About

Students of this programme engage with historical, social and current political and economic developments and events as well as natural processes in the countries of South Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The core aim of the programme is to introduce the students with interdisciplinary approaches of studying different fields of social science, as well as enabling them to work independently and self-reflectively in multicultural environments. For this, the students choose at least one focus area in which they acquire advanced scientific expertise and apply this expertise by writing the Master's thesis in the final semester. The programme covers the following disciplines: Anthropology History Geography Art History and Visual Culture Political Science Development Economics The governments of India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka also sponsor three guest professorships, which complement and enrich the curriculum. A highlight of the programme is the student conference that takes place each summer semester, which is offered as a mandatory course. The aim of this conference is to equip the students with practical tools of the academic arena: programme design, project management, various methods of presentations, moderation, and publications. Additionally, open talks by professors/writers/social and cultural activists are organised all over the year. Students who are interested in learning a South Asian language or continuing their language studies can choose among regularly offered courses of eleven languages: Bengali, Dari, Hindi, Classical Tibetan, Nepali, Pali, Sanskrit, Sinhala, Tamil, and Urdu. The languages are part of in-house minor programmes, which can be flexibly combined with the major.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Applicants should hold a Bachelorâ€™s degree in or related to one of the above mentioned disciplines. Other backgrounds are also welcome if the applicants can provide their proof of knowledge in the mentioned disciplines acquired from outside their regular academic experience like extra curricular activities / job(s), etc. Note: According to the rules set by the Central Office for Foreign Education in Germany, applicants with a degree from a South Asian university need at least four years of university education. EU, EEA, and North American students need to have a BA degree with a duration of at least three years. Students from other countries should contact us before applying!

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UniversitÃ¤t Heidelberg Akademisches Auslandsamt Zulassungsstelle Masterprogramme Seminarstr. 2 69117 Heidelberg Germany

Development, Environment, Societies, and History of South Asia