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  • Master of Arts

    Master
    Degree

  • 4 semesters

    Standard period of study (amount)

  • Mainz

    Location

  • March 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)

    March 2025 (EU), March 2025 (Non-EU)
    Please enquire

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study
  • Educational Research
  • Pedagogy, Educational Science
  • Special Pedagogy, inclusive Pedagogy
Focus

Life-long Learning and Media Education, Social Education with a focus on internationality/transnationality, Child and Adolescent Education

Target group

The research-oriented Master's course in Education is aimed at students who wish to focus strongly on research approaches and research methods in the offered specialisations and who wish to undertake research projects.

Annotation

If the Bachelor degree certificate is not available by the application deadline, but at least 135 credit points can be demonstrated: Submit a certificate of study and examinations and the average grade achieved so far. (This certificate must be issued by the relevant higher education institution, original or officially authenticated copy). After enrolment, the diploma must be submitted. If the degree was obtained abroad: officially authenticated copy of a certificate of recognition (responsible: Student Service - Admission International).

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

Proof of a Bachelor's degree in the subject of Education Science or an equivalent degree at a German or international university, The degree is generally related or equivalent in the following cases, among others: - Degree course in which at least 60 CP or one third of the study programme is acquired in the subject of Education Science. - Teacher training courses (e.g. Bachelor of Education, State Examination for Teacher Qualification)

Lecture period
  • 14.04.2025 - 19.07.2025
  • 27.10.2025 - 14.02.2026

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2025)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

    For Master´s degree programmes with an aptitude test, the application deadline already ends on 15:11. Please also note the earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    16.11.2024 - 01.03.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The application should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be attached to the application. Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.01. – please note the possibly earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test.

Winter semester (2025/2026)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

    Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.05 of the respective year. Please also note the even earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.06.2025 - 01.09.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung/). The application should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be attached to the application. Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.07. – please note the possibly earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test.

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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