Economics, Law and Social Sciences, M.A.
The Master program combines the three disciplines: Law, Social sciences (political science, sociology) and Economics.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Arts (M.A.) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4 semesters, 120 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €286.80 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
Every applicant who meets the formal requirements is admitted — but places can run out before the deadline, so apply at the start of the window.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →About the programme
The Master program combines the three disciplines:
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- Law,
- Social sciences (political science, sociology) and
- Economics.
This course of study is designed to give graduates of relevant BA courses the opportunity to develop or deepen an interdisciplinary perspective on social problems. The course of study is characterised in particular by a high degree of flexibility: Students can choose from a broad range of courses in order to set their own priorities.
The aim of the program is to enable students to carry out an independent, interdisciplinary and reflective analysis of the political, social and market-economy order of the Federal Republic of Germany, including its European and international connections.
To this end, the program conveys the methodological and theoretical foundations and their application-oriented implementation as well as subject-specific and interdisciplinary knowledge.
What you study
The four-semester standard period of study comprises a three-semester study phase (90 credit points) and one semester for writing the Master's thesis (30 LP).
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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Due to the interdisciplinary orientation, as a graduate you will have a broad, theoretically and methodologically sound perspective in Economics, Law and Social Sciences. On the other hand, the individual choice of courses as well as the integration of self-study units give you the opportunity to specialize according to your interests. In particular, specialisations at the intersection of the three disciplines are particularly suitable.
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Our graduates work at national and international level in the following professional fields:
- in science and research
- in companies
- in NGOs
- in bandages
- with unions
- in public administration
In order to facilitate a seamless transition into professional life, in addition to the crediting of internships, there is above all the possibility of already writing the Master's thesis in cooperation with a research institution, a company or an organisation.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Thuringia), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €286.80 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | 1st variant above-average Bachelor's degree in social or economic sciences of at least 90 credit points, of which 30 credit points in Economics modules are required for admission to the Economics major 2nd variant above-average Bachelor's degree in a first field of study (law, social sciences, economics or comparable) totalling at least 60 credits and a second field of study (law, social sciences, economics or comparable) totalling at least 30 credits |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2German up to C1 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application directly to the university until 15.01Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 5Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
Questions about this programme
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.01.2027 (93 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.