Master programmes

The Master's programme prepares students for later professional activities in practice and research in the field of forced displacement and migration through a combination of academic and applied studies, enabling them to contribute to the sustainable development of society. The focus is on social transformation processes and dimensions of modern immigration societies and global migration dynamics.

The research-oriented, multilingual and interdisciplinary Master's programme teaches content and subject-specific methods in the four central areas of culture, politics, law and economics. Courses are tought primarily in German, but also in English, French and Polish. The international profile can be strengthened through exchange and double master programmes.

This interdisciplinary Master's programme qualifies graduates of Social Sciences, Cultural Sciences, Political Sciences, Economics, Communication, Law or Philosophy with a special interest in human rights for a professional career as a human rights expert.

The Master's degree programme, which is taught in English, provides students with technical, social and professional skills for the field of social work with people with migration and refugee backgrounds in an international, European and national context. Students are enabled in a variety of ways to develop and implement solution-focused options for action for the special situation of migrants and displaced people.

The interdisciplinary Master's programme deals with migration-related life situations, the plurality, dynamics and interaction in and between cultures, languages and religions as well as individual, social and institutional multilingualism. Practice-oriented methods as well as scientific theories and research methods are an integral part of the programme.

The interdisciplinary Master's programme familiarises students with relevant issues of migration, integration and interculturality. The degree programme looks at different areas and levels of society and is characterised by its strong practical relevance. In this way, a professional qualification is combined with a reflective, practice-oriented education.

The IMIS Master's programme is an interdisciplinary programme, drawing on the disciplines of Sociology, History, Linguistics, Education, Geography, Psychology, Political Science, Law and Religious Studies. Through the EUMIGS programme, it is possible to spend the second year of study at a partner institution abroad and to complete the programme with a degree from both universities.

EMMIR offers state-of-the-art training in theoretical concepts, empirical methods and transdisciplinary approaches to research on migration. Migration and mobility, forced displacement and refuge – these are issues of global and (supra)national concern, especially at the policy level. The international programme is jointly run by three African, four European and two Asian partners and supported by a wider network of associate partners.

The dual Master's programme qualifies students with professional experience for tasks related to migration issues, diversity, interculturality and integration. Students are provided with sound social work and social science knowledge combined with migration-related competences.

The Master's programme provides comprehensive transdisciplinary knowledge and skills for work in education, health, social services and management. The optional specialisation in forced displacement and migration qualifies students for, among other things, migration- and integration-related management activities in administrative, social, health and educational institutions as well as in public and private sector institutions.

The Master's degree programme, which is taught in English, provides students with technical, social and professional skills for the field of social work with people with migration and refugee backgrounds in an international, European and national context. Students are enabled in a variety of ways to develop and implement solution-focused options for action for the special situation of migrants and displaced people.

The single-subject Master's programme imparts practice-oriented knowledge about the extent, opportunities and challenges of migration processes and social diversity with a focus on Germany. Language skills in Polish, Russian, Czech, Turkish, Persian or Arabic are an important prerequisite for your studies and can be acquired during the course of study. Possible specialisations include Cultural Studies, Islamic Studies or Slavic Studies.

The Master's programme in Sociology focuses on migration as a central aspect of changing societies, in which migration and globalisation are considered in the (world) social context. It addresses cross-border migration, processes and conditions of social participation and global contexts.

The Master's programme represents a transdisciplinary and practice-oriented curriculum that combines a multi-dimensional theoretical and methodological approach to social conflict with a strong focus on participatory practical social action. The programme enables students to implement their specific focus in a broader field of work opportunities.