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agreed on a set of objectives, the so-called
'Zielvereinbarungen'. In that document the
ening its status as a forward-looking,
internationally visible and attractive
teaching and produces excellent, competitive research. This also holds true for our
Master‘s programmes – the 'premium product' of our University. As the highest
qualifications conferred by the University
upon completion of a taught programme,
our Master‘s degrees and Master’s-level
state examination qualifications qualify
their holders for leadership positions in
social, political, business and cultural
orga-nisations. They also pave the way for
a research career, by allowing Master’s
graduates to study for a doctorate, followed
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What is expected of a Master‘s programme is that it delivers advanced teaching on the
strong research focus. It should also be internationally open and have its curricular
integrity confirmed by an accreditation. Our Master’s programmes fulfil all these criteria.
specialise in a particular area. Some programmes are entirely taught in English, which
helps our international students starting out in Passau and boosts our German students’
global competitiveness. Moreover, students have access to a number of double degree
programmes with the University‘s many international partner universities.
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received at the University of Passau. Many move on to leadership positions in German or
European political and administrative circles, at multinational companies, leading technology hubs, as well as cultural and education institutions. I invite you to explore our
Master‘s-level study options and hope you will gain some inspiration from reading this
Prof. Dr. Burkhard Freitag
President of the University of Passau
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CARITAS SCIENCE AND VALUES-BASED MANAGEMENT
Upon completing the M.Ed. Teaching and Learning Processes
Caritas Science and Values-based Management is concerned with
programme you can sit the first state examination for teachers.
the practice of charity, guidance and leadership following
Students studying for the long-cycle 'Lehramt' degrees can also
Christian ethical principles. This programme prepares you for
join the Master of Education (M.Ed.) programme after sitting the
executive and specialist roles in the non-profit sector, as well as in
first state examination to gain this internationally recognised
private and public-sector organisations. This programme is for
degree. This dual qualification not only allows you to enter the
you if you‘re interested in social policies, want to help the socially
teaching profession, but also opens the door to a multitude of
disadvantaged and make sure that your decisions and actions in a
occupations outside the school sector. Moreover, you receive first-
social, pedagogical, pastoral or management role are ethically
rate education in the academic sub-disciplines of education,
sound. Studying for this degree will enhance your academic
Nathalie Jungbauer
qualifying you for high-powered roles in the school sector later on
profile, giving it a social-theological dimension, as well as helping
"I find it very important to be treated as
a person, not a number. The lecturers
here are very approachable, and the fact
that everybody knows each other by
name makes for a great learning
atmosphere."
in your career. Finally, the Master of Education degree allows you
you to develop your leadership skills. The programme can be
to pursue doctoral study in education and the didactics subjects.
studied full-time or on a day-release basis.
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Business Administration
Henriette Fuchs
"This Master‘s programme has let me
see the bigger picture and pay more
attention to social and ethical
concepts."
GERMAN LAW FOR FOREIGN GRADUATES
This Master's degree is open to students with a good
The LL.M. German Law for foreign graduates is directed at
first degree in Business Administration or a related
international students with a good first law degree. The
degree, who wish to expand their business compe-
programme is taught in German. As a student on this programme,
tences, abilities and methodological know-how.
you gain essential knowledge of the principles of German law, but
When you study for this degree, you will specialise in
are also given the opportunity to specialise in accordance with
one of three focus areas: Accounting, Finance and
your interests. In the Research Methods module you put your
Taxation; International Management and Marketing;
methodological and system competences to use by carrying out
or Business Computing/Information Systems. This
your own independent research. Many alumni who graduated
degree programme gives you great leeway when
from this programme work as lawyers in international law firms
choosing your modules – you can shape your studies
Christoph Moser, Marketing and International Management focus
"Having already done my Bachelor‘s degree in
Passau, I knew that the quality of tuition is
excellent. It just didn‘t make any sense to go
elsewhere."
to fit a specific occupation or cast a wider net for a
more generalist profile. A Master‘s degree opens
doors to many career paths in German and
international private-sector companies, in the public
sector and, of course, in academia by pursuing a
doctorate.
Yifan Shang
"I like the fact that we attend lectures
together with our German fellow
students, because I think it is very
important to have direct contact with
native speakers."
with partners in Germany.
www.uni-passau.de/en/llm-germanlaw
www.uni-passau.de/en/msc-busadmin
great results in
university rankings
international
double degree
options
ability to choose
your own specialisation
degree programme
unique to Passau
strong international
orientation
possibility to study
while working
opportunities for
studying abroad
fully english-taught
programme
integrated subjectspecific language
programmes
accredited programme or accreditation pending
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European Studies
HISTORY
As European integration forges ahead, an in-depth understanding
The M.A. History programme imparts theory and
of Europe and its institutions is rapidly becoming a necessary
research methods, enabling you to apply scientific
condition to remain competitive on the labour market – across all
principles to historical topics. As you progress
industries. The European Studies course prepares you for the new
through this programme you learn to analyse
challenges ahead using a unique interdisciplinary concept: you
complex interrelationships and reconstruct historical
will study European cultures, literatures, languages, history and
developments and events by cross-referencing
art, as well as the geography and social and political developments
source material. History courses tend to focus on the
and systems of selected countries of Europe. Moreover, you will
major historical periods; at the University of Passau,
choose at least one profile module, which allows you to specialise
the programme includes subjects from related
according to your skills and interests.
academic disciplines. You have the opportunity to
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take an active role and shape your academic training
Marcel Böttcher
Martin Ascher
"European Studies pushes the envelope
and leads the way on all levels –
political, economic and cultural.
What could be more exciting?"
"I have a great deal of freedom in choosing which
courses to attend, including those from other
academic disciplines."
GEOGRAPHY: CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM
GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC POLICY
Uniquely in Germany, the M.A. Geography programme allows you
This cross-disciplinary programme conveys the knowledge you
to combine regional studies and tourism research, as well as
need to properly analyse political processes in an increasingly
specialising in one of seven cultural regions and learning the
borderless world. The Political Science core modules deal with
corresponding foreign language. The degree programme features
fundamental questions of political theory and the governance
compulsory courses in business and cultural studies, based on the
approach. After completing these, you have the opportunity to
University‘s highly successful International Cultural and Business
specialise in the areas of Comparative Politics, Global Governance,
Studies programme. While studying this programme, you will
European Integration, Public Policy or Institutions and Political
develop the skill set required to tackle complex issues in regional
Change. You will also have the chance to attend lectures from the
development and tourism through the use of integrative and
disciplines of Sociology, History and Public Law. Due to the strong
cross-disciplinary methods. In-depth regional knowledge and
research focus of this programme, special emphasis is placed on a
extensive intercultural competence round off the course profile
theory-led and methodologically sound approach to your studies.
of this hands-on programme.
www.uni-passau.de/en/ma-geography
great results in
university rankings
international
double degree
options
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Jingjing Song
"Practical relevance is an important
aspect for me. I‘m not just learning
things by heart, but applying what I
have learned."
ability to choose
your own specialisation
degree programme
unique to Passau
strong international
orientation
by selecting two focus modules to suit your personal
interests and career plans.
www.uni-passau.de/en/ma-history
This is one of only eight degree programmes in Germany to have
been included in the Public Policy and Good Governance
programme of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
The individual courses are taught in either German or English.
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possibility to study
while working
opportunities for
studying abroad
Nadja Tanke
"I wanted a master‘s programme that
lets me choose my own courses to
construct my own specialisation."
fully english-taught
programme
integrated subjectspecific language
programmes
accredited programme or accreditation pending
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COMPUTER SCIENCE
INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL AND BUSINESS STUDIES
As a student enrolled in the M.Sc. Computer Science programme,
This
you have access to a wide selection of subjects with a strong
administration, foreign language study and cultural
international focus. You will become acquainted with the state of
studies. You will study business administration modules,
the art as you collaborate on research projects. The faculty
two applied foreign language programmes and specialise
maintains excellent links with business and industry as well as
in the cultural region of one of your chosen foreign
with computer science departments of universities abroad. One
languages. There is a choice of seven cultural regions in
upshot of this is the double master‘s programme in cooperation
Europe, the Americas and Asia. You will learn to work
with INSA de Lyon, France. Studying for this degree, you can
across disciplines, develop strong organisational and
choose from five specialisations: Algorithms and Mathematical
communication skills, as well as refining important
Modelling; Programming and Software Systems; Information and
programme can be studied entirely in English or German.
www.uni-passau.de/en/msc-computer-science
"The faculty's excellent CHE rankings
for Computer Science attest to the solid
and comprehensive computer science
education in Passau."
International Economics and Business
Levke Jessen-Thiesen
"This programme gives you the chance
to think about issues that are not
always so comprehensively analysed."
great results in
university rankings
international
double degree
options
uniquely
combines
business
transferable skills, such as project management,
Sebastian Henneberg
Communication Systems; Intelligent Technical Systems and IT
Security and Reliability. Starting from October 2014, this
programme
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Thorsten Kleppich
leadership and problem-solving. A number of international double degree options are available, including a
recently-established German-taught Master's degree in
Intercultural Management at the Turkish-German
University in Istanbul.
www.uni-passau.de/en/ma-icbs
"We get to choose our specialisation from 12
different Humanities disciplines. That makes it
easy to shape your studies according to your
personal interests."
MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION
'The world is flat!' While ever-faster economic integration has
The M.A. Media and Communication combines practical
made the world a smaller place, it has certainly not made it any
journalism and communication theory, giving you the ideal
less complex. Economics is a key to understanding how the world
preparation for your future career, be it in academia or in
works. The Faculty of Business Administration and Economics
journalism. Building on your first degree, you will develop
offers three focus areas: Globalization, Geography and the
advanced knowledge and skills in selected areas of focus as well
Multinational Firm; International Finance; and Development,
as the general inter-disciplinary extension modules. You will gain
Governance and Anticorruption. The programme includes
a solid grounding in communication studies, media studies, media
business administration, econometrics and cross-disciplinary
computer science and/or media education, equipping you with a
modules as well as foreign language and transferable skills
wide-ranging set of competences from the field of social and
courses. Our graduates are offered outstanding posts in business
cultural studies. The Centre for Media and Communication, which
and academia: you can look forward to working in an executive
houses Bavaria‘s newest crossmedia newsroom, provides our
capacity in the private sector, in political advisory organisations,
students with unique practical learning opportunities.
public-sector organisations or a government ministry, and of
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course the Master‘s degree also opens the door to doctoral study.
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ability to choose
your own specialisation
degree programme
unique to Passau
strong international
orientation
possibility to study
while working
opportunities for
studying abroad
Nora Al-Kassab
"The programme is very well-balanced
overall and allows me to choose a
specialisation I really care about."
fully english-taught
programme
integrated subjectspecific language
programmes
accredited programme or accreditation pending
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North and Latin American Studies (MANoLAS)
Nelly Gottschick
"You can swap some courses with international
work placements or by working on university
projects and the module catalogue covers a truly
vast range of subjects."
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Southeast Asian Studies
The M.A. North and Latin American Studies
The M.A. Southeast Asian Studies programme is
programme combines North American and Latin
designed to impart in-depth knowledge of Southeast
American studies to form a unique degree
Asia and equip its students with the methodological
programme, drawing from a variety of academic
and practical skills needed to tackle complex
disciplines and providing students with in-depth
academic problems and undertake research projects.
knowledge of the two Americas as distinct entities,
Its focus on Southeast Asia means students gain
as well as their global interrelationships.
This
valuable knowledge of one of the key economic
answers to a growing demand for graduates with a
growth regions in the world. All courses in this
broad academic background and specific knowledge
programme are taught solely in English. As part of
of the Americas, particularly at a time when the
your degree study you get the chance to learn or
North and the South are growing together on many
perfect one or more languages widely spoken
levels, while the rift between Europe and America is
throughout Southeast Asia, and can choose among
widening.
Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian and/or Chinese.
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www.uni-passau.de/en/ma-seas
RUSSIAN AND EAST CENTRAL EUROPEAN STUDIES
Norman Nowak
"You gain generalist knowledge in this
programme rather than getting a single-track
education. The fact that you get to see the wider
picture not only changes your professional profile
but affects you as a human being."
SEMIOTICS OF TEXTS AND CULTURE
The M.A. Semiotics of Texts and Culture conveys competences in
The M.A. Russian and East Central European Studies
linguistics, literary studies, visual culture and media semiotics.
is a cross-disciplinary programme which allows its
This is done under the aspect of general cultural semiotics, as the
students to learn closely about the countries and
systems of signs – the shared basis of the above branches of
cultures in Eastern Europe by studying Eastern
science – require deciphering both as a singular phenomenon and
European history, literature and culture. In addition
in terms of their complex interrelationships. As a student, you can
to imparting solid regional knowledge on Eastern
not only choose to focus on the philology of a language (e.g.
and East-Central Europe, the course also provides its
German or English), but you can create a specialisation more
students with methodological, theoretical and
strongly or indeed completely focused on linguistics, literary
studies or semiotics.
practical skills. Students can learn or perfect their
Polish, Russian and/or Czech language skills by taking
the relevant language centre courses. As the
programme is focused on Eastern Europe, you gain
essential knowledge of one of the world‘s primary
growth regions.
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great results in
university rankings
international
double degree
options
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Christian Fischer
"I particularly enjoy the many additional course
offers, e.g. the colloquium in the Czech Republic
every semester, in which academics of all levels
come together to talk about their research. This
gives you a clear idea of where the research trends
lie."
ability to choose
your own specialisation
degree programme
unique to Passau
strong international
orientation
Anja Labandowsky
"Diving into the abstract structure of
symbols used in the media and analysing their meaning and function is
right up my street."
possibility to study
while working
opportunities for
studying abroad
fully english-taught
programme
integrated subjectspecific language
programmes
accredited programme or accreditation pending
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BUSINESS COMPUTING
If you have a first degree with a focus on information
systems, the M.Sc. Business Computing programme
enables you to consolidate your knowledge of
e-business,
business
information
systems,
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"The learning conditions
at our university are superb"
An interview with Professor Rainer Wernsmann, who took office as Vice President for Teaching and Study
and Director of the Teacher Education Centre (ZLF) and the Centre for Key Skills (ZfS) in April this year.
management, knowledge management and other
Dorothea Körfgen
SOON TO COME
"It is extremely rewarding to be working on
the interface between business and computer
science."
current research areas. One special characteristic of the
Professor Wernsmann, who should study for a Master‘s degree?
Talking about quality: how can prospective students be sure
programme concept is the possibility to choose from
The simple answer to this question is: all those who want to
they get great quality teaching?
advanced cross-disciplinary courses closely related to
learn more. Master‘s programmes always require that
Almost all our Master‘s programmes have been accredited by
information
applicants have previously completed an undergraduate
external accrediting agencies. Accreditation is a quality
includes subjects like media and communication (e.g.
degree programme as an indication of their academic ability
assurance mechanism, so the fact that our programmes are
crossmedia, design of computer-mediated learning
and motivation. Basically, you would decide to continue with
accredited gives students, employers, other universities, and
environments), IT law, business administration (e.g.
your studies because you want to enhance your knowledge,
indeed everyone who is interested a reliable indication of the
marketing and social media management), as well as
either to deepen your understanding of a subject matter
quality of the study options on offer and creates greater
computer science (e.g. information management,
perhaps touched upon in your Bachelor‘s programme or to
transparency. You could consider an accreditation a seal of
software systems and programming, IT security and
broaden your knowledge by exploring, in depth, an entirely
quality. On the other hand we have these excellent rankings
media computer science).
new subject area. And if you are aiming for a career in
that attest to the quality of our programmes and courses. I
www.uni-passau.de/en/msc-buscomp
academia, the Master‘s degree is particularly important as a
am especially pleased by our sustained good results in the
building block, because it gives you access to doctoral study.
Studienqualitätsmonitor and the Bavarian Graduate Panel
systems/business
computing.
This
DOUBLE MASTER‘S DEGREE IN GERMAN AND RUSSIAN LAW
surveys, as they show that our students and graduates
You mentioned careers in academia – would you say the
themselves feel our degree programmes are worthwhile and
Master‘s degrees at the University of Passau are predominantly
the learning conditions at our University are superb – which
This new double degree programme is aimed at law students, particularly those specialising in business and tax law. Completing this
research-focussed?
means we are on the right track when it comes to imparting
degree programme will enable them to work for a law firm or company with subsidiaries in or strong ties to Russia. To do this, they need
At the Master‘s level, research naturally becomes more
skills and knowledge. I couldn’t think of a better seal of
extensive knowledge of business and tax law, as well as Russian law and, of course, be proficient in the Russian language. This fully
important. But at the University of Passau, we consider it
quality for a university!
integrated international conjoint Master‘s programme on German and Russian law is not offered in this form by any other German
vital that our degree programmes convey the best of both
university and involves studying some modules in Russia and others in Germany.
worlds: a strong emphasis on research to get our early career
Photography by Florian Weichselbaumer
researchers up to speed, and an equally large dose of
Interviewer: Katrina Jordan
practical skills training – delivered through not only the
curriculum but the complementary offerings of the
University, such as the Centre for Key Skills courses and the
University’s excellent business links.
German Courses Passau
German Culture – German Language
Learn German before you study
Find out about our Academic German Semester and Academic
German Year programmes for international students
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applicants the peace of mind of knowing that they have sent in all
required documents on time and allows them to get on with the
no
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Computer Science?
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