- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Course location
- Tübingen
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- The language of teaching and examination in the MPPSC is English (100%).
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter semester
- Application deadline
- The application deadline for applicants wishing to start our programme in the winter semester of 2026/2027 is 31 May 2026.
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- 1,500 EUR
- Additional information on tuition fees
- Approx. 1,500 EUR per semester for students from non-EU countries
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- Understanding the complexity of public policy in a fast-changing world is becoming ever more important for policymakers and analysts. The Master's in Public Policy and Social Change (MPPSC) is a first-class international Master's programme focusing on the analysis of public policies in the light of social changes and societal challenges at the national, regional and global level. It is a consecutive Master's programme for highly-motivated international BA graduates of political science, sociology and related social-science disciplines. MPPSC will enable graduates to become the policy analysts of tomorrow, for a world better governed.
The programme provides students with knowledge of the relevant sociological and political science theories and skills in quantitative and qualitative methods enabling them to analyse and critically assess policies and social change and communicate them to decision-makers.
A core element of the programme is its international comparative focus. Students will critically assess the performance of countries and effectiveness of policies in dealing with social change and societal and economic challenges. In addition to core obligatory courses, students can choose from various specialisation courses and interdisciplinary electives.
The core faculty members (https://uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/wirtschafts-und-sozialwissenschaftliche-fakultaet/faecher/fachbereich-sozialwissenschaften/politikwissenschaft/studium/studium/master/master-of-public-policy-and-social-change-ma/faculty-members/) responsible for delivering teaching and supervision on the MPPSC programme are leading experts of political science, sociology and public policy with an international profile. In addition to their background and experience of the German university sector, the MPPSC team members have studied and worked in various excellent universities in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Hungary, India, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States. Hence, they have the expertise and experience required to deliver a genuinely international experience to students in Tübingen.