The Application

We look forward to receiving applications from German and international students with BA degrees in Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Religious Studies, linguistics and literary studies, philosophy, art history, psychology, sociology or related disciplines. The online application deadline is June 15th each year for winter semester intake (start in mid-October). There is no intake of new students for the summer semester.

Obligatory documents for your application (see: Datenbank Studium: “Aufnahmeordnung” / enrolment regulations) include academic transcripts (degree certificates), language certificates, and importantly also a letter of motivation. In this letter you should outline and elaborate on your personal motivation for choosing our program.

You can find further information under the following headings:

• Information for Applicants
• Database (of) Studies (in German: “Datenbank Studium”)

For all further questions please contact the individual advisors listed under: face-to-face support

ONLINE Application for German AND international applicants:
All Master`s programs at the University of Bremen require you to complete an online application procedure!

The standard application deadline for admission in the Winter Semester is always 15th June of the same year.

All important criteria relevant for applying to the MA Transcultural Studies Program can be found in the admission requirements (in German “Aufnahmeordnung” (AO), last update 03.07.2024).

These include:

Your personal letter of motivation should not exceed two A4 pages in length.
The required number of 130 CPs of your prior BA program needs to be documented via pre-printed forms provided by the Examination Office of your previous University.
The provisional grade of your BA is calculated from the average of your major and minor subjects (if applicable)
All applicants are asked to submit proof of language skills in line with the admission requirements (AO §1 b and c):

b. English language skills to the equivalent of at least level B2 according to the Common European framework of reference for languages (CEFRL); this level of English language skills is also considered proven if applicants have taken their university entrance examination or their last higher education certificate in English language.
c. German language skills according to the requirements generally applicable to the University of Bremen ( „Ordnung über den Nachweis deutscher Sprachkenntnisse an der Universität Bremen“, 25. Januar 2012 in its current valid version), which is currently a C1 Goethe Certificate or at least 16 points in the DaF test (German as foreign language).

Submission of documents
Please remember to compile all required documents in good time. The final deadline for late submission of all documents is 30 October. If you are in the process of completing your BA thesis, you should talk to your supervisors early to ensure that you will receive and submit your degree certificate on time.
Your high school diploma can serve as proof of your language skills, where applicable. If the level of your language skills is not clearly stated in your certificate, you should submit other documents (e.g. transcripts of courses) to the Student Office, which show for how long you have studied the respective language.
Language certificates from other institutes, e.g. from the Language Centre (SZHB) of the University of Bremen, are also accepted as proof. However, it is important that these certificates are examination certificates and not merely proof of attendance.

Information for international applicants
The same application procedures apply for international applicants (=non German citizens). Important is, however, that you also need to provide proof of German language skills in form of a C1 Goethe Certificate or at least 16 points in the DaF test (German as foreign language). For further information on the DaF Test and German classes at Bremen University please consult the following website: www.testdaf.de. In addition, the local Goethe Institute also offers German courses for foreign students.

For all questions please contact our academic advisor or the coordinator of international affairs: Dr. Cordula Weisskoeppel (see: face-to-face support)