Program Overview

MA Kulturanalyse (Major / Minor)

The specialized Master's program in Cultural Analysis provides theoretical and interdisciplinary knowledge and skills to analyze, criticize, and interpret human knowledge and actions in various cultural contexts. The program introduces students to different theoretical and historical concepts of culture, making forms of culture and their semiotic, material, and media-based constitutions readable. It analyzes culture in relation to societal power structures that co-constitute human knowledge and actions in their dimensions of meaning and critically discusses current global debates about the significance of culture. Graduates are enabled to work independently and intellectually based on analysis, criticism, and interpretation.

The MA in Cultural Analysis lasts at least four semesters and comprises 90 ECTS credits as a major and 30 ECTS credits as a minor.

Program Structure

• The program is supported by representatives from a broad spectrum of disciplines within the Faculty of Philosophy, who are members of the program's advisory board.
• A brief overview of the MA in Cultural Analysis as a major and minor can be found in the annexes to the study regulations of the Faculty of Philosophy.

Program Details

• Duration: At least four semesters
• Credits: 90 ECTS credits (major), 30 ECTS credits (minor)
• Program Focus: Theoretical and interdisciplinary analysis of culture
• Graduate Profile: Graduates are qualified for independent and intellectual work based on analysis, criticism, and interpretation of human knowledge and actions in various cultural contexts.

Further Information

The study program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of cultural analysis, enabling them to critically analyze and interpret cultural phenomena in different contexts. The program's interdisciplinary approach ensures that graduates are well-equipped to work in a variety of fields, from academia to cultural institutions and beyond.