Science and Society

full time

Master of Arts

Master
Degree

4 semesters

Standard period of study (amount)

Hannover

Location

July 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)

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

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

Sociology, Social Science

Focus

Project studies, Education Processes and Social Structure, Organisation and Management, Legal requirements for science, Methods of Empirical Social Research

Target group

Cf. www.uni-hannover.de/studienangebot

Admission modus

Local admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

Qualifying degrees are those obtained in Social Sciences, Sociology, Political Science, Economics, Education/Education Sciences, Philosophy or Law as well as other closely related courses of study. In addition, applicants must demonstrate knowledge in empirical methods of 10 credit points. The decision as to whether the previous study is qualified in terms of the subject matter is made by the selection committee\; A secondary condition may be attached to the decision that the applicant must catch up on missing modules as well as the methodological knowledge within two semesters. For further information see the admission regulations for this course at:

Lecture period

  • 14.10.2024 - 01.02.2025
  • 07.04.2025 - 19.07.2025

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2025/2026)
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.06.2025 - 15.07.2025

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

    01.06.2025 - 15.07.2025

    Please note that applying for this degree programme at Leibniz University Hannover is only possible with preliminary review documentation (VPD) from uni-assist. .

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.06.2025 - 15.07.2025

    Please note the details at www.uni-hannover.de/studienbewerbung

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    15.07.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

    The regular application deadlines apply in the winter term. Please obtain information on any different deadlines from the respective course.

Tuition fee

Languages of instruction

Main language

German