Application Master
We are pleased that you are interested in a master's degree at the University of Potsdam. Applying to a master's degree program takes place in various ways, depending on the degree program in which you are interested. It is the end point of a process and requires long-term planning. Our page Paths to the Master's Degree: Preparation and Application offers a first impression, what your preparation and application might entail.
Please select your desired study program for specific application information!
Consecutive Master's Degree Programs
The application phase for our master's degree programs with the appliction deadline December 1, 2024 will be extended to December 9, 2024.
| Degree Program | Application deadlines for Winter Semester 2024/2025 | Application deadlines for Summer Semester 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st semester | advanced semester | 1st semester | advanced semester | |
| Angewandte Kulturwissenschaft und Kultursemiotik | June 1st, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | Application not possible | February 15, 2025 |
| Anglophone Modernities in Literature and Culture | June 1st, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | New deadline: December 9, 2024 | February 15, 2025 |
| Astrophysics | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | February 15, 2025 | February 15, 2025 |
| Betriebswirtschaftslehre | June 1st, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | New deadline: December 9, 2024 | February 15, 2025 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | February 15, 2025 | February 15, 2025 |
| Bioinformatics | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | Application not possible | February 15, 2025 |
| Chemistry of Functional Molecules and Materials | February 15, 2025 | Application not possible | ||
| Clinical Exercise Science | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | Application not possible | February 15, 2025 |
| Climate, Earth, Water, Sustainability | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | Application not possible | February 15, 2025 |
| Cognitive Science | June 1st, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | Application not possible | February 15, 2025 |
| Cognitive Systems: Language, Learning and Reasoning | June 1st, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | Application not possible | February 15, 2025 |
| Computational Science | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | February 15, 2025 | February 15, 2025 |
| Computer Science | June 1st, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | New deadline: December 9, 2024 | February 15, 2025 |
| Deutsch-Französischer Masterstudiengang Rechtswissenschaften | September 15, 2024 | Application not possible | Application not possible | March 15, 2025 |
| Data Science | June 1st, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | Application not possible | February 15, 2025 |
| Digital Health | June 1st, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | Application not possible | February 15, 2025 |
| Digitale Bildung | August 15, 2024 | Application not possible | Application not possible | February 15, 2025 |
| Ecology, Evolution and Conservation | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | February 15, 2025 | February 15, 2025 |
| Economic Policy and Quantitative Methods | June 1st, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | Application not possible | February 15, 2025 |
| Ernährungswissenschaft | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | Application not possible | February 15, 2025 |
| Europäische Medienwissenschaften | July 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | Application not possible | February 15, 2025 |
| Frühkindliche Bildungsforschung | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | Application not possible | January 15, 2025 |
| Geökologie | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | February 15, 2024 | February 15, 2025 |
| Geosciences | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | Application not possible | February 15, 2025 |
| Germanistik | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | February 15, 2025 | February 15, 2025 |
| Geschichtswissenschaften | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | Application not possible | February 15, 2025 |
| Integrative Sport-, Bewegungs- und Gesundheitswissenschaft | Application not possible | August 15, 2024 | February 15, 2025 | February 15, 2025 |
| Internationale Beziehungen | see program website | Application not possible | February 15, 2025 | |
| International Experimental and Clinical Linguistics (IECL) | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | Application not possible | February 15, 2025 |
| International War Studies | July 15, 2024 | July 15, 2024 | Application not possible | January 15, 2025 |
| IT-Systems Engineering | June 1st, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | New deadline: December 9, 2024 | February 15, 2025 |
| Jüdische Studien | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | February 15, 2025 | February 15, 2025 |
| Jüdische Theologie | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | February 15, 2025 | February 15, 2025 |
| Linguistics: Empirical and Theoretical Foundations | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | Application not possible | February 15, 2025 |
| Linguistik im Kontext: Erwerb - Kommunikation-Mehrsprachigkeit | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | February 15, 2025 | February 15, 2025 |
| Mathematics | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | February 15, 2025 | February 15, 2025 |
| National and International Administration and Policy | June 1st, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | New deadline: December 9, 2024 | February 15, 2025 |
| Osteuropäische Kulturstudien | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | February 15, 2025 | February 15, 2025 |
| Philosophie | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | February 15, 2025 | February 15, 2025 |
| Physik | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | February 15, 2025 | February 15, 2025 |
| Politikwissenschaft | June 1st, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | New deadline: December 9, 2024 | February 15, 2025 |
| Polymer Science | April 30, 2024 | April 30, 2024 | October 31, 2024 | October 31, 2024 |
| Psychologie mit den Schwerpunkten Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie oder Kognition und Verhalten | June 1st, 2024 | June 1st, 2024 | Application not possible | New deadline: December 9, 2024 |
| Psychologie mit dem Schwerpunkt Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie | June 1st, 2024 | June 1st, 2024 | Application not possible | New deadline: December 9, 2024 |
| Public Health, Exercise, and Nutrition | August 15, 2024 | Application not possible | Application not possible | February 15, 2025 |
| Remote Sensing, geoInformation and Visualization | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | Application not possible | February 15, 2025 |
| Romanische Philologie | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | February 15, 2025 | February 15, 2025 |
| Soziologie | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | February 15, 2025 | February 15, 2025 |
| Toxicology | June 1st, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | Application not possible | February 15, 2025 |
| Vergleichende Literatur- und Kunstwissenschaft | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | February 15, 2025 | February 15, 2025 |
| Verwaltungswissenschaft | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | February 15, 2025 | February 15, 2025 |
| War and Conflict Studies | June 1st, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | Application not possible | February 15, 2025 |
| Wirtschaftsinformatik und Digitale Transformation | June 1st, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | New deadline: December 9, 2024 | February 15, 2025 |
| Zeitgeschichte | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | February 15, 2025 | February 15, 2025 |
Continuing Education Master's Degree Programs
| Degree Program | Application deadlines for Winter Semester 2024/25 | Application deadlines for Summer Semester 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Demografieorientiertes Sport- und Gesundheitsmanagement | August 31, 2024 | Febraury 15, 2025 |
| European Film Business and Law (LL.M.) | July 31, 2024 | Application for 1st semester not possible |
| European Film Business and Law (MBA) | July 31, 2024 | Application for 1st semester not possible |
| General Management (MBA) | August 15, 2024 | February 15, 2025 |
| Interkulturelle Wirtschaftskommunikation | September 30, 2024 | Application for 1st semester not possible |
| Master of Business Administration (MBA) | September 30, 2024 | March 31, 2025 |
| Master of European Governance and Administration (MEGA) | see website | see website |
| Medienrecht und -management- Digital Media Law and Management (LL.M.) | July 31, 2024 | Application for 1st semester not possible |
| Medienrecht und -management - Digital Media Law and Management (MBA) | July 31, 2024 | Application for 1st semester not possible |
| Rechtswissenschaften | Magister Legum | September 30, 2024 | March 31, 2025 |
| Schul- und Bildungsmanagement | March 31, 2024 | September 30, 2024 |
| Steuerrecht | July 31, 2024 | Application for 1st semester not possible |
| Unternehmens- und Steuerrecht | July 31, 2024 | January 31, 2025 |