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Criminology and Crime Prevention Berlin School of Economics and Law

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

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

  • Adult Education
  • Administrative Studies
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, Social Science
  • Counselling

Focus

Principles of Criminology, Crime Prevention, Empirical Social Research, Victimology and Restorative Justice, Crime Phenomena, Legal Principles of Crime Prevention, Developmental Prevention, Project, Network and Cooperation Management, Research or prevention project

Target group

The degree programme is aimed at all those who work in the field of crime prevention, such as in prevention bodies, the police, probation services, municipal administrations, social work, child and youth welfare, business, in criminal policy, in authorities or associations and who have a certificate of academic degree and at least one year of professional experience after the first certificate of academic degree.

Annotation

The four-semester Master's degree in Criminology and Crime Prevention is offered in career-integrated form and commences in the October of each year.
In addition to eight core modules, the degree course offers three compulsory elective modules. Each module is completed with an examination. You will write your Master's thesis in the fourth semester.
In distance learning course in blended learning format, the teaching mainly involves self-study. For self-study, the teaching content is made available in online format for individual use whenever you would like. This teaching content is analysed, discussed and deepened in the synchronous online and/or face-to-face formats. Courses are therefore held online twice a week (3 lessons each in the evening). In addition, one attendance weekend (Friday/Saturday) is planned per semester on the campus of the Berlin School of Economics and Law.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Lecture period

  • Summer semester 2025: No admissions will take place during the summer semester 2025.
  • Winter semester 2026/2027: 01.10.2026 - 11.02.2027In the dual and continuing education degree programmes, some courses are offered throughout the year.

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2026/2027)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Expired
    Please refer to the relevant degree course web page. For the postgraduate courses of the Berlin Professional School special application deadlines apply.
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Expired
    Please refer to the relevant degree course web page. For the postgraduate courses of the Berlin Professional School special application deadlines apply.
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Please refer to the relevant degree course web page. For the postgraduate courses of the Berlin Professional School special application deadlines apply.
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Expired
    Please refer to the relevant degree course web page. For the postgraduate courses of the Berlin Professional School special application deadlines apply.

Tuition fees

Tuition fees

7,800.00 EUR / total

Various instalment payment options are offered.

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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