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| Application Deadline: | Please check the official website. | ||
| Location: | Barcelona / Spain / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 120 | ||
| Languages: | English Spanish Catalan | ||
CREOLE is the first Joint European Master Degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology. It was developed in the framework of the EU ERASMUS programme (2005 - 2008) by the departments of Anthropology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, the National University of Ireland-Maynooth, and the departments of Anthropology of the universities of Ljubljana, Stockholm and Vienna and is coordinated by Thomas Fillitz (Vienna). CREOLE is a research master programme designed for students wishing to specialise in topical areas of anthropology such as transnationalism, new identities, material culture and visual culture.
The Joint MA CREOLE has been running since the winter term 2007/2008. In June 2007 the Université Lumière Lyon 2 joined the consortium and has been running the programme from 2008 on.
The three major topics of the programme are transnational processes, cultural difference, and new forms of identity. These are dealt with in three broad fields: a) new identities, b) material culture and consumption, c) visual culture and popular culture.
The Joint MA CREOLE spreads over four semesters/two years with a common curriculum on the basis of 7 modules shared by all partner universities and amounts to a total of 120 ECTS. The 7 modules are:
* 1+2) General Anthropology,
* 3+4) 2 of the 3 CREOLE thematic modules (New Identities; Material Culture and Consumption; Visual Culture and Popular Culture),
* 5) Erasmus module (common summer course called ERASMUS Intensive Programme, courses of visiting teachers)
* 6+7) research, writing and defense of thesis.
CREOLE encourages student mobility within Europe by allowing students to spend two semesters in one or two partner institution/s, thus offering institutional academic and career opportunities across several countries in a minimum of two languages.
In the ERASMUSIntensive Programme between semesters 2 and 3 all students from the partner universities and faculty come together for learning, teaching and networking.
Each department offers unique study opportunities in terms of academic specialisation, university culture, regional and national culture. Students should make use of this diversity for their research which is preferably empirical. This empirical research should be carried out in one of the cities or regions of the consortium. There is a joint supervision of a student's thesis by a lecturer from the home department as well as by a lecturer of the host department.
The programme also encourages teacher mobility via teacher exchange, leading to closer cooperation in teaching anthropology and researching on topical issues in the partner institutions.
Students attending this programme receive a joint MA-diploma of all six European universities.
According to all the participating institutions, the programme significantly extends existing cooperations in the areas of both student and teacher mobility. It constitutes a commitment for a long-lasting cooperation and thus intensifies and improves transnational education in the field of social and cultural anthropology. New partners are still welcome to the consortium.
The workload of students is generally measured in European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
The Master programme CREOLE–Cultural Differences and Transnational Processes consists of 7 modules which students can choose from a possible 8 modules:
* a. 2 of 3 CREOLE thematic modules, each comprising 15 ECTS (total: 30 ECTS)
* b. 2 general modules, each comprising 15 ECTS (total: 30 ECTS)
* c. 1 CREOLE-Erasmus module à 15 ECTS;
* d. 1 CREOLE-thesis-1 module à 15 ECTS;
* e. 1 CREOLE-thesis-2 module à 30 ECTS.
In order to make effective use of the „pool of expertise“ of the consortium, parts of modules (i.e. individual courses) may be attended in different departments of the consortium. However, each semester students have to take courses amounting to 30 ECTS.
The student mobility in the Master programme CREOLE–Cultural Differences and Transnational Processes amounts to 12 months.
The Master programme CREOLE–Cultural Differences and Transnational Processes offers 2 options for student mobility:
* a. 3rd and 4th semester one of the partner universities of the consortium, finish at university where the programme was begun (home university).
* b. 2nd and 3rd semester at one of the partner universities of the consortium, finish at university where the programme was begun (not possible with an ERASMUS grant)
c. 3rd and 4th semester at one of the partner universities, writing of thesis and defence at this university. Students have to apply specifically for this option upon application to the programme.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take test* Admission to the Master programme CREOLE – Cultural Differences and Transnational Processes is granted only if the candidate holds a degree in a subject related Bachelor programme at an acknowledged institution of postsecondary learning or has taken part in an equivalent study programme. According to the Bologna-agreement this degree or study programme must amount to 180 ECTS-points.
* First step is to get a general admission to the University which a student wants to select as her/his home University. Each University has different admission criteria which have nothing to do with the CREOLE programme.
* Admission has to take place according to the criteria of the consortium: Given different national legislations, please consult APPLICATION regarding specific admission procedures.
* We encourage you as well to look at the CURRICULUM AND COURSES page in order to get better acquainted with the specificities of studying at each of the consortium’s universities.
* This point is relevant after having consulted APPLICATION. An application for admission is required, and has to be presented to the local coordinator who will pass it on to the Steering Group (all local coordinators). The application must contain:
* CV
* Transcript of previous study programme/s
* proof of good or advanced knowledge of English
* some proficiency of the language spoken at the partner institution/s which the student intends to visit in the course of student mobility is welcomed
* letter of recommendation by a mentor of the previous study programme (refer mentor’s form).
* intended study trajectory in the Master programme CREOLE–Cultural Differences and Transnational Processes
* cover letter stating motivation of application * short description of thematic interest
* preferred option of mobility (naming 2 alternative partner institutions)
* name of preferred supervisor at the university where the programme is begun and at the intended partner university
The 12-month student mobility must be guaranteed, either via the Erasmus programme or with the help of other funds.
Students who are accepted to the Master programme CREOLE–Cultural Differences and Transnational Processes by any institution of the consortium are also accepted as students at the partner universities.
Application procedures and deadlines
Application procedures differ in the different partner institutions of the consortium. Potential candidates should check with the local coordinators or local assistants.
Barcelona: There are officially three application deadlines: the first one is open until March of each year. There is a Second pre-enrolment period (only in the case of remaining seats): open from March to June each year. And, if necessary (only in the case of remaining seats) UAB will open a Last pre-enrolment from July and until exhaustion of seats, maximum September each year.
Ljubljana: The application deadline is at the end of August each year.
Lyon: The application deadline is in February each year.
Maynooth: The application deadline is at the end of June each year. Early international applications are encouraged.
Stockholm: For students from outside the EU/EES the application deadline is 01/02/ each year, from students from within the EU/EES it is 15/04/ each year.
Vienna: Information for admission to University of Vienna at Student Point.
Students wishing to start the CREOLE programme at the University of Vienna must pre-register online – please check the data with the student point. Only after having completed this pre-registration, students may get personally full registration to the University of Vienna between July 4 and October 31 at the Referat Studienzulassung, 1010 Wien, Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring 1
Note on application in Vienna: In Vienna, there are two ways of studying CREOLE, the national track and the international track.
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
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