Social Sustainability and Demographic Change

full time

Master of Arts

Master
Degree

4 semesters

Standard period of study (amount)

Dortmund

Location

July 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)

July 2025 (EU), June 2025 (Non-EU)
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Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

  • Psychology
  • Sociology, Social Science
  • Sustainability Sciences (Social)

Focus

Social Sustainability, Transdisciplinary Research Methods, Empirical Social Research, Social Planning, Knowledge integration, Interdisciplinary Science

Target group

Graduates of a Social Sciences course of study or another scientific-technical or Humanities degree course with Social Science components amounting to at least 25 percent.

Admission modus

Local admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

The prerequisite for starting your studies is a) the completion of a social science diploma or bachelor's degree course at a higher education institution or b) the completion of a Diplom or Bachelor's degree course in the humanities or natural sciences or in technology with social science components at a higher education institution to the extent of at least 45 ECTS. c) the completion of a corresponding accredited Bachelor's programme at a University of Cooperative Education, each with an overall grade of at least good (2.5). (2) The relevance of the course of study in accordance with paragraph

Lecture period

  • 23.09.2024 - 07.02.2025
  • 24.03.2025 - 18.07.2025

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2024/2025)
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    15.05.2025 - 15.06.2025

    Master's degree courses: 15.05.2023 - 15.06.2023

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    15.05.2025 - 15.07.2025

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    15.05.2025 - 15.07.2025

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    15.09.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

Languages of instruction

Main language

German