Social sciencefull time
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Bochum
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
- Political Science
- Sociology, Social Science
Focus
Culture and Person, Transnationalisation and Governance, Regional and Urban Development, Management and Regulation of Work, Methods of Social Research
Annotation
consecutive
Admission requirements
Bachelor's academic degree in a social science subject or a comparable academic degree
Lecture period
Winter semester 2026/2027: 13.10.2026 - 06.02.2027
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
07.05.2027 - 15.07.2027
Note any exceptions –see individual courses–
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
07.05.2027 - 15.07.2027
Note any exceptions –see individual courses–
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
07.05.2027 - 15.07.2027
Note any exceptions –see individual courses–
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Expired (Universitywide deadline)
Summer semester (2026)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
03.12.2026 - 15.01.2027
The online application for the Ruhr-Universität Bochum for a summer semester is usually possible starting from the beginning of December.
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
03.12.2026 - 15.01.2027
The online application for the Ruhr-Universität Bochum for a summer semester is usually possible starting from the beginning of December.
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
03.12.2026 - 15.01.2027
The online application for the Ruhr-Universität Bochum for a summer semester is usually possible starting from the beginning of December.
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Until 15.03.2027 (Universitywide deadline)
Information on the higher study semester at https://studium.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/de/hoehere-fachsemester
Tuition fees
Tuition fees
The social security contribution for the 2026 summer semester is EUR 362.40.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German