Mannheim Master’s degree in Social Data Science (MMSDS)

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University University of Mannheim
Degree Master

Study Type Second cycle
Mode of admission local admisssion restriction
Beginning Students First-year students can only apply or register for the winter semester.
Standard period of study (amount) 4 semesters
Study Mode (elucidation) full time; international course
Location (main / branches campus) Mannheim
Admission semester winter semester
Subject

Das Business Administration gehört zum Studienbereiche Economic Sciences der Fächergruppe Economic Sciences, Law.
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Business Administration

Das Economics gehört zum Studienbereiche Economic Sciences der Fächergruppe Economic Sciences, Law.
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Economics

Das Media Studies gehört zum Studienbereiche Media Studies der Fächergruppe Language and Cultural Studies.
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Media Studies

Das Political Science gehört zum Studienbereiche Political Sciences der Fächergruppe Humanities and Social Sciences.
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Political Science

Das Psychology gehört zum Studienbereiche Psychology der Fächergruppe Humanities and Social Sciences.
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Psychology

Das Sociology, Social Science gehört zum Studienbereiche Social Sciences der Fächergruppe Humanities and Social Sciences.
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Sociology, Social Science
Areas of Concentration Data Analytics, Data Management

Field of study
- Target group Bachelor graduates in social sciences (particularly Sociology, Political Science, Psychology or Media and Communication Sciences) or economics (particularly Business Administration or International Economics) or a related degree course or a Bachelor’s degree course that includes courses worth at least 48 ECTS points in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or Empirical Research (see selection statutes).
- kind of Master course according to the KMK consecutive
- Main instruction language English
- Course Website
Access and Admission Requirements
- Mode of admission local admisssion restriction
- Admission semester winter semester
- The selection regulations can be found at https://www.uni-mannheim.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerbung/bewerbung-a-bis-z/auswahlsatzungen
  more information regarding admission requirements
- Completion of first university degree
  Bachelor/Bakkalaureus, Diplom, Diplom (FH), Magister, Staatsexamen
  (and other qualifications, provided that they are recognised as being equivalent)
  
  Minimum requirements for first university degree:
  - Minimum grade: 2.50
  - Minimum standard period of study: 6 semesters
  - Required ECTS credits: 180
  For this degree programme, you should have gained your first university qualification in one of the following subjects groups or areas of study:
  - Subject group: Economic Sciences, Law, Humanities and Social Sciences, Language and Cultural Studies
  - Area of study: Economic Sciences, Media Studies, Political Sciences, Psychology, Social Sciences
- Required language skills
- Required minimum language skills that must be proven by passing one or more of the following language tests:
  - Cambridge (English)
  - IELTS (English)
  - TOEFL IBT (English)
  - Other English language certificates: (siehe Auswahlsatzung)
- Further admission requirements Bestimmte Fachkenntnisse (siehe Auswahlsatzung)
University-wide Dates and Deadlines
- Wintersemester 2025/2026
- - Lecture period
  - 01.09.2025 — 05.12.2025
  - Application Deadlines for Germans and Inhabitants
    Beginning Students
    
    01.04.2025 — 15.05.2025
    
    Advanced Semester
    
    01.04.2025 — 15.05.2025
  - Application Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
    Bewerbungsfrist EU-Ausländer 01.04.2025 — 15.05.2025
  - Application Deadlines for International Students from Countries that are not EU Members
    Bewerbungsfrist Nicht-EU-Ausländer 01.04.2025 — 15.05.2025
Tuition Fee
- Tuition fee more information regarding tuition fees
Contact / contact person
- International Students and applicants are kindly requested to contact the International Office:
- Akademisches Auslandsamt
- Street address L1, 1, 68161 Mannheim
- Phone 0621 181-1151
- Fax 0621 181-1161
- io(at)uni-mannheim.de
- Internetpage of the institution
- Contact / contact person for this program
- studiengangsmanagement.wim(at)uni-mannheim.de
- Koordinationsstelle Studieninformationen
- Street address L1, 1, 68161 Mannheim
- Phone 0621 181-2222
- Fax 0621 181-1176
- studium(at)uni-mannheim.de
- Internetpage of the institution
- Contact Frau Alexandra Theobalt
- Function Beratung für Studieninteressierte
- Phone 0621 1811132
- alexandra.theobalt(at)uni-mannheim.de
- Internet page

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