International War Studies University of Potsdam
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Potsdam
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
- Political Science
- Sociology, Social Science
- Modern History
Target group
- Persons with first professional qualification, e.g. with the Bachelor degree. The first degree must be completed in a subject relevant to MA International War Studies, such as History, Political Science, Sociology or a related subject. It is enough to prove 40 credits in one of the faculties.
- The conditions for access and admission can be found in the admission regulations: see www.uni-potsdam.de/studium/konkret/rechtsgrundlagen/zulassungsordnungen-fuer-master
-there are no German skills required
Annotation
Application deadline for winter semester 2019/20: 01.04.2019-15.07.2019
Application deadline for summer semester 2020: no application possible in the 1st spring semester
Area of study
Partner institution: University College Dublin in Ireland (International degree: Double Degree)
Admission requirements
Lecture period
- 12.10.2026 - 05.02.2027
- 12.04.2027 - 23.07.2027
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.04.2026 - 15.07.2026
see website of the degree courseDeadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.04.2026 - 15.07.2026
see website of the degree courseDeadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.04.2026 - 15.07.2026
see website of the degree courseEnrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Until 15.08.2026 (Universitywide deadline)
A prerequisite for application for a higher study semester is placement into a higher study semester by the faculty, see https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/studium/konkret/pruefungsorganisation/anerkennungen. For more information on the application platform, please refer to the current range of Master's degree programmes at https://www.uni-potsdam.de/fileadmin/projects/studium/docs/01_studienangebot/06_master/studium_master.pdf .
Languages of instruction
Main language
English
Further languages
German
