Social Sciences Humboldt University Berlin

Degree: Master of Arts
Standard period of study (amount): 4 semesters
Location: Berlin

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

Sociology, Social Science

Focus

Comparative Cultural Institutions Analysis, Comparative Democracy Research, Work, Family, Social Politics, Social Inequality

Target group

BA graduates or comparable Social Science degree courses, in particular Sociology and Political Science

Admission modus

Local admission restriction

Admission requirements

For admission requirements, see https://www.hu-berlin.de/studium/studienangebot/details/sozialwissenschaften-master-of-arts-hauptfach

Lecture period

13.10.2025 - 14.02.2026
13.04.2026 - 18.07.2026

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2025/2026)

Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
- for Master of Arts/Sciences with admission restrictions 02.05.2025 - 31.05.2025
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
- for Master of Arts/Science with admission restrictions: 02.05.2025 - 31.05.2025 - For Master of Education with admission restrictions: 01.06.2025 - 31.08.2025
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
- for Master of Arts/Sciences with admission restrictions 02.05.2025 - 31.05.2025
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
- for Master of Arts/Sciences with admission restrictions 02.05.2025 - 31.05.2025

Summer semester (2026)

Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Expired
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Expired
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Expired
Important: Master of Education with admission restrictions: 01.12.2023 - 29.02.2024
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Expired (Universitywide deadline)
Important: Master of Education with admission restrictions: 1 December 2025 – 28 February 2026

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

Further information

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