Short info about the course of study

The course of study

The one-year M.A. Social Sciences in Europe provides you with research-oriented, theory-led and interdisciplinary knowledge based on the current state of international research in the social sciences.
A focus is placed on the diversity of social and political realities and the complex, often cross-border transformation processes of the present.
The focus of the course is on the development and implementation of your own final project. The master's thesis should be in the field of Europe, transnationalization or globalization or take an international comparative perspective. With the degree, you can develop independent social science analyses and appropriate solutions that are required in a variety of professional fields.

Career prospects

The Master provides you with knowledge, skills and methods that can be used in a variety of academic fields of activity. Employers and areas of responsibility are, for example,

• internationally operating companies or organisations of a governmental and non-governmental nature (e.g. institutions of the European Union)
• Advisory staff and general secretariats of foundations
• Parties, associations or public administration

Admission requirements

• Completion of the four-year bachelor's degree programme in social sciences in Europe or a comparable degree programme with at least a grade of "good" (2.5).
• In addition, knowledge in the field of European studies, globalisation or transnationalisation of at least 36 CP must be demonstrated.
• The bachelor's program should have included a study abroad in the amount of 60 credit points.
  Applicants with a degree in comparable, but only three-year Bachelor's degree programs must also prove a successfully completed, at least one-year and professionally relevant degree abroad.

^{The current (specialist) examination regulations always apply.}

Study organisation

Subject examination regulations including course plans and module descriptions

Framework examination regulations (RPO-M) and the general subject-specific regulations of the subject examination regulations (PHIL-FPO-M) define the general framework conditions for studying in Siegen and at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.
In addition, subject examination regulations of the individual (sub-)courses (FPOs) determine the basic structures of a (sub-)course (e.g. entry requirements and content to be studied). The subject examination regulations are accompanied by course plans, which represent the recommended exemplary course of study in the individual subjects, as well as module descriptions (content information on modules).
For students, the current version of an FPO automatically applies when enrolling in the first semester.

• Examination regulations (including module descriptions)