Culture, Ecology, Change (CEC) University of Rostock

The course can be studied completely in English. However, in the interdisciplinary course choices, some seminars will be held in German. This may limit the study choices of students without proficiency in German.

The Master's thesis will be written in English.

Climate change, biodiversity loss, uneven development, resultant demographic pressures …

We are living in a world of multiple ecological and humanitarian crises. The MA programme in “Culture, Ecology, Change” (CEC) provides students with the skills and resources needed to understand and actively confront the complex connections between the interconnected crises of the “Anthropocene”. Join us in working towards understanding literature, culture, and language as agents in their own right, and working towards a more sustainable and just world.

The semester usually starts in the second week of October. For more information, please visit our programme website.

The application period for international students starts on 1 May and ends on 15 July.

The MA programme in “Culture, Ecology, Change” (CEC) understands and acknowledges literature, culture, and language as global agents in their own right. With a focus on environmental humanities and ecocriticism, the programme foregrounds contemporary theories and approaches to ecological and cultural change across a broad selection of (anglophone) global and historical contexts. It explicitly highlights the complex connections between climate change, migration, (post-, neo-) colonialism, uneven development, and access to resources as well as political responses to these crises. Taking global perspectives and historical roots into account, CEC enables students to grasp, and act upon, the interconnected condition of the present predicament. During their studies, students critically analyse current cultural narratives and artefacts, and practice contrasting them with alternative framings, or counter narratives – real and imaginary –to work towards understanding how narratives and counter-narratives might serve as blueprints for cultural change.

In the second semester, the students are asked to look for an internship in the field of cultural and ecological change. Our institute has a wide range of partners and helps the students find a suitable position. The internship can also be taken in another city and even abroad. We encourage our students to find international partners for their internship.

No tuition fees

266 EUR per semester, including 164 EUR for public transportation ticket

• Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Science in a related field
• 12 credit points in cultural studies or similar (can be completed in the first two semesters of the course)

English level C1

We advise students to attain a basic understanding of German, since it will make living in Germany much easier.

The application period for international students starts on 1 May and ends on 15 July.

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