Anglophone Postcolonial Studies

Universitat Potsdam · Potsdam, Germany

Level
Bachelor's
Award
Bachelor of Arts
Language
English
Duration
6 semesters
Study mode
Full-time
Campus
Potsdam
Apply by
Register by 15 September 2026
Starts
Winter semester

Universitat Potsdam does not publish a fee for this programme on its own. Its published rate for bachelor's programmes is €0 a year for international students.

Entry requirements and how to apply

Entry requirements
Admission to the Bachelor’s programme requires the proof of a higher education entrance qualification. Further information for applicants with foreign higher education entrance qualifications can be found here . Applicants must also demonstrate their proficiency in English by passing the institute's aptitude test OR by submitting a recognised alternative proof of English language proficiency upon enrolment OR by applying for an equivalency certificate at an early stage. (See also FAQs about the English Entrance Test .) Please note: Allow ample time for the recognition processes of foreign higher education entrance qualifications, equivalency certificates, and alternative proofs of English language proficiency. These must be submitted within the enrolment period. More information can be found here .
English language requirement
B2 required, proof via placement test/interview
German language requirement
No minimum language level required
Application period
The following is valid for applicants from: all countries For the winter semester: 15 August - 15 September
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About this programme

The Anglophone Postcolonial Studies programme at the University of Potsdam enables students to adopt a non-Eurocentric view of the (English-speaking) world and to examine global phenomena from a postcolonial perspective. The focus is on the complex entanglements between the (postcolonial) past, present and future. Whether dealing with literary works, cultural dynamics, ecological challenges or media and historical phenomena — graduates learn to view these not as isolated events but also to analyse them from multiple perspectives as part of a culturally interwoven complex. Through their engagement with various historical, disciplinary, and regional contexts, they develop transcultural competencies (“transcultural literacy”), which enable them to understand cultures as inherently incomplete, hybrid and co-constitutive entities. The programme is complemented by practice-oriented elements such as outreach projects, science communication, and project- and media-based work. It qualifies graduates for advanced MA programmes in literary and cultural studies in Germany and abroad, particularly the institute’s own Master’s programme in Anglophone Modernities in Literature and Culture. However, the programme also opens up career opportunities wherever an in-depth understanding of the diverse range of literary, ecological, cultural, historical, and media developments in the English-speaking world (and beyond) is required. Relevant professional fields include specialised journalism, publi

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