- Degree
- Master of Arts in Sociology
- Course location
- Bielefeld
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- In the International Track, the MA Sociology can be studied entirely in English; no German is required. Alternatively, the programme may also be studied in German or in a combination of both languages.
International Track students are encouraged to attend free German courses at the Language Centre to join German-taught seminars in later semesters.
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter and summer semester
- Application deadline
- Applications will be accepted between 1 June and 15 July for the following winter semester and between 1 December and 15 January for the summer semester. For further information and potential changes, please consult the programme website: https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/fakultaeten/soziologie/studium/international/track/ (https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/fakultaeten/soziologie/studium/international/track/).
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- The MA Sociology – International Track is a four-semester, English-language degree programme. It primarily focuses on the following areas of the MA Sociology curriculum:
• Social Structure and Social Inequality
• Sociology and Anthropology of the Global World
• Sociological Theory
• Sociological Methods
Within these areas, students may choose from a wide range of courses taught in English. In addition, students can select modules from other areas of the MA Sociology programme, in which courses are offered in English on an irregular basis, including:
• Sociology of Work and Economics
• Political Sociology
• Organisational Sociology
• Sociology of Gender
• Media Sociology
The programme is a research-oriented Master’s degree that requires a high level of competence in academic writing. During the course of study, students are required to write six term papers (20 to 30 pages each) as well as a Master’s thesis of approximately 70 pages.
All relevant information on the MA Sociology International Track can be found on the programme’s website (https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/fakultaeten/soziologie/studium/international/track/).