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Admission Requirements

Commencement of Studies

Only possible during the Winter Semester.

Admission requirements

Admission requirement is a relevant Bachelor's, Diplom or Magister degree from a university in the following subject areas

  • Social sciences (sociology, political science, ethnology/social and cultural anthropology/ethnology),
  • Philology,
  • Cultural studies,
  • Communication studies,
  • Media studies,
  • Journalism,
  • Theology,
  • History and philosophy,

Graduates who have not explicitly studied sociology or social sciences should provide evidence of a sociology, social science or anthropology/ethnology component of at least 30 CP in their degree programme.

The Examination Board may recognise other degree programmes as equivalent following a case-by-case assessment.

Language requirements:
A very good knowledge of German and English - the two languages of instruction - is required.