Childhood and Social Sciencespart time degree programmes for professionals, distance studies
Master of Arts
Master
Degree4 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 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