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Faculty of Economics & Social Sciences

Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät

The Faculty of Economics & Social Sciences at the University of Rostock comprises five institutes—Business Administration, Economics, Political Science, Sociology & Demography, and Business Education—serving 1 500 students in 6 Bachelor’s and 6 Master’s programs.

Facts about the faculty

UniversityUniversity of Rostock
Programmes1 programme · 1 bachelor's
Language of programmesGerman B2 — 1 programme
Applicationbachelor's until 15.07
CityRostock
Websitehttps://www.wsf.uni-rostock.de/

What the faculty's programmes require

The university-wide requirements are complemented by the faculty's own — they are missed most often, because the university page does not list them.

German B2 before applying

For 1 German-taught programme: DSH, TestDaF or telc C1 Hochschule — before you apply, not after.

About the faculty

The Faculty of Economics & Social Sciences (WSF) brings together five leading institutes:

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  • Business Administration
  • Economics
  • Political Science
  • Sociology & Demography
  • Business Education

With 23 full & 3 junior professors, ~63 research staff, ~14 administrative personnel and ~15 project team members, we deliver high-quality teaching to ~1 500 students across six BSc and six MSc programs. Our newly launched BSc in Business Administration (2021/22) and BSc in Economics (2022/23) offer modern curricula guided .

Research excellence: Our faculty covers all economic & social science domains, with focus areas in:

  • Service Management
  • Vocational Education & Training
  • Markets, Regulation & Economic Incentives
  • Work & Inequality in a Globalized World
  • Political Processes in the Baltic & Eurasia
  • Area Studies in Political Science
  • Demography, Social Inequality & Empirical Methods

WSF researchers drive interdisciplinary profiles—Aging, Maritime Systems, Knowledge–Culture Transformation—and partner with DFG graduate schools and the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research.

Programmes of the faculty

Questions about admission to the faculty

In which language are the programmes taught?
German B2 — 1 programme.
When do I need to apply?
Bachelor's until 15.07. Deadlines differ between programmes — check the programme page.
Do I apply to the faculty or to a programme?
To a programme: requirements, language and deadline are set per programme, and the faculty's admission committee assesses the application.

Will you get in with your grades at this faculty?

We will convert your certificate to the German scale and compare it with the committee's requirements, including subject requirements.

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