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MA Staatswissenschaften (State Sciences) at University of Erfurt

University of Erfurt, Germany

Programme overview

Interdisciplinary Master of Arts uniting law, social sciences (political science and sociology) and economics to analyse societal, political and economic contexts, with two study variants: one disciplinary focus (social sciences or economics) or two disciplinary focuses.

Faculty: Staatswissenschaftliche Fakultät  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 ECTS  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter and summer semester  |  Location: Erfurt, Thüringen, Germany

What you will study

Flexible choice of courses and self-study units, with solid methodological and theoretical foundations applied to the political, social and economic order of Germany and its European and international links.

Career pathways

Careers at the intersection of at least two of the three state sciences (law, economics, social sciences), with specialisation by chosen courses.

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Entry requirements

Variant 1: above-average Bachelor in social sciences or economics (at least 72 ECTS in the subject; for the economics focus also 30 ECTS in economics modules). Variant 2: above-average Bachelor in two state-science subjects (law, social sciences, economics or comparable) with at least 90 ECTS, of which at least 30 ECTS in each. English at B2 expected at the start (not a formal requirement). Apply by 15 July so documents can be checked in time.

Intake: Winter and summer semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 ECTS

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