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Modern Society and Culture University of Giessen

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

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

  • Sociology, Social Science
  • Cultural Studies

Focus

Cultural Sociology

Target group

Graduates who have obtained a university Diplom, Magister or B.A. degree, in the subject area of Social Sciences (Sociology, Political Sciences, Ethnology/Social and Cultural Anthropology/Folklore Studies), Philology, Cultural Studies (including Communication Sciences, Media Sciences, Journalism and Theology), History and Philosophy, from a German or foreign higher education institution.

Annotation

The course is characterised by a theoretical orientation and a trans-disciplinary sociology focus.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

Admission requirements are a university Diplom, Magister or BA degree in the subject areas of Social Science (Sociology, Political Science, Ethnology/Social and Cultural Anthropology/Folklore Studies), Philology, Cultural Studies (including Communications Science, Media Science, Journalism and Theology), History and Philosophy, from a German or international university.
Graduates from degree courses that do not have an explicit focus on Sociology or Social Sciences must be able to prove at least 30 credit points of course components studied in the field of Sociology, Social Sciences or Anthropology/Ethnology. In justified individual cases, the Examination Board can grant admission despite a lower workload in the named subject.

Lecture period

Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 12.02.2027For more Information see: www.uni-giessen.de/studium/semesterzeiten

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2026)

Winter semester (2026/2027)

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

Further languages

English

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