Department of Social Policy and Social Security Studies
Social Protection (MSc)
Programme Contents
The Master’s programme “Social Protection” offers an inter-disciplinary and in-depth study of social protection systems. Graduates will be able to analyze and reform systems that are effective, affordable, and flexible enough to meet future socio-economic challenges.
We want our graduates to
- gain deeper insights into the constitutive elements, driving forces, and instruments of social protection systems, covering low-, middle- and high income countries
- know how to use different methods of analysis for designing and re-organizing social protection systems
- have a solid understanding of how to institutionalize and sustainably finance social protection systems
- be comfortable using state-of-the-art management methods to implement interventions effectively and efficiently
- establish a network of national and international experts
Programme re-accredited!
Study facts
Degree
Master's degree
Standard period of study
4 Semesters
Language skills
English
Campus
Sankt Augustin
Start of course
Winter semester (September)
Semester contribution
Prerequisites
Application period
Language skills
Accreditation
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Sayanti Sengupta from India, Batch 2018 - Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, The Netherlands
"This master's programme in Social Protection is truly special, not only in its ability to create experts in the field, but also because it is highly relevant to the world today. You will gain a set of transferable skills that are invaluable. I highly recommend this programme; you won't be disappointed."
The own Handbook on Social Protection Systems is guiding the courses
Our professor for International Social Protection Systems, Prof. Dr. Esther Schüring, and Markus Loewe, Research Team Leader at the German Development Institute, published the Handbook on Social Protection Systems which provides readers with a comprehensive and globally relevant overview of the instruments, actors and design features of social protection systems, as well as their application and impacts in practice.
The content corresponds closely with the content of the course, supports it and forms the evidence-based foundation for many in-class discussions. Wherever possible, content such as expert interviews, quizzes and key questions from the multimedia version are used.
Career Prospects
Graduates will have career prospects in a wide variety of sectors, i.e. as policy planners, managers, and advisors to
- ministries
- government agencies
- social security institutions
- NGOs
- international (development) organisations
- private insurance companies
- and many more
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Departmental Office Social Policy and Social Security Studies at the Sankt Augustin Campus
Campus
Sankt Augustin
Room
F 233
Opening hours
Tuesdays and Thursdays : 9.00 to 13.00
Contact to the Registrar's Office
Opening hours
Telephone consultation hours: Monday - Friday: 10:00 - 12:00, Monday - Thursday: 14:00 - 15:00
Personal consultation hours by appointment only
Student Council Social Policy and Social Security (Sankt Augustin)
Campus
Sankt Augustin
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