- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Course location
- Tübingen
- Teaching language
- • English
• French
• Spanish
- Languages
- Spanish, French, English
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter and summer semester
- Application deadline
- German and EU citizens
• Summer semester – 15 March
• Winter semester – 15 September
International applicants
• Summer semester – 15 January
• Winter semester – 15 July
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- Varied
- Additional information on tuition fees
- Approx. 1,500 EUR per semester for students from non-EU countries; students from ACP/LDC countries can be exempted from fees.
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- Yes
- Description/content
- In this MA degree programme, you will investigate contemporary cultures of the Global South with a focus on social and political dynamics and from the vantage point of comparative transregional studies. The programme is international, interdisciplinary, and intercultural in orientation and has a strong emphasis on research as well as on building bridges between theory and professional practice.
The programme deals with thematic complexes such as colonialism and postcolonialism, migration and mobility, transculturalism and globalisation. Among the disciplines involved in teaching the programme are literary, cultural, and media studies along with cultural anthropology, education, and other related social sciences.
Regional focus
Students may specialise via a particular regional focus. In addition to a comprehensive comparative profile, we provide specialisation in the following areas:
• Latin American Studies
• African Studies
Research focus
Over the course of your MA degree programme, you will become acquainted with the significant cutting-edge research approaches within the literatures and cultures of the Global South and develop the skills necessary for undertaking your own independent research. The degree programme also offers the possibility of a fast-track route to doctoral research so that the MA thesis becomes an integral element in the subsequent PhD thesis.