Transcultural Studies, M.A.
Students of the Master’s programme Transcultural Studies engage with processes of cultural exchange, transformation, and entanglement between and within Asia and Europe. The transregional approach of Transcultural Studies challenges traditional notions of cultures as ethnically self-contained, linguistically homogeneous, and territorially bounded spaces.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Arts (M.A.) |
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| Duration | 4 semesters, 120 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Required English | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.06 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €1,500 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €189.80 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →What you study
During the first semester, students explore fundamental theories and methods of Transcultural Studies in an introductory module. At the same time, they already begin applying this knowledge in seminars. Over the course of the first semester, they choose one of the programme’s three thematic focal areas: “Knowledge, Belief and Religion”, “Society, Economy and Governance”, or “Visual, Media and Material Culture”. Their course selection in the following semesters, as well as the topic of their Master’s thesis, is guided by the chosen focus.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Baden-Württemberg), international students | €1,500 |
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| Semester contribution | €189.80 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | a degree obtained with above-average results in a humanities, cultural or social science programme with a subject share of at least 50% or 70 ECTS credits, or in a programme with essentially the same content at a domestic or foreign university with a standard period of study of at least three academic years, or an equivalent recognised degree very good knowledge of English (minimum level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, CEFR) as well as good knowledge of two additional languages (minimum level B1 according to the CEFR) |
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| Language | English C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.06 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application directly to the university until 15.06Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 4Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
Questions about this programme
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.06.2027 (244 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.