Public Administration University of Kassel
- Degree
- Master of Public Administration
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 6 semesters
- Location
- Kassel
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
Public Management, Social Management
Target group
Higher intermediate and higher level administrative civil servants
Annotation
Further education online study, subject to fees
Continuing education courses are designed as career-integrated degree courses. Formal enrolment for part-time studies is not possible in this degree course in accordance with the Hessian Enrolment Ordinance.
Admission modus
Without admission restriction
Admission requirements
Bachelor's degree in Public Administration (BPA), Diplom degree in Administration, Diplom degree in Finance, Diplom degree in Judicial Services or a degree in an equivalent subject comprising at least 6 semesters with an administrative science focus\; professional experience\;
graduates with other degrees and having completed at least 3 years of higher intermediate level civil service (after qualification).
Lecture period
- Summer semester 2026: The lecture period refers to the course times and therefore only includes the weeks in which lectures, seminars, etc., actually take place. The winter semester always begins on 1 April and ends on 30 September. For detailed information, please see the following website https://www.uni-kassel.de/uni/studium/im-studium/semester-und-lehrveranstaltungszeiten
- Winter semester 2026/2027: The lecture period refers to the course times and therefore only includes the weeks in which lectures, seminars, etc., actually take place. The winter semester always begins on 1 October and ends on 31 March. For detailed information, please see the following website https://www.uni-kassel.de/uni/studium/im-studium/semester-und-lehrveranstaltungszeiten
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Please note the current (possibly shortened/extended) deadlines on the respective study programme page of the University of Kassel.
Summer semester (2026)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.09.2026 - 15.01.2027 (Universitywide deadline)
Please note the current (possibly shortened/extended) deadlines on the respective degree course website of the University of Kassel.Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Tuition fees
Tuition fee: EUR 8,820 (EUR 1,470 per semester) plus student semester fee of approximately EUR 140.00.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German
Further languages
English