Combine Cultural Studies with Museum Studies (B.A.)

The combination of the major Cultural Studies: Organization, Society, and the Arts with the minor Museum Studies at Leuphana College offers a unique opportunity to understand and shape cultural phenomena from different perspectives. The major provides in-depth knowledge of social, organizational and artistic processes, while the Museum Studies minor provides practice-oriented knowledge of the museum world and its social significance. This interdisciplinary combination enables students to develop both theoretical and practical skills that are essential for a career in the cultural and museum sector.

The Major Cultural Studies: Organization, Society, and the Arts offers an interdisciplinary approach to understanding cultural phenomena in their social, organizational and artistic dimensions. Students gain profound insights into the interactions between culture, society and the structures that shape them - be it in art, media, politics or business. The course promotes a critical examination of cultural processes and enables students to analyse and reflect on complex interrelationships. By combining theoretical knowledge and practical skills, students are prepared for the challenges and opportunities of a globalised, culturally diverse world. The major also offers students the opportunity to deepen their own interests and specialisations in various subject areas and to prepare for a career in the cultural, art and media sector.

The Museum Studies minor at Leuphana College provides in-depth knowledge and practice-oriented skills in the field of museum and cultural education. Students deal with the tasks and challenges of museums as cultural institutions and learn how they work in the context of society and culture. The minor offers an interdisciplinary perspective on topics such as exhibition design, collection management and cultural education and prepares students for a wide range of activities in the museum world. In addition, practical projects and collaborations with museums and other cultural institutions are integrated to deepen students' understanding of practical work.

You have the opportunity to gain your own international experience by spending a semester abroad at one of our partner institutions. A semester abroad is recommended as of the 3rd semester.

In addition to your professional development, you will also expand your language skills and your social and intercultural competences, which will open up a wide range of career and further education opportunities for you.

In addition to your major and minor, interdisciplinary modules during the Leuphana Semester and the Complementary Studies round out your Leuphana Bachelor.

Subject-Specific Schedule Major Cultural Studies: Organization, Society, and the Arts

Subject-Specific Schedule Minor Museum Studies

The Leuphana Semester is a central component of the bachelor’s degree programme at Leuphana University of Lüneburg. It takes place in the first semester of all bachelor’s degree programmes and serves as a common, interdisciplinary introductory phase for all students - regardless of their chosen major. In addition to a practical starting week, it includes modules on methodological skills, data and AI literacy, sustainable transformation and subject-specific fundamentals. It aims at combining science with social responsibility. The Leuphana Semester concludes with a conference week featuring presentations of student projects.

The complementary studies supplement your major and minor by other subject areas. From the 2nd semester onwards, you continuously take a total of 6 modules:

• Digitality & Technology
• The Individual and Society
• Art & Communication
• Nature & Environment
• Values & Identity
• Economy & Innovation 

Would you like to find out first-hand what it's like to study at Leuphana College? Then send an email with the subject "Bachelor + Major Cultural Studies" to botschafter@leuphana.de and arrange an appointment with our students.

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Graduates of the Cultural Studies and Museum Studies courses at Leuphana College have a wide range of career prospects in the cultural and art sector. They are ideally prepared to work in museums, exhibition and cultural institutions, as they have a deep understanding of cultural and social contexts as well as practice-oriented knowledge in areas such as exhibition design, collection management and cultural communication.

Possible career fields include:

• Curator or exhibition maker: development and organisation of exhibitions, both in museums and galleries or other cultural institutions.
• Collection manager: Responsibility for the care, management and presentation of art and cultural assets.
• Cultural manager: Planning and implementation of cultural projects, events and educational programs in museums or other cultural institutions.
• Art and cultural educator: teaching art and culture through workshops, guided tours or other educational formats.
• Consulting and cultural policy: Working in institutions that shape and promote the cultural landscape, e.g. funding organisations, cultural administration or international cultural projects.

Thanks to their interdisciplinary education, graduates are able to understand complex cultural processes and translate them into practice-oriented solutions, which gives them a wide range of opportunities on the job market.

The application period for a Bachelor's degree at Leuphana College starting in the winter semester (i.e. from October) is mid-May to 15 July. Please inform yourself about the admission requirements and the admission procedure.