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BA Sozialwissenschaften (Kernfach) at Bielefeld University

Bielefeld University, Germany

Programme overview

Core subject introducing sociological, political-science and economic foundations and methods of empirical social research, then integrating the perspectives of the social science disciplines; the non-teacher-training variant includes an analytical placement.

Faculty: Faculty of Sociology  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; Kombi-Bachelor core subject (Kernfach)  |  Intake: winter semester  |  Location: Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

The third year is for individual specialisation through subject-module choice and the bachelor's thesis.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A suitable higher education entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur); special rules apply for applicants with a foreign qualification and for vocationally qualified applicants. No NC (no admission restriction); applicants must still apply within the deadline and then enrol if entry requirements are met. Application deadline (winter semester 2026/27): 16 July to 15 November 2026. German-taught: applicants with a foreign qualification must prove German, for example TestDaF TDN 4 in all four sections, DSH-2/3 or telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule (at least "befriedigend").

Intake: winter semester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)

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