Social science Ruhr University Bochum
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Bochum
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
- Political Science
- Sociology, Social Science
Focus
Culture & Democracy, Globalisation, Transnationalisation and Governance, Urban and Regional Development, Management and Regulation of Work, Economy and Organisation, Methods of Social Research
Annotation
consecutive
Admission requirements
Bachelor's academic degree in a social science subject or a comparable academic degree
Lecture period
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.06.2027 - 31.07.2027
The online application for the Ruhr-Universität Bochum for a winter semester is usually possible starting from the beginning of May.Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.06.2027 - 15.07.2027
The online application for the Ruhr-Universität Bochum for a winter semester is usually possible starting from the beginning of May.Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.06.2027 - 15.07.2027
The online application for the Ruhr-Universität Bochum for a winter semester is usually possible starting from the beginning of May.Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Expired (Universitywide deadline)
Summer semester (2026)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
03.12.2026 - 15.01.2027
The online application for the Ruhr-Universität Bochum for a summer semester is usually possible starting from the beginning of December.Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
03.12.2026 - 15.01.2027
The online application for the Ruhr-Universität Bochum for a summer semester is usually possible starting from the beginning of December.Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
03.12.2026 - 15.01.2027
The online application for the Ruhr-Universität Bochum for a summer semester is usually possible starting from the beginning of December.Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Until 15.03.2027 (Universitywide deadline)
Information on the higher study semester at https://studium.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/de/hoehere-fachsemester
Tuition fees
Tuition fees
The social security contribution for the 2026 summer semester is EUR 362.40.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German