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20 Master's degrees offered by the university
American Studies
The objective of the degree programme American Studies from Heidelberg University is to convey further knowledge of history, culture and society in the US.
Italy in Contact - Literature, Arts, Languages, Cultures
This Italy in Contact - Literature, Arts, Languages, Cultures programme from Heidelberg University mainly focuses on those core areas of Italian literature and culture studies as well as linguistics that share a connection with transcultural contact phenomena in the field of Italian-Romance cultures.
Chinese Studies - Component in the Master of Education
In the Chinese Studies - Component in the Master of Education from Heidelberg University, students learn about both traditional and contemporary aspects of China, including the role played by China in the greater world and the associated diversified exchange processes that link both China’s history and its present-day existence to other regions.
Anthropology
The Anthropology degree programme from Heidelberg University centres around the comparative study of societies and cultures. The aim of the programme is to understand and be able to describe commonalities and differences in the ways in which humans live and think.
Economics
Economic issues play a central role in our daily lives: economic growth, wage inequality and unemployment are featured just as frequently in the media as financial crises, emissions trading or the consequences of globalisation. Students in the Economics programme from Heidelberg University focus on analysing and answering these and similar questions.
Transcultural Studies. Literature and Language Contact Within the Francophone Area
The degree programme in Transcultural Studies. Literature and Language Contact Within the Francophone Area at Heidelberg University entails analysis of the literary, linguistic and cultural phenomena which have arisen as a result of contact across territorial, ethnic, political and religious boundaries within the francophone linguistic and cultural area.
French - Transcultural Studies
The French - Transcultural Studies degree programme from Heidelberg University entails analysis of the literary, linguistic and cultural phenomena which have arisen as a result of contact across territorial, ethnic, political and religious boundaries within the francophone linguistic and cultural area.
Near Eastern Archaeology
The Near Eastern Archaeology programme from Heidelberg University focusses on the settlement and cultural history of the Ancient Near East, from human settlement to the stages of urbanisation and the development of territorial states, and finally to the formation and demise of the ancient Near Eastern empires.
Japanese Studies
The Master’s degree programme in Japanese Studies from Heidelberg University provides comprehensive insights into the manifold topics associated with Japanese Studies and places special emphasis on acquisition of scientific methods and their application.
South Asian Cultural and Religious History (Classical Indology)
The South Asian Cultural and Religious History (Classical Indology) programme from Heidelberg University allows students to study the cultural and religious history of South Asia with a special emphasis on the acquisition of philological and ethno-Indological methods.
East Asian Art History
The East Asian Art History academic programme from Heidelberg University focuses on the art, archaeology, and material culture of China, Japan and, to a lesser extent, Korea. All art forms will be studied, from painting and calligraphy to sculpture and architecture to ceramics, handiwork, and photography, as represented in all epochs, from the Neolithic Age to the present.
Transcultural Studies
Students in the Transcultural Studies programme from Heidelberg University learn about cultural exchange processes, transformations and interweavings between, or in, Asia and Europe.
Development, Environment, Societies, and History of South Asia
Students in the academic programme Development, Environment, Societies, and History of South Asia from Heidelberg University focus on historical, societal and current political and economic developments and events, as well as physiogeographical processes, in the countries of South-East Asia.
International Health
The Master of Science in International Health degree programme from Heidelberg University focuses on poverty-related health problems in low- and middle-income countries.
English Studies
The objective of the English language studies component of this degree programme from Heidelberg University is to expand and strengthen the fundamental methodological and specialised knowledge that has been acquired as part of a Bachelor’s degree in English Studies as well as to provide practice in research-based learning.
English Studies
The English Studies programme from Heidelberg University is dedicated to the investigation of the English language, literature and culture in their various present-day forms and in their historical development.
Economics - Component in the Master of Education
The Economics - Component in the Master of Education from Heidelberg University is designed to prepare students to become teachers of economics as a school subject in German secondary schools (Gymnasium).
Political Science
Students of the degree programme in Political Science at Heidelberg University primarily study the organisation and functioning of political institutions, the agencies and processes operating between state and society, the complexion of governance as a function of state policy, and international relations.
Translation, Communication, Language Technology
Students of the Translation, Communication, Language Technology programme at Heidelberg University study the theory and practice of the written transmission of factual and specialist texts into another language. In addition, they learn about theories and strategies of multilingual communication and cultural mediation and acquire skills in the area of innovative language technologies.
Ibero-American Studies
This Ibero-American Studies academic programme at the Heidelberg University is based on a holistic understanding of the Iberian and Latin American cultural areas, which include Spain, Portugal, Hispanic America and Brazil.