MA/MS in Erziehungswissenschaften

The Master of Arts in Erziehungswissenschaften (education studies) is a four-semester, German-taught Hauptfach run by the Institute of Education at Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin on Campus Mitte. It builds on the institute's Bachelor-level Kernfach in the same subject, deepening theoretical and empirical research training in education, upbringing and lifelong learning for students aiming at research or senior practice roles rather than classroom teaching. The curriculum extends the undergraduate foundation with more specialised modules on topics such as comparative and international education, educational inequality and the sociology and history of education, supported by the institute's strength in qualitative and quantitative research methodology. Admission is currently open rather than quota-restricted for new entrants in the winter intake and for students transferring in at a higher semester in either intake, reflecting available capacity relative to demand. Graduates typically pursue careers in educational research, policy consultancy, further-education management or doctoral study, building on the Institute of Education's long-standing position within German educational research.