Development Studies University of Passau
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Passau
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
- Economics
- Social Economics
- Sustainability Sciences (Economic)
Focus
Economics, Southeast Asian Studies, Sociology and Politics, Sustainability and Resources, Geographies of Development
Admission requirements
A first university degree with a minimum of 60 ECTS credits in one or several of these disciplines: Economics, Anthropology, Demography, Empirical Social or Human Geography, Sociology, Political Science, Administrative Science.
Out of these 60, 10 ECTS credits need to come from methods of empirical research, such as data collection and survey design, qualitative or quantitative data analysis, mathematics or statistics.
Your overall average mark for your undergraduate degree should be equivalent to 2.5 or better according to the German marking scale or ranked among the best 50% of your cohort.
Unless English is your first language or the language of instruction for your undergraduate studies or secondary school education, you will need to prove that you have adequate English skills (level B2 CEFR or higher) as well as German (level A1).
Lecture period
- Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 05.02.2027The orientation week begins one week before the start of lectures www.uni-passau.de/studienstart/
- Summer semester 2027: 12.04.2027 - 16.07.2027 (Universitywide lecture period)
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
ExpiredEnrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Tuition fees
Tuition fees
Languages of instruction
Main language
English