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Admission Requirements

Admission depends on your grades and the number of applicants.

Indispensable requirements are:

  • A Bachelor of Arts degree (or equivalent) with at least 60 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credits of course contents in Sociology. 60 ECTS credits are equivalent to approximately one year of full-time study or one third of the degree’s courses.

    Please note: The 60 ECTS must be acquired within a Bachelor degree. ECTS acquired outside of a Bachelor degree can ususally not be counted for admission. 

  • At least 10 ECTS (out of the total of 60 ECTS) credits in the field of methods of empirical social sciences, preferably quantitative methods.

Note: For admissions to the winter term 2025-26, 20 ECTS in methods will be required, 10 ECTS of which in quantitative methods.
  • English proficiency at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

    > Which certificates will be accepted as a sufficient proof of my English language skills?

Note: For admissions to the winter term 2025-26, English level C1 will be required. Please find information about acceptable certificates on the following website: Foreign language admission requirements for a master's degree program • Education • Freie Universität Berlin (fu-berlin.de)