424 Master's degrees in Social Sciences in Germany
International Dispute Resolution
The International Dispute Resolution LL.M. at Humboldt University Berlin is a one-year full-time postgraduate master’s degree in International Dispute Resolution (IDR), with a strong emphasis on international arbitration. The master's program is open to law graduates from all jurisdictions and is taught exclusively in English.
Sustainability Management and Economics
Sustainability Management and Economics is offered by Trier University. The subject examination regulations regulate the purpose, content and procedure of the examinations and are legally binding.
Geomatics
Geomatics is a modern and self-contained subject including the areas geo-information, geoscience, engineering, and ICT. It involves the acquisition, processing, modeling, analysis, and visualization of spatially referenced data. The Geomatics programme is offered by Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences.
Economics
The master's programme in Economics from Leipzig University offers an excellent method- and theory-based education.
International and Development Economics
The International and Development Economics program from HTW Berlin allows students to gain expertise in the area of international trade relations with a strong focus on development.
Heritage Conservation and Site Management
The Joint Master in Heritage Conservation and Site Management is implemented by The Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg in cooperation with Helwan University in Cairo and with the support of the German Archaeological Institute as well as the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities.
English and American Studies
This English and American Studies degree programme at Ruhr University Bochum is unique, because it makes a specialisation in cultural science, literary studies or linguistics possible (e.g. by providing specific research modules).
Indology and Tibetology
The Indology and Tibetology MA course at University of Hamburg is fundamentally research-oriented; it also imparts practical and professional-related knowledge. In the course of study, in-depth knowledge of the subjects of Indology and Tibetology is imparted in particularly relevant fields of research and application.
Archaeology of the Ancient World
Archaeology of the Ancient World (MAAAW as abbreviation for Master Archaeology of the Ancient World) is a two-year, full-time master’s program taught in English. This program is offered at Freie Universität Berlin.
Peace and Security Studies
The Peace and Security Studies MPS course from University of Hamburg is a two-semester, interdisciplinary degree program in which students acquire knowledge of peace research theory and security policy as well as practical expertise.
International Social Work with Refugees and Migrants
The International Social Work with Refugees and Migrants program at THWS - Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt is an application-oriented and, in terms of content and sharing, internationally oriented English-language degree programme.
International Security Management
This full-time English-language degree programme in International Security Management from Berlin School of Economics and Law provides an interdisciplinary survey of security-related topics with a special focus on political science / international relations, criminology, law, psychology, risk and crisis management, policing studies, IT security, and economics.
Geoecology
The University of Tübingen Master of Science ( M.Sc.) in Geoökologie/Geoecology is an interdisciplinary program with a key focus on research.
Visual and Media Anthropology
The program equips students with a professional background in film, photography, journalism, communication studies, online marketing and digital/social media with an in-depth knowledge of Visual and Media Anthropology. The program provides the essential needed to become professional documentary filmmakers, documentary photographers and experts for virtual environments and immersive video.
International Business Economics
The aim of this research-oriented International Business Economics degree from Ilmenau University of Technology is to provide students with the methodological tools for analyzing economic and social problems in the fields of economics, social sciences and (international) communication and to enable them to develop and implement well-founded proposals for solutions.
European Studies
The master’s programme in European Studies at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg prepares students to analyse, evaluate and influence the policymaking process of the European Union. It does so by combining insights from political science, sociology, cultural studies and economics.
Psychology – Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience
At Friedrich Schiller University Jena, the master degree in Psychology – Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience opens the door to this innovative and interdisciplinary field, building on the B.Sc. degree in psychology. This research-orientated M.Sc. puts a focus on modern experimental and neuroscientific methods.
Social and Cultural Anthropology
The M.A. in Social and Cultural Anthropology is a research-focused master’s program which offers students an advanced orientation in socio-cultural anthropology and guides them through an ethnographic research project. Learn more with this program in Social and Cultural Anthropology from University of Bayreuth.
Palaeolithic Archaeology
The Palaeolithic Archaeology course is offered by University of Tübingen.
English Studies
The objective of the English language studies component of this degree programme from Heidelberg University is to expand and strengthen the fundamental methodological and specialised knowledge that has been acquired as part of a Bachelor’s degree in English Studies as well as to provide practice in research-based learning.