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After LAS

With the completion of your studies, you are awarded an internationally recognized BA or BSc degree from the University of Freiburg. This is the starting point for new destinations and your entry pass into the UCF community as alumni.
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LAS students develop and focus their interests and competencies for a broad range of trajectories and careers. Based on experiences since our 1st graduating cohort in 2016, we can see that UCF graduates are doing meaningful and interesting things.

Postgraduate Studies

About 80% pursue further academic training in interdisciplinary as well as specialized programs in a broad range of fields.

50% pursue postgraduate studies in Germany, 50% abroad, with the UK and the Netherlands being the most popular destinations. Here, we list the Master’s and PhD programs UCF graduates were or are engaged in, organized by Major:

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  • American Studies, MA, Universität Leipzig
  • Angewandte Kulturwissenschaft und Kultursemiotik, MA, Universität Potsdam
  • Antike Kulturen des östlichen Mittelmeerraums, MA, Universität Münster
  • Art Education – Curatorial Studies, MA, Zurich University of the Arts
  • Atlantic Studies in History, Culture and Society, MA, Universität Hannover
  • Betriebswirtschaftslehre, MA, Alanus Hochschule für Kunst und Gesellschaft
  • Changing Societies: Migration – Resources – Conflicts, MA, Universität Basel
  • City Design and Social Science, MSc, London School of Economics and Political Science
  • Clinical Psychology and Neurosciences, MSc, University of Basel
  • Cognitive Science, MSc, Universität Osnabrück
  • Communication for Development, Master, Malmö University
  • Comparative Literature, MA, University of Amsterdam
  • Critical Urbanisms, MA, University of Basel
  • Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship, MA, Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • Culture, Communication & Globalization, MA, Aalborg University
  • Curatorial Studies – Theorie – Geschichte – Kritik, MA, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
  • Design – Sustainable Design, MSc, Linköping University
  • Digital Humanities, MA, Linnaeus University
  • English Language and Culture – Communication and Education, MA, Utrecht University
  • European Global Studies, MA, Universität Basel
  • Gender and Culture, MA, Swansea University
  • Gender and Media, MA, University of Sussex
  • Gender Studies, MA, Central European University Budapest
  • Gender Studies, MA, Universität Freiburg
  • Geographies of Global Inequalities, MSc, Freie Universität Berlin
  • Global History, MA Freie Universität Berlin / Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
  • Global Studies, MA Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
  • Globalisation and Development Studies, MA, Maastricht University
  • InterAmerican Studies, MA, Universität Bielefeld
  • Interdisziplinäre Anthropologie, MA, Universität Freiburg
  • Islamwissenschaft – Moderne islamische Welt, MA, Universität Freiburg
  • Kultur- und Musikmanagement, MA, Hochschule für Musik und Theater München
  • Kulturwissenschaften – Kritik der Gegenwart, MA, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
  • Management of Public Relations and Communication Agencies, Master, University Autònoma of Barcelona
  • Medical Anthropology & Sociology, MSc, University of Amsterdam
  • Medical History and Humanities, MA, University of York
  • Modern European Studies, MA, University College London
  • Museum Studies, MA, PhD, University of Amsterdam
  • Museum und Ausstellung, MA, Universität Oldenburg
  • Musikforschung und Musikvermittlung, MA, Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover
  • Occupational Therapy (Professional Qualification), MSc, University of Limerick
  • Ökonomie, MA, Cusanus Hochschule für Gesellschaftsgestaltung
  • Philosophie, MA, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
  • Philosophie, MA, Universität Mainz
  • Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Society, MSc, University of Twente
  • Public History, MA, Freie Universität Berlin
  • Science – Technology – Society, MA, Universität Wien
  • Social Anthropology, MPhil, University of Cambridge
  • Soziologie, MA, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
  • Soziologie, MA, Universität Freiburg
  • Transnationaler Journalismus, MA, Universität Mainz and Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris 3
  • Women’s Studies, MSt, University of Oxford
  • Writing, MA, University of Warwick

Career Perspectives and Work Fields

UCF graduates are prepared for responsibilities and careers that demand fast and efficient adaptation to varying and complex challenges. Some have already completed graduate studies and are now fully employed, others are engaged in intern- and traineeships. The range of work fields reflects the breadth of the LAS program at UCF:

  • International organizations and Thinktanks, e.g., United Nations, Human Rights Watch
  • Governmental institutions, e.g., Bavarian Parliament, GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit)
  • Cultural, social, and media organizations, e.g., theater, charity, museums, film…
  • National and international businesses (e.g., commerce, technology, publishing) and social entrepreneurships
  • Research institutions, e.g., in academia, Fraunhofer institutes

Please also check the LAS Alumni LinkedIn Group and our Graduate Stories.