Interdisziplinäre Public und Nonprofit Studien
[Interdisciplinary Public and Nonprofit Studies]
Qualification
: Master of ScienceFaculty
: Business, Economics and Social SciencesDuration
: 4 semestersTeaching language
: GermanProgram start
: winter semester, Important semester datesApplication period
: 01.06. to 15.07.Admission restrictions
: yesTuition Fees
: none, but Semester contribution
Program description
The MSc in Interdisciplinary Public and Nonprofit Studies focuses on the business, economic, political scientific, legal, and sociological challenges and particularities of the public and nonprofit sector. The curriculum has a clear interdisciplinary emphasis, deriving from the program’s concentration on the interactions between these different areas. Students gain insights into research activities in the public and nonprofit sector as well as into workplace practice. The degree program therefore contributes to the University’s overall goals of:
- educating responsible individuals by developing professional expertise, sound judgment, and the ability to engage in critical discourse based on academic principles; and
- supporting young academics in the field of public and/or nonprofit research.
Career prospects
Graduates are qualified to take on challenging roles in administration, public companies, and nonprofit organizations. They are particularly well-placed to assume mid- to high-level managerial roles within federal, state, or municipal administrations, or within clubs, associations, trade unions, charitable foundations, cooperatives, international development organizations, etc. Graduates who achieve above-average grades also have the opportunity to pursue doctoral studies in preparation for a career in academia.
Program structure
The MSc in Interdisciplinary Public and Nonprofit Studies comprises a required area and an elective area.
The required area consists of four modules:
- interdisciplinary master’s module (Semesters 1–2)
- methods module (Semester 1)
- research module (Semesters 1–2)
- final module and master’s thesis (Semester 4)
- public studies
- nonprofit studies
- interdisciplinary studies
- internship
- students’ conference
- doctorate track
- free space
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Applying
General admission requirements for all master’s degree programs:
Proof of first degree, language proficiency
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Special admission requirements for this degree program:
Admission requirements:
- a bachelor’s degree in socioeconomics from Universität Hamburg or a comparable interdisciplinary degree in socioeconomics or a degree in business administration, economics, law, political science, social science, or sociology; or in exceptional cases a degree in another subject providing a meaningful basis for the MA program
- proof of proficiency in English
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Team: Interdisziplinäre Public und Nonprofit Studien
03. Mai 2024