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What you need to apply for Religion & Global Futures at University of Bayreuth
What to prepare for your application to Religion & Global Futures
Passport
please provide an electronic copy of your valid passport. If you do not have a German identification card, you may submit a copy of your temporary identification or your international passport.
Vorprüfungsdokumentation (VPD) uni-assist for an application for the Universität Bayreuth
Request your VPD via the uni-assist web portal as early as possible. At the latest 6-8 weeks before the respective application deadline of your degree programme.
Enter your 7-digit uni-assist applicant number in the text field when applying in CAMPUSonline.This provides confirmation that you have requested a VPD. Upload your VPD in online application via CAMPUSonline. Please note the application deadline of your degree programme!
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APS-Certificate
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TestAS Certificate
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Language Certificate English level B2
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Curriculum vitae
We require a current curriculum vitae without chronological gaps up to the time of your application at UBT. The cv must contain accurate and complete information about your formal education (schools and universities attended, dates of exams/final exams, degree conferral, etc.). Please do not leave gaps in your cv, even if, at times, you were not enrolled at a school or university or gainfully employed, i.e. if you were on an extended vacation or hiatus, as we are interested in the entire history of your intellectual and personal development. Feel free to use the template of the European Union or this template for your Curriculum Vitae.
Written presentation of course-specific competences
Required is a cover letter with a reasoning for the choice of this particular master's programme, which explains the competencies on the basis of which you consider yourself to be particularly suitable for this course of study.
Transcript of Records Bachelor or undergraduate degree including subjects and grades - at least 150 ECTS points with a final grade corresponding to "2.5" or better on the German grading system
Degree certificate Bachelor or undergraduate degree
► If you have not yet received the final certificate, you can submit it within 1 semester.
Step-by-step guide to applying for Religion & Global Futures at University of Bayreuth
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APS
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Tuition
FREE
No tuition fees
Semester contribution
172 EUR
per semester
Application fee
75 EUR
per application
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All applicants must submit a cover letter comprising a maximum of 2 pages where they explain why they consider themselves well-suited for the M. A. programme Religion and Global Futures. For example, previous main areas of study, experience abroad, internships, etc. can be mentioned here, as well as reasonable interest in the methodological and theoretical approaches of social/cultural studies of religion. Furthermore, initial ideas for an own research project can be outlined here, which is to be realised during the the Master's programme.
You need a bachelor's degree programme with a total of 180 ECTS points in Study of Religion and/or other cultural and/or social sciences (e.g. Islamic Studies, African Studies, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Sociology, History, Political Science) with a total of at least 30 ECTS points in Study of Religion and/or Cultural and/or Social Sciences, or an equivalent degree with a minimum of 2.5 (or better) on the German grading scale or the international equivalent.
This programme applies directly to the university, with a VPD from uni-assist. Submit your documents through the correct channel before the deadline.
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Master's programme Religion and Global Futures
Geisteswissenschaften II (GW II)
Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth
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Estimated total (4 semesters)
763 EUR
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