Faculty of Arts
Facts about the faculty
| University | University of Potsdam |
|---|---|
| Programmes | 4 programmes · 2 bachelor's, 2 master's |
| Language of programmes | German C1 — 3 programmes; English — 2 programmes |
| Campus | Campus I - Am Neuen Palais |
| Application | bachelor's until 15.07; master's until 01.04 |
| City | Potsdam |
| Website | https://www.uni-potsdam.de/philfak/ |
What the faculty's programmes require
The university-wide requirements are complemented by the faculty's own — they are missed most often, because the university page does not list them.
For 3 German-taught programmes: DSH, TestDaF or telc C1 Hochschule — before you apply, not after.
For 2 English-taught programmes; the accepted tests (IELTS, TOEFL) are on the programme page.
About the faculty
In the research and teaching activities at the Faculty of Arts, scholars and students not only investigate how various phenomena function empirically; they also critically assess the historical, semantic, logical and aesthetic contexts which discursively enable or disable them. The faculty sees itself obligated to an inclusive conception of culture which encompasses all forms of human life.
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Cultures evolve in persistent communication, in dialogue and in multiple encounters with the ‘Other’. The Faculty of Arts – with its great variety of degree programs – therefore sees one of its primary educational objectives in the students’ abilities to change perspectives and to critically reflect on cultural difference. Depending on the discipline, this is achieved by immersion into different languages, into different geographical places or conceptual spaces, other epistemologies, other epochs, other religions, ...
The wide range of disciplines and themes condenses around a range of focal research areas, notably: the Early Modern Period, Jewish Studies/Jewish Theology, Cultural Studies/Postcolonial Studies, Language Variation, and Contemporary History/Military History/Cultural History of Violence. These areas bring together specific research strengths within the faculty and are currently developed into research centres. The Faculty’s emphasis on research is also reflected in its approach to research-based teaching, for example in interdisciplinary and highly popular MA programs such as “Jewish Studies”, “Unsettled Cultures in the Early Modern Period”, “Communication, Variation, Multilingualism”, “European Media Sciences”, “Anglophone Modernities in Literature and Culture”, “Eastern European Cultural Studies” or "Applied Cultural Studies and Cultural Semiotics".
The Faculty puts great emphasis on the promotion of young scholars. Its numerous third-party funded research projects and its research collaborations with domestic and international partners offer young academics excellent career options both at the national and international level.
Programmes of the faculty
Where the faculty's students study
Classes take place at Campus I - Am Neuen Palais — when choosing housing, go by this campus, not by the university's main address.
Questions about admission to the faculty
Where do the faculty's students study?
In which language are the programmes taught?
When do I need to apply?
Do I apply to the faculty or to a programme?
Will you get in with your grades at this faculty?
We will convert your certificate to the German scale and compare it with the committee's requirements, including subject requirements.