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MA Futures Studies at Freie Universität Berlin

Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Programme overview

Futures Studies is a master programme at Freie Universität Berlin, offered by the Department of Education and Psychology (Education and Future Research) and leading to the Master of Arts (M.A.). It has a standard duration of 4 semesters, German as the language of instruction, a start in the winter semester. Futures Studies deal with possible, probable, and desirable future developments. Although we cannot see the future, the basic features of important development structures are already taking shape today.

Faculty: Department of Education and Psychology  |  Department: Department of Education and Psychology Education and Future Research  |  Duration: 4 semesters  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; continuing education (weiterbildend) programme  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany

What you will study

The Master's programme is divided into four areas: basic area, application area, practical exercises and master thesis.

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Application information

Entry requirements

First-semester admission: Restricted admission. Higher semesters: No admissions. Bachelor´s degree or equivalent. Participants must prove a minimum of one year work experience in addition to their undergraduate or first degree. The admission is limited. The DSH - or German Language University Entrance Exam for Foreign Students - is obligatory for all applicants whose first language is not German and who have earned their initial degree from a university (or equivalent institution) where the language of instruction is not German. For further details, please check this website: https://www.fu-berlin.de/studium/international/studium_fu/deutschkenntnisse/index.html

EUR 7,200 for the whole programme. 7,200 EUR in total: 3,600 EUR for enrolment and 3,600 EUR for registration for the third semester; general semester fees and dues charged in addition Source

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters

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