Master of Arts in Transcultural Studies

Heidelberg University · Heidelberg, Germany

Level
Master's
Award
Master of Arts
Language
English
Duration
4 semesters
Study mode
Full-time
Campus
Heidelberg
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<p>International Students apply for the MATS from April to mid-July.&nbsp;</p>
Starts
Winter semester
Tuition
€3,000

Entry requirements and how to apply

Entry requirements
Applicants must hold a BA or equivalent (minimum three years of study) in a discipline of the humanities, cultural, or social sciences with an above-average grade. For a comprehensive list of all requirements, please refer to the programme's website at https://www.hcts.uni-heidelberg.de/en/studies/masters-program-mats .
English language requirement
C1 required, please provide an official language certificate, e.g.: TOEFL iBT Home Edition (since 2026): 5 Reading: 5 Listening: 5 Speaking: 5 Writing: 5 TOEFL iBT (before 2026): 100 Reading: 24 Listening: 22 Speaking: 25 Writing: 24 IELTS Academic: 7
German language requirement
No minimum language level required
Application period
International Students apply for the MATS from April to mid-July.
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About this programme

The Master of Arts in Transcultural Studies at Heidelberg University is a research-oriented and interdisciplinary programme focusing on the regions of Asia (mainly South Asia and East Asia) and Europe. It is informed by the perspective that cultures are not contained within ethnically closed, linguistically homogeneous, and territorially bounded spheres, but that they are constituted through transformations and entanglements. The courses of this programme address these issues by focusing on the changes which circulatory practices have undergone from past to present. Studying the dynamics of transcultural exchanges involves analysing the agency of participants in these developments and shifts over longer and shorter time spans. The programme is designed to provide substantive knowledge and methodological tools. Particular attention will be paid to introducing students to the integrated study of different types of records - objects, texts of different genres, visual, audio or digital media - with a view to fleshing out the ways in which people in specific regional contexts experience, contest, and represent these shifts. Within the wide range of courses offered in the MA Transcultural Studies, students choose one of the three study foci within the programme. Each study focus cuts across disciplines and is not confined to one region. The three study foci are: Society, Economy, and Governance (SEG) Knowledge, Belief, and Religion (KBR) Visual, Media, and Material Culture (VMC) Th

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