented.
With a degree in Cultural Studies, you have a wide range of career prospects:
If you have any questions about studying at the University of Vechta, please feel free to contact the team of the International Office!
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