Master of Arts
Master
Degree
4 semesters
Standard period of study (amount)
Potsdam
Location
February 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)
February 2025 (EU), February 2025 (Non-EU)
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Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
- Jewish Studies
- History
- Intercultural Studies
- Cultural History
- Cultural Studies
- Slavic Studies
Focus
Specialisation "International Russian Studies - Double Degree" - this specialisation will not be offered until further notice, Specialisation "International East-Central European Studies (Poland/Belarus/Ukraine) - Double Degree”, Specialisation “East Central and Eastern European Studies”, Polish and Russian Culture and Cultural History, Cultural History of Eastern European Judaism, History of Eastern Europe, Language Acquisition of Polish and Russian (depending on previous knowledge)
Target group
- Graduates with a Bachelor's or equivalent degree in a subject relevant to the Master’s degree such as Slavic studies (Polish or Russian studies), cultural studies, comparative literary studies, history, Jewish studies, religious studies, media studies, political science, philosophy or Eastern European studies Applicants whose native language is not German: German language skills (DSH 2)
Annotation
The Institute of Slavonic Studies condemns the Russian regime's war of aggression against Ukraine and supports the decision of the University of Potsdam to suspend the existing institutional relations with our partner universities in Russia. For this reason, the specialisation in International Russia Studies will not be offered in cooperation with the HSE Moscow until further notice.
Area of study
- Partner institution: Higher School of Economics in Moskau (derzeit ausgesetzt) in Russian Federation (International degree: Double Degree möglich)
- Partner institution: Universität Warschau in Republic of Poland (International degree: Double Degree möglich)
Lecture period
- 14.10.2024 - 07.02.2025
- 07.04.2025 - 18.07.2025
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2024/2025)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Expired
For more information on the application platform, please refer to the current range of Master's degree programmes at .
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Expired
If you already have credits, please apply to the Department for placement in a study semester before applying, see . For more information on the application platform, please refer to the current range of Master's degree programmes at .
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Expired
A prerequisite for application for a higher study semester is placement into a higher study semester by the faculty, see . For more information on the application platform, please refer to the current range of Master's degree programmes at .
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Expired
If you already have credits, please apply to the Department for placement in a study semester before applying, see . For more information on the application platform, please refer to the current range of Master's degree programmes at .
Summer semester (2025)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.11.2024 - 15.02.2025
It is not possible to apply for the 1st study semester in the summer semester.
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.11.2024 - 15.02.2025
It is not possible to apply for the 1st study semester in the summer semester. A prerequisite for application for a higher study semester is placement into a higher study semester by the faculty, see . For more information on the application platform, please refer to the current range of Master's degree programmes at .
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.11.2024 - 15.02.2025
A prerequisite for application for a higher study semester is placement into a higher study semester by the faculty, see . For more information on the application platform, please refer to the current range of Master's degree programmes at .
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.11.2024 - 15.02.2025
It is not possible to apply for the 1st study semester in the summer semester. A prerequisite for application for a higher study semester is placement into a higher study semester by the faculty, see . For more information on the application platform, please refer to the current range of Master's degree programmes at .
Languages of instruction
Main language
German
Further languages
English, Russian, Polish