University Master's Degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology

Are you interested in sociocultural diversity, interuniversity mobility and international training in anthropology within the EU context? Then the CREOLE master's degree is for you!

Admission Official Master's Degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology

Documents for admission

You will need to collect and scan the following mandatory documentation to attach to the online application:
  • Application form
  • Academic transcript of higher studies with details of: subjects studied, ECTS (or hours), number of exams sessions required per subject, grade per subject and overall grade.
  • Degree/qualification corresponding to the academic transcript presented in the previous point. (if you still haven't got it you can send it later).
  • Certificate accrediting level of English.
  • A letter expressing motivation for application to join the master, addressed to the Coordinator. You must tell a universities selection (at least two) where, furthermore UAB, you will follow the program. Also you must tell the name of the codirector you woud have at UAB and at the university you have chosen as a partner.
  • Recomendation letter.

Remember that if the documentation you are attaching is not written in Catalan, Spanish, English, French, Portuguese or Italian, you will also have to include the respective sworn translations into Catalan or Spanish.

If you do not yet have the degree because you are still completing the course, you must declare this in the "Situation of previous studies" section, indicating Pending.

These are the compulsory documents for being accepted at the master.

Once you are accepted, registration will be required. If you have a foreign first degree, you will also need to bring the following documents for registration:

Degree qualification and academic certificates issued by institutions of the EU, signatory countries of the European Economic Area Agreement and Switzerland must be official documents issued by the competent authorities.
Degree qualification and academic certificates issued by institutions in countries outside the EU must be official documents issued by the competent authorities and legalised via diplomatic channels or, where necessary, via the Hague Apostille or the Andrés Bello Agreement.


All documentation issued in Catalan, Spanish or English is admitted, Documentation issued in French, Italian or Portuguese can be submitted for translation by the UAB Language Service. It is your own responsibility to do this, and to cover the costs. For documentation issued in any other language, the corresponding into Catalan, Spanish or English by a sworn translator or any diplomatic or consular representation in Spain of the country of which the student is a national, must be attached.