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Social Economics University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Degree
Master of Science
Standard period of study (amount)
4 semesters
Location
Nürnberg

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

  • Sociology, Social Science
  • Communication Studies
  • Business Administration
  • Economics

Focus

Education and the Labour Market, Data Science and Digitalisation, Sustainability, Personnel and Organisation

Target group

The course is aimed at motivated graduates with a successfully completed degree in Economics or Social Sciences.

Annotation

Linking of social science, business administration and economics\; Two-semester project seminar\; Acquisition of professional experience already possible during the course.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements

Prerequisite for admission to the Master's degree is a Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Social or Economic Sciences as well as knowledge of statistics or empirical social research.

Graduates of courses other than Social Science or Economics may also be admitted if they can prove sufficient social science or economics knowledge.

Lecture period

  • Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 05.02.2027
  • Summer semester 2027: 12.04.2027 - 16.07.2027

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2026/2027)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Closing date for applications for Master´s degree programmes: www.master.fau.de
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Closing date for applications for Master´s degree programmes: www.master.fau.eu
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Closing date for applications for Master´s degree programmes: www.master.fau.eu
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Closing date for applications for Master´s degree programmes: www.master.fau.de

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

Further languages

English

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