Cultural Differences and Transnational Processes (CREOLE) (Master)
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The Joint Master's programme CREOLE – Cultural Differences and Transnational Processes at the University of Vienna provides an in-depth understanding of the interweaving of local lifeworlds with transnational and global processes from a social and cultural anthropological perspective. In three core subject areas – (1) New Identities, (2) Material Culture and Consumption, and (3) Visual Culture – cultural diversity, transnationalism and new forms of community are examined both theoretically and through empirical examples. Graduates have skills in independent academic work, transnational analysis, application of qualitative methods, problem-solving, and international cooperation.
Master of Arts
Degree Programme Code: 066 656
4 semester / 120 ECTS credits
Language: [English](https://studieren.univie.ac.at/en/degree-programmes/degree-programmes-in-foreign-languages/)
NO entrance examination
Facts & Figures
- Students: 270
- Graduates in the last academic year: 15
- Number of semesters needed for graduation (median): 7,4
Data updated on: 26.11.2025
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Admission Procedure
Information about the admission procedure
Information on Previous Studies:
In any case eligible degree programmes at the University of Vienna:
Getting started
Orientation in the first semester
Getting Informed
Directorate of Studies: Social and Cultural Anthropology
Students' Representatives Social and Cultural Anthropology
Study Programme
The programme consists of the following compulsory modules: Scientific Methods; History of Theory and Methods in Social and Cultural Anthropology; CREOLE Thematic Module 1 and 2; followed by either the CREOLE Erasmus Module option at the University of Vienna or the CREOLE Erasmus Module option with mobility at a partner university. To successfully complete the programme, students are required to write a master’s thesis and pass a public defense.
Five Concepts
which you will deal with during your studies:
- Ethnographic Fieldwork
- New identities
- Material Culture and Consumption
- Visual Culture
- Cultural Diversity
... and many more.
Overview of the programme structure & topics
Here you find the current offer of courses for this programme to gain better insight into the topics and structure. For more information please click on the respective level.
History of Theory and Methods in Cultural and Social Anthropology (15 ECTS)
Thematic Modules 1 & 2 (30 ECTS)
Material Culture and Consumption (15 ECTS)
Visual Culture, Popular Culture (15 ECTS)
CREOLE Thesis Module 2 (5 ECTS)
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After Graduation
Possible fields of activity for graduates are:
- institutions preserving cultural heritage
- management of social and cultural diversity
- project design and management
- lifelong learning
- organisational research and consulting
- international organisations.
Due to the degree programme’s thematic orientation and the opportunity to benefit from studying at partner universities abroad, graduates have a wide range of career opportunities within the EU and its associated states.
Continuing after Graduation
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- Alumni of the University of Vienna
- [Postgraduate Center - postgraduate programmes at the University of Vienna](http://www.postgraduatecenter.at/en)
- Uniport - career service of the University of Vienna
Graduates' Perspective on the Degree Programme
#### Degree programme in retrospect
Graduates ...
- say that this degree programme receives the grade: 2.4 (good)
- rate the level of difficulty as: 3.1 (passend)
→ These results are based on feedback from 12 graduates.
*You can find further assessments of the degree programme from its graduates’ perspective in the graduate survey of themaster's programme in CREOLE(in German).