Master’s · Sociology & Social Sciences
English-taught master’s programmes in Sociology & Social Sciences in Germany
13 programmes at 7 universities in our dataset. 10 charge no tuition for non-EU students. Where tuition is charged per semester, it runs from €2,000 to €11,925. For a 3-year (180-credit) bachelor’s: 2 accept it outright, 2 accept it with conditions, 8 decide case by case. Non-EU deadlines for winter 2027 run from 1 Feb 2027 to 31 Aug 2027. Minimum IELTS scores range from 5.5 to 7. TOEFL Home Edition is accepted by 5 and Duolingo by 1. Admission: 3 are unrestricted, 7 use a selection procedure and 3 have limited places.
Public university
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) (2)
Standards of Decision-Making Across Cultures M.A.(university’s page; too little data for our own)
- Length
- 4 semesters
- Campus
- Erlangen
- Non-EU deadline
- 15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
- Non-EU tuition
- Not stated
- 3-year bachelor’s
- Accepted
Socioeconomics M.Sc.
- Length
- 4 semesters
- Campus
- Nürnberg
- Non-EU deadline
- 31 May 2027 (winter 2027)
- Non-EU tuition
- €2,000 per semester (new students from summer 2027)
- 3-year bachelor’s
- Accepted
Public university
TUD Dresden University of Technology (1)
Biology in Society M.Sc.
- Length
- 4 semesters
- Campus
- Dresden
- Non-EU deadline
- 31 May 2027 (winter 2027)
- Non-EU tuition
- None
- 3-year bachelor’s
- Case by case
Public university
University of Duisburg-Essen (3)
Contemporary East Asian Studies M.A.
- Length
- 4 semesters
- Campus
- Duisburg
- Non-EU deadline
- 15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
- Non-EU tuition
- None
- 3-year bachelor’s
- Accepted with conditions
Development and Governance M.A.
- Length
- 2 semesters
- Campus
- Duisburg
- Non-EU deadline
- 31 Mar 2027 (winter 2027)
- Non-EU tuition
- None
- 3-year bachelor’s
- Not accepted
Modern East Asian Studies M.A.(university’s page; too little data for our own)
- Length
- Not stated
- Campus
- Duisburg
- Non-EU deadline
- 15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
- Non-EU tuition
- None
- 3-year bachelor’s
- Accepted with conditions
Public university
Leibniz University Hannover (4)
Atlantic Studies in History, Culture and Society M.A.
- Length
- 4 semesters
- Language
- English and German
- Non-EU deadline
- 15 Jan 2027 (summer 2027); 15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
- Non-EU tuition
- None
- 3-year bachelor’s
- Case by case
North American Studies M.A.
- Length
- 4 semesters
- Language
- English
- Non-EU deadline
- 30 Nov 2026 (summer 2027); 31 May 2027 (winter 2027)
- Non-EU tuition
- None
- 3-year bachelor’s
- Case by case
Philosophy of Science M.A.
- Length
- 4 semesters
- Language
- English
- Non-EU deadline
- 30 Nov 2026 (summer 2027); 31 May 2027 (winter 2027)
- Non-EU tuition
- None
- 3-year bachelor’s
- Case by case
Religion in the Public Sphere M.A.
- Length
- 4 semesters
- Language
- English
- Non-EU deadline
- 31 May 2027 (winter 2027)
- Non-EU tuition
- None
- 3-year bachelor’s
- Case by case
Public university
Technische Universität Berlin (1)
Historical Urban Studies M.A.
- Length
- 4 semesters
- Language
- German, then English
- Non-EU deadline
- 31 Aug 2027 (winter 2027)
- Non-EU tuition
- None
- 3-year bachelor’s
- Case by case
Public university
Technische Universität Darmstadt (1)
Data and Discourse Studies M.A.
- Length
- 4 semesters
- Language
- English
- Non-EU deadline
- 1 Mar 2027 (summer 2027)
- Non-EU tuition
- None
- 3-year bachelor’s
- Case by case
Private, state-recognised
Constructor University Bremen gGmbH (1)
Data Science for Society and Business M.Sc.
- Length
- 4 semesters
- Language
- English
- Non-EU deadline
- 1 Feb 2027 (winter 2027); 31 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
- Non-EU tuition
- €11,925 per semester
- 3-year bachelor’s
- Case by case