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Overview The regional focus of the Ethnology programme at the University of Basel is Africa (especially West, Central and East Africa), followed by Oceania (especially Melanesia), Latin America and Southeast Asia. In addition to general ethnology with its theories and methods, the core areas of teaching include political anthropology, visual culture, medical ethnology, religious ethnology and ethnicity, identity and migration. Research focuses on visual culture, political anthropology and medical anthropology. The ethnological seminar maintains an intensive interdisciplinary and international exchange and cooperates with institutes in several African countries as well as Indonesia. All teachers are also involved in research groups and projects, so that there is a lively exchange between research and teaching.At the bachelor level, the basic theoretical and methodological approaches of ethnology and its history are conveyed. Topics are, for example, evolutionism, structuralism or field research. The students gain insights into specific research fields and topics in ethnology, among others from the areas of urbanization, culture, law and gender. Finally, they deal with the ethnographies of certain regions, getting to know and compare different social milieus and social groups in these regions.Career prospectsFuture anthropologists are often expected to shape their professional environment themselves, which can be seen as an opportunity, but also as a challenge. Thanks to the broad knowledge that is acquired during the anthropology degree (e.g. collecting and processing information, writing and presentation skills and intercultural knowledge transfer), graduates have no difficulty in finding a job in various professional fields (e.g. intercultural mediation, migration, Integration and social work, media, public relations and journalism, museums, archives and independent curation, tourism, public health and sustainability, corporate sector (international companies, product development, diplomacy and politics). I want to find another Bachelor Course

The aim of the Ethnology programme at the University of Basel is to understand human behavior in different societies and to explain them in their natural, social, political, economic and cultural contexts.

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AnthropologyEthnic Studies

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English Requirements

IELTSMin 6
TOEFLMin 80

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1Admission to study at the University of Basel takes place in accordance with the admission guidelines of the Rectorate , university rules and regulations. The Rectorate of the University of Basel issues the admission guidelines for the coming academic year in December. The inter-university and international guidelines are taken into account.

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