Analysis and Design of Social Protection Systems (MA)
Why study a Master of Arts in Social Protection?
The current pandemic exposes why sustainable social protection systems are relevant to everyone. Social Protection means protecting our most vulnerable members of society, adapting our social systems to crisis and eradicating worldwide poverty. Seeing the benefits, we have proactively developed an interdisciplinary master’s programme, which will provide you with the tools to analyze any social system and show you how to design better more sustainable systems to mitigate the effects of precarious changes.
Apply now and be part of the change!
At a glance
Degree:
Master's degree
Campus:
Sankt Augustin
Standard period of study:
4 Semester
Accreditation:
AQAS
Prerequisites:
To be admitted to the degree programme, students are required to provide evidence of:
(1) Previous Studies: Having acquired a bachelor’s degree from a relevant academic field such as business administration/economics, politics, law, administration, public health, education, social science, psychology and international relations/development as well as other subjects, insofar as the contents relating to the subject area of social protection encompass a minimum of 15 credits in accordance with the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
(2) Relevant Work Experience: Proof of at least 5 months work experience (incl. unpaid internships and/or voluntary work) in a field related to social protection.
(3) English Proficiency: If the applicant is neither a native speaker nor has completed a previous degree programme in English, s/he needs to provide proof of English proficiency, with a minimum level of C1 according to the common European framework of reference for languages, certified by one of the following tests indicated in the link under "Related Links" on the right side.
(4) Entry examination: Having successfully passed a two-hour online entry examination testing applicants’ competencies in the area of social policy.
Language skills:
English
Start of course:
Winter semester (September)
Application period:
The online application portal for the following winter semester will open on December 1 of each year and will close three months later on March 31, if student visa is required, and on June 1, if no student visa is required.
