MA Sozialwissenschaftliche Nachhaltigkeitsforschung at University of Würzburg

Programme overview

Research-oriented Master of Arts (120 ECTS) that applies political science and sociological perspectives to sustainability research with interdisciplinary approaches, taught in German and English.

Department: Institute of Political Science and Sociology | Duration: 4 semesters (120 ECTS single-subject master); part-time option from winter semester 2026/27 | Intake: Winter semester only | Study mode: full-time; part-time possible | Location: Würzburg, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Seminars from teaching areas including Social-Scientific Sustainability Research, Comparative Politics, International Relations and European Studies, Political Theory, General Sociology, Special Sociology and Qualitative Social Research, and Quantitative Methods of Empirical Social Research. Students specialise through their own focus choices.

Career pathways

Research in and outside universities and science-oriented fields such as policy advice, market and opinion research, media, international institutions, business, political education and publishing; PhD options at the graduate schools and the Faculty of Human Sciences.

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Application information

Entry requirements

No Numerus clausus, but subject-specific entry requirements and an aptitude procedure (for example Bachelor grade or aptitude test) must be passed. A Bachelor's degree or equivalent (for example Diplom, Staatsexamen) is required. Application by the deadline is required.

Intake: Winter semester only

Duration: 4 semesters (120 ECTS single-subject master); part-time option from winter semester 2026/27

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/studium/studienangelegenheiten/bewerbung-und-einschreibung/

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