Master programmes

The Master's programme prepares students for later professional activities in practice and research in the field of forced displacement and migration through a combination of academic and applied studies, enabling them to contribute to the sustainable development of society. The focus is on social transformation processes and dimensions of modern immigration societies and global migration dynamics.

Language: predom. German, single seminars in English
Fees information: 56,00 € Semester fees
Start semester: Wintersemester
Duration: 4 Semester
Accessability

No admission restriction but aptitude test (e.g. degree from a related discipline with a grade of at least 2.5), also for practitioners with professional experience

Relation to forced migration

various modules related to forced migration (basic module, forced migration research, interdisciplinary perspectives such as legal and historical approaches)

The research-oriented, multilingual and interdisciplinary Master's programme teaches content and subject-specific methods in the four central areas of culture, politics, law and economics. Courses are tought primarily in German, but also in English, French and Polish. The international profile can be strengthened through exchange and double master programmes.

Language: predom. German
Fees information: 365,50 € (first year students) 359,50 € (already enrolled students) Semester fees
Start semester: Sommersemester
Duration: 4 Semester
Accessability

depending on the desired central area, 30 ECTS in the area of culture, politics, economics or law; knowledge of English (UNICERT II)

Relation to forced migration

Migration can be chosen as an elective (12 ECTS).

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Students can apply for three different double master programs (Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza in Poznań in the field of political science, Istanbul BILGI University, Sciences Po Strasbourg).

This interdisciplinary Master's programme qualifies graduates of Social Sciences, Cultural Sciences, Political Sciences, Economics, Communication, Law or Philosophy with a special interest in human rights for a professional career as a human rights expert.

Language: English, some elective courses in German
Fees information: 319,39 € Semester fees
Start semester: Wintersemester
Duration: 4 Semester
Accessability

No admission restriction; B.A. or comparable degree in social sciences, law, economics or cultural studies, philosophy, social work or similar

Relation to forced migration

Social, legal and cultural approaches to migration research, focus module on migration and human rights, elective seminars on refugees, methodological seminars

Further informationen

International recruitment,
Ten-week internship after the 2nd semester

The Master's degree programme, which is taught in English, provides students with technical, social and professional skills for the field of social work with people with migration and refugee backgrounds in an international, European and national context. Students are enabled in a variety of ways to develop and implement solution-focused options for action for the special situation of migrants and displaced people.

Language: German and English
Fees information: 319,39 € Semester fees
Start semester: Wintersemester
Duration: 4 Semester
Accessability

Admission restriction; B.A. or comparable degree in social sciences, law, cultural studies, or humanities.

Relation to forced migration

social, legal and cultural approaches to migration research, optional seminars on refugees (e.g. European refugee law), methodological seminars

Further informationen

International recruitment; quota: 50% from outside the EU.
Ten-week internship outside home country after 2nd semester.

The interdisciplinary Master's programme deals with migration-related life situations, the plurality, dynamics and interaction in and between cultures, languages and religions as well as individual, social and institutional multilingualism. Practice-oriented methods as well as scientific theories and research methods are an integral part of the programme.

Language: German
Fees information: 174,70 € Semester fees
Start semester: Wintersemester
Duration: 4 Semester
Accessability

Admission restriction and selection procedure (including knowledge of two modern foreign languages - one at B2, the other at B1 level-)

Relation to forced migration

Focus on migration mainly from an educational and linguistic perspective, no direct reference to the topics of refugees and flight

The interdisciplinary Master's programme familiarises students with relevant issues of migration, integration and interculturality. The degree programme looks at different areas and levels of society and is characterised by its strong practical relevance. In this way, a professional qualification is combined with a reflective, practice-oriented education.

Language: German
Fees information: 152,00 € Semester fees
Start semester: Wintersemester
Duration: 4 Semester
Accessability

Admission free, letter of motivation required

Relation to forced migration

Focus is mainly on the topic of migration.

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Double Degree with the Department of Languages and Educational Sciences of the University of Calabria (Italy) is possible.

The IMIS Master's programme is an interdisciplinary programme, drawing on the disciplines of Sociology, History, Linguistics, Education, Geography, Psychology, Political Science, Law and Religious Studies. Through the EUMIGS programme, it is possible to spend the second year of study at a partner institution abroad and to complete the programme with a degree from both universities.

Language: German and English
Fees information: 321,03 € Semester fees
Start semester: Wintersemester
Duration: 4 Semester
Accessability

Admission restriction, selection procedure (among other things, previous degree, experience in the (non-) scientific field, English B1, proof of language proficiency can be submitted later)

Relation to forced migration

interdisciplinary perspectives of migration research, methodological seminars, in the elective area various modules on the topic of flight

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The exchange program European Master in Migration Studies (EuMIGS) enables students to spend the second year of study abroad and to complete the program with a "double degree" from the University of Osnabrück and the respective partner university.

EMMIR offers state-of-the-art training in theoretical concepts, empirical methods and transdisciplinary approaches to research on migration. Migration and mobility, forced displacement and refuge – these are issues of global and (supra)national concern, especially at the policy level. The international programme is jointly run by three African, four European and two Asian partners and supported by a wider network of associate partners.

Language: English
Fees information: 4500,00 € / Semester
Start semester: Wintersemester
Duration: 4 Semester
Accessability

Admission restrictions and requirements (e.g. degree, English at least C1, previous knowledge in migration studies, empirical methods and intercultural relations)

Relation to forced migration

mainly migration research, but in the third semester, among others, a project related to flight can be chosen

Further informationen

Carried out jointly with: Ahfad University for Woman (Sudan), Mbarara University of Science and Technology (Uganda), Univerza v Novi Gorici (Slovenia), Jihoveska Buedejovicich (Czech Republic), Universitetet i Stavanger (Norway), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa); Application period starts approx. 1 year before the start of studies

The dual Master's programme qualifies students with professional experience for tasks related to migration issues, diversity, interculturality and integration. Students are provided with sound social work and social science knowledge combined with migration-related competences.

Language: German, English
Fees information: 6500,00 € for 4 semester + 300€ regstration fees
Start semester: Wintersemester
Duration: 4 Semester
Accessability

Admission requirements (including at least 1 year of professional experience, final grade of at least 2.5 and current employment with an institution that is recognized as a dual partner of DHBW CAS)

Relation to forced migration

Modules related to the topics of refugees and flight can be chosen from the study program (e.g. trauma pedagogy after flight and migration, unaccompanied minor refugees)

Further informationen

Dual Master, 65 days of attendance distributed over 3-5 day blocks/month in four semesters (distribution depends on personal module choice) and respective exam dates as well as additional digital learning units

The Master's programme provides comprehensive transdisciplinary knowledge and skills for work in education, health, social services and management. The optional specialisation in forced displacement and migration qualifies students for, among other things, migration- and integration-related management activities in administrative, social, health and educational institutions as well as in public and private sector institutions.

Language: German
Fees information: 344,89 € Semester fees
Start semester: Sommersemester
Duration: 3 Semester
Accessability

General admission requirements are a university degree in an undergraduate course of study in a social science, humanities, health, economics or humanities discipline or in childhood education, usually with 210 ECTS credits.

Relation to forced migration

Flight and migration can be chosen as a major field of study.

The Master's degree programme, which is taught in English, provides students with technical, social and professional skills for the field of social work with people with migration and refugee backgrounds in an international, European and national context. Students are enabled in a variety of ways to develop and implement solution-focused options for action for the special situation of migrants and displaced people.

Language: English
Fees information: 140,10 € Semester fees
Start semester: Sommersemester
Duration: 3 Semester
Accessability

Admission requirements (among others BA with 210 ECTS, English B2, German A2, language certificate can be submitted afterwards)

Relation to forced migration

Basic courses in migration law, migration and flight are dealt with primarily in connection with social work perspectives.

Further informationen

M.A. degree, but the degree does not lead to the professional title "state-approved social pedagogue".
A German bachelor's degree in social work is required; participation in summer or winter school is mandatory, costs for which must be borne in part by the student.

The single-subject Master's programme imparts practice-oriented knowledge about the extent, opportunities and challenges of migration processes and social diversity with a focus on Germany. Language skills in Polish, Russian, Czech, Turkish, Persian or Arabic are an important prerequisite for your studies and can be acquired during the course of study. Possible specialisations include Cultural Studies, Islamic Studies or Slavic Studies.

Language: German, some modules as well in Arabic, Persian, Polish, Turkish or Russian
Fees information: 273,00 € Semester fees
Start semester: Wintersemester
Duration: 4 Semester
Accessability

No admission restriction, but aptitude test, language skills in Russian, Polish, Arabic, Persian or Turkish (can be submitted later)

Relation to forced migration

mainly socio-psychological and sociological perspective on migration, individual seminars with specific reference to flight (e.g. gender and sexuality in the context of flight and migration)

Further informationen

Language courses offered as electives, reading ability in Arabic (B2) or Persian (B1) or Turkish (B1) or Russian (A2) or Polish (A2) is mandatory, can also be acquired at a later date.

The Master's programme in Sociology focuses on migration as a central aspect of changing societies, in which migration and globalisation are considered in the (world) social context. It addresses cross-border migration, processes and conditions of social participation and global contexts.

Language: German, single seminars also in English
Fees information: 344,06 € Semester fees
Start semester: Sommersemester
Duration: 4 Semester
Accessability

90 ECTS in the field of sociology in the Bachelor's degree; Bachelor's grade at least 2.5

Relation to forced migration

Focus is primarily on migration.

The Master's programme represents a transdisciplinary and practice-oriented curriculum that combines a multi-dimensional theoretical and methodological approach to social conflict with a strong focus on participatory practical social action. The programme enables students to implement their specific focus in a broader field of work opportunities.

Language: English
Fees information: 300,00 € registration fee, 2640,00€ for the first three term, 1250,00€ for the fourth term
Start semester: Sommersemester
Duration: 4 Semester
Accessability

Admission requirements: among others, at least 1 year of practical experience and 2 letters of recommendation, proof of English skills

Relation to forced migration

Module on human rights, otherwise little reference to flight or migration research.