Master of Arts
Master
Degree
4 semesters
Standard period of study (amount)
Köln
Location
July 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)
June 2025 (EU), June 2025 (Non-EU)
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Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
- Pedagogy, Educational Science
- Social Work
- Social Pedagogy
Target group
Current developments in social work are raising the demand for qualified specialists with management knowledge and leadership skills. At the same time, there is growing demand for evaluative and practical research, as well as academic reflection in relation to social services.
Annotation
Application deadline: 01 June
Admission requirements
Completed degree (Bachelor, Diploma or state examination) that is a qualification for working in areas of social work, e.g. Social Work, Social Education, Social Service, Social Science or Education. The selection procedure takes into account the final grade of the first degree (2.3 or better) as well the results of an application and information interview.
Lecture period
- 20.03.2023 - 14.07.2023
- 23.09.2024 - 07.02.2025
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2024/2025)
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.04.2025 - 30.06.2025
Please apply via our service partner Uni-Assist. For more information, please see www.uni-assist.de. Please note the differing application deadlines of the individual Master's degree programmes.
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.04.2025 - 30.06.2025
Please apply via our service partner Uni-Assist. For more information, please see www.uni-assist.de. Please note the differing application deadlines of the individual Master's degree programmes.
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
02.05.2025 - 15.07.2025
Please note the differing application deadlines of the individual Master's degree. For more information, please see
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
15.09.2025 (Universitywide deadline)
Further information on how to apply for admission in a higher semester can be found at
Tuition fee
Fees
Languages of instruction
Main language
German