African Studies: Critical Perspectives on Society, Politics, Culture University of Bayreuth
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Bayreuth
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
- Sociology, Social Science
- Religious Studies
- African Studies
- Ethnology
- History
- Cultural History
Target group
Graduates of humanities-, social science- or history-oriented courses of study.
Admission requirements
Applicants who have not obtained their higher education entrance qualification in English must provide proof of command of English proficiency of at least level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Applicants who have not obtained their higher education entrance qualification in German must provide proof of German proficiency of at least level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Command of German can be submitted by the end of the second semester.
Lecture period
- 13.04.2026 - 17.07.2026
- 12.10.2026 - 05.02.2027
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
No informationDeadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
15.04.2026 - 15.07.2026 (Universitywide deadline)
Bachelor's application deadlines
Languages of instruction
Main language
English
Further languages
German
