Childhood and Social Sciencespart time degree programmes for professionals, distance studies

  • Master of Arts

    Master
    Degree

  • 4 semesters

    Standard period of study (amount)

  • Koblenz

    Location

  • July 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)

    June 2025 (Non-EU)

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study
  • Children's Education
  • Pedagogy, Educational Science
  • Sociology, Social Science
Focus

Social Sciences Discourse, Early Education Discourses, Ethics, Research Methods, Management & Consulting, Child Protection & Diagnostics, Health & Movement, Creativity & Culture, Supervision & Intervision, International and Inter-Disciplinary Early Education Discourses

Target group

- Graduates of Childhood or Social Sciences Bachelor's degree courses.- Professionally qualified applicants- Working professionals who are looking for a postgraduate qualification at Master's level in addition to their professional work.- Working professionals who would like to qualify for an academic career or work in a management position in higher intermediate level civil service.- Working professionals who would like to gain knowledge of Childhood and Social Sciences.

Admission modus

Local admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

With a first certificate of academic degree: At least One year of current, relevant professional experience or professionally qualifying certificate of academic degree worth 210 ECTS or applicants with a certificate of academic degree worth 180 ECTS credits can apply for a place on the course provided that they meet the other admission criteria. In order to fill the gap of 30 ECTS, affected applicants must agree to acquire the additional 30 ECTS during the Master's degree course. Without a first certificate of academic degree: Admission to higher education in accordance with Section 65 (1) and (2) of the Higher Education Act (HochSchG), e.g. subject-specific higher education entrance qualification (Fachabitur) or school leaving certificate giving right of entry to higher education (Abitur), vocational training equivalent to a Meister degree (e.g. state-recognised childcare worker), vocational training with a final grade of at least 2.5 or a passed aptitude test, which determines the equivalence of the vocational qualification with that of a completed undergraduate degree course or at least 3 years of current, relevant professional experience

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2022/2023)
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    in accordance with the letter of acceptance

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

    Until 15.06.2025

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Until 15.07.2025

Tuition fee

There are tuition fees totalling EUR 6,600 (EUR 1,650 per semester), plus the student union student welfare contribution and the student union executive committee contribution of Koblenz University of Applied Sciences.

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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