Modern Society and Culture

full time

Master of Arts

Master
Degree

4 semesters

Standard period of study (amount)

Gießen

Location

expired (Germans and inhabitants)

expired (EU), expired (Non-EU)
Please enquire

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

  • Sociology, Social Science
  • Cultural Studies

Focus

Cultural Sociology

Target group

Graduates who have obtained a university Diplom, Magister or B.A. degree, in the subject area of Social Sciences (Sociology, Political Sciences, Ethnology/Social and Cultural Anthropology/Folklore Studies), Philology, Cultural Studies (including Communication Sciences, Media Sciences, Journalism and Theology), History and Philosophy, from a German or foreign higher education institution.

Annotation

The course is characterised by a theoretical orientation and a trans-disciplinary sociology focus.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

Admission requirements are a university Diplom, Magister or BA degree in the subject areas of Social Science (Sociology, Political Science, Ethnology/Social and Cultural Anthropology/Folklore Studies), Philology, Cultural Studies (including Communications Science, Media Science, Journalism and Theology), History and Philosophy, from a German or international university. Graduates from degree courses that do not have an explicit focus on Sociology or Social Sciences must be able to prove at least 30 credit points of course components studied in the field of Sociology, Social Sciences or Anthropology/Ethnology. In justified individual cases, the Examination Board can grant admission despite a lower workload in the named subject.

Lecture period

  • 15.04.2024 - 19.07.2024
  • 14.10.2024 - 14.02.2025

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2024/2025)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Expired

    For advanced education masters, different deadlines will apply, see

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Expired

    For advanced education masters, different deadlines will apply, see

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Expired

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Expired

    as per letter of acceptance

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

Further languages

English