Sociology and Social Research Bamberg University
- Degree
- Master of Science
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Bamberg
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
Sociology, Social Science
Focus
Sociological Theory, Methods of Empirical Social Research, Family, Education and Work, Health, Population and Migration, Globalisation, Media and Digital Transformation, Employment, Organisation and Social Policy
Annotation
Online application required:
http://www.uni-bamberg.de/studium/interesse/bewerben/bewerbung-fuer-einen-masterstudiengang/
Admission modus
Without admission restriction
Area of study
- Partner institution: Universtiy of Trento in Italian Republic (International degree: Double Masters Degree in Social Research)
- Partner institution: Tilburg University in Kingdom of the Netherlands (International degree: Double Masters Degree in Sociology)
- Partner institution: Pompeu Fabra University Barcelona in Kingdom of Spain (International degree: Double Masters Degree in Sociology and Demographyy)
Admission requirements
The admission requirements can be found under Art. 28 of the study and subject examination regulations:
(Link to the study and subject examination regulations to follow)
In addition to the general entry requirements:
- qualified certificate of academic degree with at least 30 ECTS credits in the field of sociology, of which at least 10 ECTS credits in the field of sociological foundations and at least 10 ECTS credits in the field of methods of quantitative empirical social research and statistics; The remaining ECTS points can be from other areas of Sociology.
Lecture period
- 12.10.2026 - 05.02.2027
- 12.04.2027 - 16.07.2027
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
18.05.2026 - 02.10.2026Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
18.05.2026 - 02.10.2026Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
18.05.2026 - 02.10.2026Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
18.05.2026 - 02.10.2026
Summer semester (2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
15.11.2026 - 25.03.2027Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
15.11.2026 - 25.03.2027Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
15.11.2026 - 25.03.2027Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
15.11.2026 - 25.03.2027
Languages of instruction
Main language
English
