Master's degrees
The springboard for your career
Do you have high aspirations? A Master's degree from the University of Passau opens many doors and qualifies you for executive positions in the private and public sector, as well as giving you access to doctoral study. It is indispensable if you are considering a career in research.
Master's programmes are research-oriented postgraduate programmes. To qualify for a Master's programme, you must have a first degree (e.g. Bachelor's or one of the long-cycle degrees such as the state examination). Based on this first degree, you will be able to consolidate your expertise in the Master's programme, specialise or obtain valuable additional qualifications.
The University of Passau offers a large selection of Master's degree programmes, centred around the core competences in Business and Economics, Law, Cultural Studies and Computer Science. Internationalism and linguistic competence are a hallmark of nearly all Master's programmes in Passau.
Additional information
Course catalogue – browse the catalogue to see which courses suit your interests.
Foreign language courses – boost your employability.
Passau – studying in the "Venice of Bavaria".
Postgraduate Open Days
Our virtual Postgraduate Open Days on 3-4 February 2022 is your opportunity to learn about all our varied postgraduate programmes. Find out why studying for a Master's qualification in Passau will be a great step forward for you!
Master's programmes
| Programme | Starts in | Language of instruction |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence Engineering | April & October | English |
| Business Administration | April & October | German |
| Caritas Science and Values-based Management | October | German |
| Communication in Digital Societies | October | German |
| Computational Mathematics | April & October | English |
| Computer Science | April & October | German / English |
| Development Studies | October | English |
| European Studies | April & October | German |
| Geography: Culture, Environment and Tourism | October | German |
| German and Russian Law (double degree) | October | German |
| German Law for Foreign Graduates | October | German |
| Governance and Public Policy | April & October | German |
| Historical Sciences | April & October | German |
| Information Systems | April & October | German |
| International Cultural and Business Studies | April & October | German |
| International Economics and Business | October | German / English |
| Media and Communication (no applications possible) | April & October | German |
| Semiotics of Texts and Culture | April & October | German |
| Teaching and Learning Processes | April & October | German |
| Please note that you can only begin a Master's programme if you have a relevant first degree (Bachelor's, Diplom, State Examination or Magister). | ||
Double degree options for the master's programmes
Programme | Partner university | Degrees awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Law | ||
| German, French and European Business Law | Lille (France) | Master Droit, Economie, Gestion (Mention Droit Européen) |
| German and Russian Law | Krasnoyarsk (Russia) | Master of Laws (LL.M.) and Magister in Law |
| Faculty of Business, Economics and Information Systems | ||
| Business Administration | Budapest (Hungary) | Master of Science (M.Sc.) awarded by both universities |
| Business Administration | Chengdu (China) | Master of Science (M.Sc.) Master in Entreprise Management |
| Business Administration | Chennai (India) | Master of Science (M.Sc.) (Passau) Joint Master (IIT Madras) |
| Business Administration | Newark (USA) | Master of Science (M.Sc.) M.S. Engineering Management |
| Business Administration (Specialisation: Information Systems) | Metz (France) | Master of Science (M.Sc.) Mater in Marketing, Vente |
| Business Administration (Specialisation: Information Systems) | Turku (Finland) | Master of Science (M.Sc.) awarded by both universities |
| Information Systems | Chennai (India) | Master of Science (M.Sc.) Joint Master (IIT Madras) |
| Information Systems | Turku (Finland) | Master of Science (M.Sc.) awarded by both universities |
| Faculty of Arts and Humanties | ||
| European Studies | Malaga (Spain) | Master of Arts (M.A.) Máster en Estudios Ingleses y Comunicatión Multilingüe e Intercultural |
| European Studies | Strasbourg (France) | Master of Arts (M.A.) Master Relations internationales et langues |
| Governance and Public Policy - Multilevel Governance and International Relations | Budapest (Hungary) | Master of Arts (M.A.) awarded by both universities |
| Governance and Public Policy - International Relations or European Studies | Ljubljana (Slovenia) | Master of Arts (M.A.) and |
| International Cultural and Business Studies | Aix-en-Provence (France) | Master of Arts (M.A.) Master LEA |
| International Cultural and Business Studies | Istanbul (Turkey) | Master of Arts (M.A.) |
| Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematics | ||
| Computational Mathematics | Nizhny Novgorod (Russia) | Master of Science (M.Sc.) awarded by both universities |
| Computer Science | Evry (France) | Master of Science (M.Sc.) and Diplôme d’Ingénieur ENSIIE |
| Computer Science | Lyon (France) | Master of Science (M.Sc.) and Diplôme d’Ingénieur INSA |
| Computer Science [Infosheet] | Moscow (Russia) | Master of Science (M.Sc.) awarded by both universities |
Computer Science | Tunis (Tunisia) SUP'COM or ENSI | Master of Science (M.Sc.) and Diplôme d’Ingénieur |
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