Master of Arts (MA) in Interdisciplinary Latin American Studies

Research-oriented interdisciplinary MA on Latin America that combines area studies with anthropology, history, literary and cultural studies, economics, political science, sociology, gender studies, and related regional perspectives.

Minimum GPA

No fixed minimum GPA is published.

English requirements

No separate English test is required. The official programme FAQ states that proof of English knowledge is not required for this master's programme.

German requirements

Applicants who have earned their initial degree from a university where the language of instruction is not German have to present a B2 (CEFR) German certificate.

Accepted bachelor fields

Requires an equivalent university degree with at least 60 ECTS in Ancient American Studies, Brazilian Studies, History, Caribbean Studies, Latin American Studies, Political Science, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Social Sciences, Sociology, Economics, Literary Studies, or Cultural Studies; if credits are spread across subjects, at least 40 ECTS must be in one of these fields.

APS Certificate

Yes

Thesis required

Yes

Mandatory internship

Yes

Tuition fee

None

Semester contribution

358.80 EUR per semester for enrollment at Freie Universitat Berlin in Summer Semester 2026, according to Freie Universitat Berlin's current fees page.

ECTS credits

120

Funding info

Tuition: None Semester contribution: 358.80 EUR per semester for enrollment at Freie Universitat Berlin in Summer Semester 2026, according to Freie Universitat Berlin's current fees page.

Students gain in-depth academic and professionally qualifying interdisciplinary knowledge. They learn to analyse and assess transregional and global processes, as well as international relations and changing world views while considering various analytical categories.

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