Culture and Environment in Africa

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University University of Cologne
Degree Master of Arts

Degree Master of Arts, M.A.
Study Type Second cycle
Mode of admission without admission restriction
Beginning Students First-year students can only apply or register for the winter semester.
Standard period of study (amount) 4 semesters
Study Mode (elucidation) full time
Location (main / branches campus) Köln
Admission semester winter semester
Subject

Das African Studies gehört zum Studienbereiche African Studies, Pre-Columbian American Studies der Fächergruppe Language and Cultural Studies.
Weitere Informationen zum Studienbereich African Studies, Pre-Columbian American Studies.
Weitere Informationen zur Fächergruppe Language and Cultural Studies.
African Studies
Areas of Concentration Core concepts, methodologies, theories and applications of human-environment research, Key issues of human-environment research in Africa, Political and administrative implications of inter-disciplinary research

Field of study
- Target group African Studies specialists
- kind of Master course according to the KMK consecutive
- Main instruction language English
- Annotation of the Higher Education Institution Course as a single-subject Master's or dual-subject Master's in combination with another subject\;
  
  Combination options: http://phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/22775.html
  Enquire at the institution of higher education for conditions of admission.
  Course guidance: http://www.afrikanistik.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/19671.html
  Application portal: https://www.uni-assist.de/online/uni-koeln/
- Course Website
- Link to the programme in the Accreditation Council database
Access and Admission Requirements
- Mode of admission without admission restriction
- Admission semester winter semester
- Relevant Bachelor's degree\; The equivalence of Bachelor's degrees is determined by the Examination Board.
- Completion of first university degree Bachelor/Bakkalaureus
  (and other qualifications, provided that they are recognised as being equivalent)
Programme Dates and Deadlines
- Wintersemester 2025/2026
- - Lecture period
  - 13.10.2025 — 06.02.2026
    Semesterzeit: 1.10.2025 - 31.3.2026
  - Deadlines for Germans and foreigners with German university entrance qualifications
    Beginning Students
    
    15.07.2026
    
    Advanced Semester
    
    15.09.2026
  - Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
    Bewerbungsfrist EU-Ausländer 15.07.2026
    Bewerbungsprozess: https://portal.uni-koeln.de/international/studium-in-koeln/internationale-bewerbungen/master-studieninteressierte Für alle Masterstudiengänge benötigen Sie zur Bewerbung eine Vorprüfungsdokumentation (VPD) von uni-assist e.V. Die Bearbeitungszeit beträgt ca. 4 - 8 Wochen. Bitte beantragen Sie die VPD so früh wie möglich vor der Bewerbungsfrist an der UzK.
  - Deadlines for International Students from Countries that are not EU Members
    Bewerbungsfrist Nicht-EU-Ausländer 15.07.2026
    Bewerbungsprozess: https://portal.uni-koeln.de/international/studium-in-koeln/internationale-bewerbungen/master-studieninteressierte Für alle Masterstudiengänge benötigen Sie zur Bewerbung eine Vorprüfungsdokumentation (VPD) von uni-assist e.V. Die Bearbeitungszeit beträgt ca. 4 - 8 Wochen. Bitte beantragen Sie die VPD so früh wie möglich vor der Bewerbungsfrist an der UzK.
Tuition Fee
- Tuition fee more information regarding tuition fees
- Annotation to the tuition fee There is a semester fee that includes a NRW-wide public transport ticket (no tuition fee).
Contact / contact person
- International Students and applicants are kindly requested to contact the International Office:
- Dezernat Internationales
- Street address Universitätsstr. 22a, 50937 Köln
- C.Biehl(at)verw.uni-koeln.de
- Internetpage of the institution
- Contact / contact person for this program
- Bezeichnung Kontaktstelle Universität zu Köln Zentrale Studienberatung
- Street address Universitätsstraße 22a, 50937 Köln
- Phone +49 (0)221 / 470 1021
- https://verwaltung.uni-koeln.de/abteilung21/content/studienangebot/faecheruebersicht_master/c/studiengang109057/index_ger.html
- Zentrale Studienberatung
- Street address Universitätsstr. 22a, 50937 Köln
- Postal/mail adress 50923 Köln
- Phone 0221 470-1021
- zsb-info(at)verw.uni-koeln.de
- Internetpage of the institution
- Contact Herr Dr. Daniel Rauprich
- Function Leiter
- Phone 0221 470-1021
- zsb-info(at)verw.uni-koeln.de
- Internet page

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