MA Sociology at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

Programme overview

The explicitly research-oriented Master’s degree program in Sociology at the Institute of Sociology at FAU focuses on taking a theoretically guided approach to wording sociological questions, designing empirical research approaches for dealing with them, conducting the investigations and analyzing results.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology | Duration: 4 semesters (2 years) | Study mode: full-time; German-taught; part-time option | Intake: Summer semester, Winter semester | Location: Erlangen, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

The Master’s degree program in Sociology has a standard duration of study of four semesters. It is a consecutive, research-oriented degree program worth 120 ECTS credits, with 20 of these ECTS credits being acquired in a supplementary subject. The first semester teaches the foundations of theory and methodology and students choose their initial specialization.

Career pathways

The research-oriented approach enables graduates of the Master’s degree program to carry out empirical research in accordance with academic standards or to adapt research results and make them usable for practical purposes – a qualification that is required and expected far beyond the area of university research into social sciences in an increasing number of extramural areas of work.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: Master: Qualification assessment. Application deadline: Winter semester: 15.07.; Summer semester: 15.01.. Requirements: If you would like to apply for the Master’s degree in Sociology, you should have completed a Bachelor’s degree in sociology (grade of 2.5 or better). Applicants with an overall grade in their degree or, in the case of Section 34 (4) ABMStPO/Phil, an average of their achievements to date between 2.51 and 3.00, are invited to attend a selection interview; the remaining applicants are not admitted to the second level of the qualification assessment process and receive a rejection notification including reasons. In order to be admitted, applicants with a degree in another subject or a related subject must be able to provide proof of knowledge in sociology accounting for at least 50 ECTS credits and may be admitted subject to the proviso that they must acquire additional credits in sociology within one year. In exceptional cases, students enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program may be admitte Only part-time study is possible when starting in the summer semester.

Intake: Summer semester, Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.campo.fau.de/qisserver/pages/cs/sys/portal/hisinoneStartPage.faces?sessionlanguage=en&page=Applicants

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