Study Programmes • European University Viadrina

Study Programmes

State Exam

incl. degree "Bachelor of Laws
Language of instruction: German
admission free
Application for the 1st semester in the summer semester
Application for the 1st semester in the winter semester
Standard period of study: 10 semesters

The study

The study plan for the study of law including the integrated bachelor's degree offers you two options for taking the first law examination (state examination). You take the SPB examination either before or after the compulsory state examination.

The basic studies last 3 semesters and are concluded with an intermediate examination in the form of final examinations at the end of each semester. This is followed by the main study period and the university focus area training with a further 5 - 7 semesters. During the main studies you will also acquire interesting soft skills in the form of key and additional qualifications. The university focus area training serves to complement and deepen the compulsory subjects related to it as well as to teach interdisciplinary and international references of law. It is completed in the 6th and 7th semesters.

Depending on your personal study planning, the main study period and the examination phase may partially overlap. For optimal preparation for the first law exam, we offer our free university revision course (Unirep). On the one hand, it repeats and deepens almost the entire compulsory subject matter. On the other hand, it offers you the opportunity to prepare comprehensively and intensively with the help of the revision courses, the exam course and mock exam or even the simulation of an oral exam. In addition, you can expect a comprehensive e-learning offer. The Media Law and Tax Law majors, which are completed with a certificate, complete our range of courses. For special achievements in European law, you can earn the "European Law" certificate.

Career prospects

After the first law examination and a two-year legal clerkship, you can take the second state law examination. Afterwards, a wide range of employment opportunities is open to you as a fully qualified lawyer.
The second state law examination is a prerequisite for the classic legal professions such as judge, public prosecutor, lawyer and notary or for a job as a lawyer in banks, insurance companies, legal or personnel departments of commercial enterprises or in the public sector.

Bachelor

Language of Instruction: German, English
admission free
Application for the 1st semester in the winter semester
standard period of study: 6 semesters

The study

The BA "Cultural and Social Studies" (CuSo) is an English- and German-language BA program with the aim of gaining an understanding of the current social and cultural world through its historical interconnections as well as its intersectionally organized structures and discourses. You will learn theoretical and methodological approaches from different disciplines (cultural history, literary studies, linguistics and social sciences).

Career prospects

The BA Cultural and Social Studies program enables you to examine and critically reflect on complex cultural contexts. Through interdisciplinary insights as well as experience abroad and in professional practice, you will also acquire important key qualifications and intercultural competencies for subsequent master's studies or direct career entry in a wide variety of industries such as cultural and project management, press and public relations, journalism, education, NGOs, politics, management and HR consulting or marketing.

Language of Instruction: German, Polish
admission free
Application for the 1st semester for the winter semester
6 Semester

The study

The Bachelor's program belongs to the programs of the German-Polish Law Studies. Since its basis is the Master's degree program, please go to the description of the program under the Master of Law.

Language of Instruction: German, Polish
Standard period of study: 6 semesters
discontinuing study programmes

The study

Intercultural German Studies at the Collegium Polonicum is an interdisciplinary programme that combines elements of literary, cultural and linguistic studies and combines them with practical skills and abilities in an intercultural context.

The main focuses of the study programme are:

intensive acquisition of the language skills in German or Polish as a foreign language and other foreign languages literary studies - in particular contemporary German literature and its intercultural linkages to Central European cultural history in the context of transfer and neighborhood discourses in applied linguistics, contrastive and comparative grammar and intercultural communication.

Language of Instruction: English (later also German)
Application for the 1st semester for the winter semester
admission free
Standard period of study: 6 semesters

The study

Successfully study bilingual International Business Administration (IBA) in the heart of the European Union and at the gates of Berlin! The European University Viadrina makes it possible. Located directly on the German-Polish border in Frankfurt (Oder), it enables you to get to know two important countries of the European Union in all their facets. Studying at Viadrina provides you with more than just standard economic knowledge. Discover the historical, cultural and economic similarities and differences of Poland and the Federal Republic of Germany and their significance for the European economic area. Students from all over the world meet at Viadrina to study together and prepare for an international professional life.

Viadrina's location makes it an ideal place to gain knowledge and skills in a European context, which will open up attractive career prospects for you, e.g. in European companies or European institutions. Living and studying in two countries, Poland and Germany, at the same time - studying at the renowned yet still familiar Faculty of Economics makes it possible. In the course of study, you will acquire the ability to think and act globally in addition to basic business knowledge. Interdisciplinary, international and intercultural skills are taught. The content of the six-semester Bachelor's programme is divided into the English-language basic training and the specialization. The courses are embedded in an international context. In the first three semesters, you will complete the business and economics modules of the English-language basic training as well as the integrated foreign language training. In the concentration, you will expand your expertise in up to three of the seven available concentration areas and complete an integrated stay abroad.

The focus areas to choose from are:

Business Informatics
Business Taxation
Finance & Investments
Financial Accounting
International Management
Macroeconomics
Management Accounting
Marketing
Mathematics
Microeconomics
Production & Logistics
Statistics

Emphasis

In the second stage of the programme (4th to 6th semesters), students expand their expertise in up to three of the available concentrations as part of their focus. The choices are:

Accounting
Banking & Finance
Economics
Information & Operations Management
Marketing, Management & Entrepreneurship
Quantitative Methods
Taxation

Taking into account the international orientation of the programme, a semester of at least three months must be completed at a foreign university during the second stage of the programme (study abroad).

Extracurricular and interdisciplinary qualifications

The extracurricular and interdisciplinary qualifications include language training, scientific work, and other soft skills, including internships.

Within your studies at the Viadrina, you will complete one semester at a foreign university. With a network of over 200 partner universities worldwide, we actively support you in planning and organizing your stay abroad. Within the framework of double bachelor programmes with selected partner universities, you can earn two degrees in one study programme within the normal duration of your studies. The high level of international student mobility at the Viadrina and the Erasmus quality seals confirm the university's outstanding international orientation.

Career prospects

Every larger company needs economists: No matter whether it is a listed global corporation, NGO, hospital or political party - they cannot do without a commercial management. In courses with a practical focus, integrated internships and stays abroad, you can gain important experience and sharpen your eye for the problems relevant in practice. As a result, and with the support of our Career Center, studying at the Viadrina opens up attractive career prospects for you in the international working world. In addition, you will receive support in setting up a business during and after your studies, among other things through the Viadrina Start-up Center.

Language of Instruction: German
admission free
Application for the 1st semester for the summer semester
Application for the 1st semester in the winter semester
Standard period of study: 6 semesters

The study

With us, competencies in global thinking and action are taught in addition to basic technical knowledge, as well as interdisciplinary and intercultural responsibilities. In addition, we maintain numerous cooperations with international universities and thus offer the possibility to obtain double bachelor degrees. This international orientation is flanked by intensive language training, which always accompanies you during your studies. In view of the cooperation between the three disciplines of cultural studies, law and economics and the cooperation of our faculty with numerous companies, you will acquire both methodical knowledge and practical skills that will prepare you for professional life.

The content of the six-semester Bachelor's program is divided into basic education and specialization, among other things. In the first three semesters, which serve as orientation, students complete the modules of basic education and provide proof in the English module as part of foreign language training. The second study period (4th to 6th semester) is used for profiling.

Basic education in economics

The modules of the basic education in economics serve as orientation and provide the basics for further studies. The modules from this area are usually completed within the first three semesters.

External Accounting
Finance & Investment
International Management
Internal Accounting
Macroeconomics
Marketing
Mathematics
Microeconomics
Production & Logistics
Statistics
Corporate Taxation
Business Informatics

Emphasis
In the second stage of the program (4th to 6th semesters), students expand their expertise in up to three of the available concentrations as part of their focus. The choices are:

Accounting
Banking & Finance
Economics
Information & Operations Management
Marketing, Management & Entrepreneurship
Quantitative Methods
Taxation

Taking into account the international orientation of the program, a semester of at least three months must be completed at a foreign university during the second stage of the program.

Career prospects

Every larger company needs economists: No matter whether it is a listed global corporation, NGO, hospital or political party - they cannot do without a commercial management. In courses with a practical focus, integrated internships and stays abroad, you can gain important experience and sharpen your eye for the problems relevant in practice. As a result, and with the support of our Career Center, studying at Viadrina opens up attractive career prospects for you in the international working world. In addition, you will receive support in setting up a business during and after your studies, among other things through the Viadrina Start-Up Center.

Language of Instruction: German
admission free
Application for the 1st semester for the summer semester
Application for the 1st semester for the winter semester

The study

In the study of cultural studies you will acquire a variety of interdisciplinary competencies that will prepare you for work in very different professional fields. Thanks to the interdisciplinary nature of the program, you will be trained to think in a networked manner, to familiarize yourself with unfamiliar topics and to view them from different perspectives.

In the course of your studies you will specialize in two disciplines of your choice, in which you will be taught the techniques of scientific work, basic knowledge and theoretical orientation on a disciplinary basis. You choose between the following disciplines:

Cultural History
Literary studies
Linguistics
Comparative Social Science

Language of Instruction: Polish
admission free
Application for the 1st semester for the winter semester

The study

Polish Studies is a study program of Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań (AMU) and European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) (EUV) in Collegium Polonicum in Słubice (Bachelor's program with general academic profile).

The study program presupposes gradual acquisition of linguistic competences of the Polish language and acquisition of knowledge about Poland, especially Polish literature, history and culture.

Interdisciplinary/Interfaculty
Language of Instruction: German
admission free
Application for the 1st semester in the winter semester
Standard period of study 6 semesters

The study

The Bachelor's program Law and Politics / Politics and Law introduces students to the fundamentals of the legal and political order of modern states and societies as well as international organizations such as the European Union and international law. It combines law and political science and combines them with courses from cultural studies.

The program can be studied in two study variants. Law and Politics focuses on legal content, while Politics and Law focuses on cultural studies, especially political science and social science content.

Interdisciplinary/Interfaculty
Language of Instruction: German
admission free
Application for the 1st semester in the winter semester
Standard period of study: 6 semesters

The study

The degree program is consistently interdisciplinary and thus meets the needs of many companies in the labor market, as well as the wishes of the students. They receive a solid foundation in the fields of law and economics and can then specialize in a professional field. After completing the bachelor's program, our graduates are active at the interface between law and business.

Language of instruction: German, English
Application for the 1st semester in the winter semester
Standard period of study: 7 semesters

The study

Studying dual with us means that you are equally a student at the Viadrina and an employee with a regular income at a renowned auditing firm. Thanks to the close integration of theory and practice, you will be able to put the specialist knowledge and methods you have learned at university directly into practice in the field of auditing during your studies.

During your studies, you will gain insights into a wide range of topics. In addition to basic business administration topics such as general business administration, statistics, economics, law and mathematics, auditing, corporate tax law and national and international accounting are particularly important for you.

As a student, you will acquire or deepen numerous interdisciplinary skills, such as project management, teamwork and the transfer of knowledge, in addition to specialist and practical know-how. In addition, the program has a special focus on current and socially relevant topics such as digitalization and sustainability.

Career prospects

A career as a certified public accountant is lucrative, as the pay and promotion prospects are good and there is continuous further training within the company. After successfully completing your dual studies with us, you can join your company full-time and either continue to prepare for the auditor's exam or get a taste of other interesting areas such as consulting, tax or financial services.

If you would like to continue your studies after graduating with a Bachelor's degree, you can, for example, join the Master of International Business Administration at the Viadrina, which can also be studied part-time, i.e. while working. In addition, as part of the so-called Audit Excellence, there are attractive part-time master's degree programs in which you can already take part of the auditor's exam.

Magister (Polish university degree: magister prawa mgr)

Language of instruction: German, Polish
admission free
Application for the 1st semester in the winter semester
Standard period of study 10 semesters

The study

3 degrees in 5 years. The basis of the German-Polish law studies is the uniform 5-year course of study "Magister of Law", which is run jointly with the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. This course is completed with the Polish academic degree "magister - mgr", which in particular enables further practical training in Poland (aplikacja).

With the degrees "Bachelor of Laws - LL.B." and "Master of Laws - LL.M." provided for in the courses of study "Bachelor | Master of German and Polish Law", in particular the part of the training in German law is specifically certified within the framework of the German-Polish law studies. Already the degree of "Bachelor of Laws - LL.B." enables, among others, the entry into the higher (civil) service.

The Master of Laws program can be excellently combined with the Bachelor | Master of German and Polish Law programs. The study programs have essentially the same curriculum. Therefore, they can be completed in parallel - and without a double load!

As a future graduate, you will gain an enormous competitive advantage, because outstanding knowledge of two legal systems,
comparative law skills, in-depth knowledge of (specialist) languages and several years of international experience will set you apart from other applicants on the competitive legal job market.

Career prospects

The German-Polish law degree opens up far-reaching career prospects for you, especially in traditional legal professions (lawyer, notary, judge, etc.) in Germany and Poland, with European, international and national organizations and authorities as well as German and Polish or internationally operating companies.

Master

Language of instruction: German
Standard period of study: 2 semesters
Tuition fee-based continuing education program
Application for the 1st semester in the winter semester

The study

Through the advanced master's degree program, students will acquire in-depth knowledge in the field of Compliance & Integrity Management and the ability to apply this knowledge in professional practice as well as in research. In the course of the study program, competencies and skills are imparted to develop, implement, audit and continuously improve the Compliance and Integrity Management System in any type of organization and taking into account current developments in the field of digitalization, environmental protection, sustainability, governance and social aspects.

Language of instruction: German
admission free
standard period of study 2 semesters
discontinued study program

The study

The course problematizes Europe and the modernity emanating from Europe as formations that have emerged since the early modern period not only from commonalities, but equally from diversity. In many respects, this diversity acted as an enrichment, but it also led to conflicts: to political, economic, social and religious disputes and struggles over interpretation. The violent resolution of such conflicts is a specific feature of European history, not least in the process of colonial expansion. On the other hand, exchange with other world regions and cultural diversity within the continent have also produced particularly dense material and immaterial interconnections and transfers.

!!! This study program has been reformed !!!
In the winter semester 2022/23 the reformed study program "History of Modernity in Transcultural Perspective" has started:

Language of Instruction: Deutsch
admission free
Application for the 1st semester in the winter semester
Standard period of study 2 semesters

The study

The program provides you with in-depth knowledge of European business law. The main topics are European internal market and economic constitutional law (in particular fundamental freedoms; competition law; public procurement law), EU foreign trade law including international economic law (in particular WTO law), European trademark law, European trade and company law as well as European private, consumer and labor law.

Career prospects

Successful participation in this primarily German-language course of study is associated with the acquisition of the academic degree "Master of European Business Law (LL.M.)", which increases professional and career opportunities in politics, international organizations, administration, business, companies and / or law firms.

Language of instruction: German, Polish
admission free
Application for the 1st semester in the summer semester
Application for the 1st semester in the winter semester
Standard period of study: 4 semesters

The study

The Master's program belongs to the programs of the German-Polish Law Studies. Since its basis is the Master's degree program, please go to the description of the program under the Master of Law.

Language of instruction: German
admission free
Application for the 1st semester in the summer semester
Application for the 1st semester in the winter semester

The study

The course analyzes Europe and the modernity emanating from Europe, which since the early modern period have emerged from both commonalities and diversity. Diversity acted as an enrichment, but also led to conflicts: political, economic, social and religious disputes. Their often violent resolution is a specific feature of European history, from the process of colonial expansion to today's conflicts. At the same time, the exchange with other world regions and the cultural diversity within the continent have also produced particularly dense, material and immaterial interconnections. Without them, one cannot understand the political and economic upheavals that began around 1800 and the supremacy of Europe that lasted well into the 20th century. Against this background, the course also offers approaches to understanding the catastrophes of the 20th century and current political, cultural and economic crises.

Career prospects

The degree program is problem- and research-oriented. It strengthens key competencies and imparts interdisciplinary relevant knowledge that opens up career paths in a wide variety of directions. At the same time, it imparts practical knowledge in project seminars, usually in cooperation with non-university institutions such as archives, memorial sites, museums, international NGOs or exhibition makers. Many of these projects are dedicated to the historical landscape in Frankfurt (Oder) and its German-Polish surroundings, as well as in nearby Berlin. Especially historical testimonies of the recent past are available and to be discovered there in great density. Thus, the study program opens up relevant career perspectives, for example:

in museums, archives, libraries,
in historical research
in adult education and political education
in the foreign service
in companies and local authorities
in associations, foundations and political parties
and in the media in general

Language of instruction: English, German
admission-restricted
Application for the 1st semester in the summer semester
Application for the 1st semester in the winter semester
Standard period of study: 4 semesters

The study

Successfully study bilingual International Business Administration (IBA) in the heart of the European Union and at the gates of Berlin! The European University Viadrina makes it possible. Located directly on the German-Polish border in Frankfurt (Oder), it enables you to get to know two important countries of the European Union in all their facets. Studying at Viadrina provides you with more than just the standard economic knowledge. Discover the historical, cultural and economic similarities and differences of Poland and the Federal Republic of Germany and their significance for the European economic area. Students from all over the world meet at Viadrina to study together and prepare for an international professional life.

Viadrina's location makes it an ideal place to gain knowledge and skills in a European context, which will open up attractive career prospects for you, e.g. in European companies or European institutions. Living and studying in two countries, Poland and Germany, at the same time - the consecutive Master's program IBA at the renowned yet manageable Faculty of Economics makes it possible.

In addition, Viadrina maintains numerous cooperations with international universities and thus offers the possibility of obtaining double master's degrees. This international orientation is flanked by optional, intensive language training at our Language Center. Consistent top positions in rankings such as the CHE ranking underline the high quality of the study programs at the Faculty of Business and Economics of the European University Viadrina.

The Master's program in International Business Administration has a modular structure. It can be completed either function-oriented or cross-functional. The study variants offered allow students to specialize according to their functional and foreign language interests. For the function-oriented study variants, there are four alternative tracks to choose from, with the following titles:

Finance, Accounting, Controlling & Taxation (FACT) (english/german)
Finance & International Economics (FINE) (english/german)
Data Science & Decision Support (DSDS) (english)
Management & Marketing (M & M) (english/german)

Alternatively, students can choose a broader cross-functional education. It is designed to give students the opportunity to form a combination that makes sense for them from the entire range of modules offered in the four tracks.

Within your studies at Viadrina, you will complete one semester at a university abroad. With a network of over 200 partner universities worldwide, we actively support you in planning and organizing your stay abroad. Within the framework of double master's programs with selected partner universities, you can earn two degrees in one study program within the normal duration of your studies. The high level of international student mobility at Viadrina and the Erasmus quality seals confirm the university's outstanding international orientation.

Career prospects

There is a growing demand for specialists and managers who are specially trained to deal with the global interdependence of business and society. In order to meet the professional and intercultural challenges, the master's degree program in International Business Administration teaches not only business know-how but also key qualifications such as intercultural competence and specialist knowledge of the various global economic, legal and tax systems. In a bilingual, two-year course of study, you will be prepared for a challenging career in multinational companies, international organizations, trade unions or in academia. With above-average grades, the completed degree entitles you to a doctorate and thus also creates the prerequisite for an academic career. The Career Center and the Start-Up Center will support you during and after your studies when starting your career or founding a company.

Language of Instruction: English
Standard period of study: 3 semesters
Tuition fee-based continuing education program
Application for the 1st semester in the summer semester
Application for the 1st semester in the winter semester

The Master’s programme prepares graduates for taking up career opportunities in policy making, international, public and governmental service, public and private legal practice, work for non-governmental organisations, and academic teaching and research.

The special character of the programme lies in its integration of the protection of human rights generally with rights protection in diverse situations of armed conflict. Thus many aspects of the programme are directed specifically to providing understanding and insight into the links between traditional international human rights law and international humanitarian law. As well, the programme aims not only to provide a solid theoretical understanding of the issues, principles, structures, substantive law and institutions relevant to this topic but also to aid students in acquiring reliable practical skills in the application of their theoretical knowledge.

Language of Instruction: German
admission free
Application for the 1st semester in the summer semester
Application for the 1st semester in the winter semester

The study

What is unique about the master's program in the culture and history of Central and Eastern Europe at Viadrina is that not only is knowledge about Central and Eastern Europe taught, but that the program itself is anchored in the border region between Germany and Poland. At Germany's easternmost university, faculty and students from Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia, as well as from other countries in Europe and around the world, come together to work in an interdisciplinary way on the challenges, perspectives, and problems of the culture and history of Eastern Europe in its pan-European context.

Career prospects

The humanities degree qualifies graduates for further academic work on the one hand, and for later activities as Central and Eastern European experts in science, politics, culture or business on the other. Professional fields include press and public relations as well as human resources management of companies or public institutions, research, teaching or further education institutions, media, foundations and publishing houses, urban and regional planning, museums and exhibitions, cultural agencies. Proven practitioners in these professional fields regularly give presentations at the Eastern Europe Colloquium.

Language of Instruction: German
admission free
Application for the 1st semester in the summer semester
Application for the 1st semester in the winter semester

The study

The Master's program in Literary Studies: Aesthetics - Literature - Philosophy deals with the analysis of the complex interplay of rhetorical, aesthetic, medial and material practices. The goal is to teach aesthetics, literature, and philosophy in terms of cultural theory. European literatures and philosophies are studied in their reception and interaction context. Literature is not understood as the sum of individual national literatures, but as an object with transcultural dimensions. The Master of Literary Studies is characterized by multi-perspective approaches.

Career prospects

The theoretical practice provided by the program is research-oriented in application and provides the foundation for further graduate study or other highly skilled academic professional practice (publishing, media, cultural institutions).

Language of Instruction: German
Standard period of study: 4 semesters
Tuition fee-based continuing education program
Application for the 1st semester possible for the winter semester 2025/26

The study

The Master's program in Mediation and Conflict Management offers those students who have not yet completed mediation training a professional. practical mediation training based on scientific principles.

Already trained mediators are given the opportunity to expand and deepen their basic knowledge, to specialize by getting to know diverse fields of application of mediation and conflict management in detail, and to expand their practical methodological competence within the framework of integrated advanced training modules.

Interdisciplinary/Interfaculty
Language of Instruction: English
Application for the 1st semester in the winter semester
standard period of study: 4 semesters

The study

The Master of Digital Entrepreneurship (MoDE) is an interdisciplinary, project-based degree program offered by the European New School of Digital Studies (ENS). The English-language program deals with digitalization from the perspective of law, economics, social sciences and computer science and offers the possibility of a German-Polish double degree. In six module groups, students are taught theoretical and practical methods to develop and reflect on their own entrepreneurial solutions to the challenges of digital transformation in Europe.

Language of Instruction: German, Polish
admission free
Application for the 1st semester in the Summer Semester
Application for the 1st semester in the Winter Semester
standard period of study: 4 semesters

The study

The Master in European Studies (MES) is a multilingual, interdisciplinary Master's program (M.A.) at the three faculties of the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder). During your studies you will analyze problems of coexistence in a growing Europe and gain the competence to contribute to their solution.

In four central areas - culture, politics, law and economics - courses are offered in German, English, French and Polish by the various faculties of the Viadrina. You will deepen your knowledge in two of six elective areas (Governance in Europe; European Business Law; Migration, Ethnicity, Ethnocentrism; Regional Development in Europe; Culture, History and Society in Europe; and Economic Policy in Europe). It is up to you to build your individual MES profile and set your own focus.

Language of Instruction: German
Standard period of study: 4 semesters
Tuition fee-based continuing education program
Application for the 1st semester possible for the winter semester 2025/26

The study

The degree program "Protection of European Cultural Property" presents an overall profile of the knowledge, skills and competencies relevant in the protection of cultural property / preservation of historical monuments and in cultural property management. It qualifies students for a field of work whose complex variety of tasks requires broad, interdisciplinary knowledge. The basic aim is therefore to expand the knowledge and skills acquired by students in an undergraduate course of study through a concentrated range of courses and to develop them with a view to a professional career in the field of cultural property protection, monument preservation and cultural property management. Likewise, the aim of the study program is to provide professional practitioners with a targeted knowledge supplement and further qualification in their specific workplace or in preparation for an expanded field of activity.

Language of Instruction: German
admission free
Application for the 1st semester in the Summer Semester
Application for the 1st semester in the Winter Semester
standard period of study: 4 semesters

The study

The MASS programme is based on an interdisciplinary understanding of Social and Cultural Sciences. It offers excellent networking opportunities with the other Master's programmes of the Faculty of Social and Cultural Sciences (Cultural History, Aesthetics and Literature, Linguistics) of the Viadrina, so that various complementary emphases are possible.

'Socioculture' engages the MASS programme on both empirical and theoretical levels. Empirically, the focus is on the analysis of migration processes in global society, on the analysis of contemporary urban cultures and their transformation, on the structure of cultural, aesthetic, media and self-oriented practices, on the analysis of cultures of gender and sexuality, and on the topics of politics, religion and culture. The programme thus aims at elementary socio-cultural processes of change in late modern society on a global, national and local level in their interconnectedness. Theoretically, different social, cultural and societal theories are used in MASS.

including Double Degree "Sciences sociales et culturelles" with Paris 8

The Double is offered in cooperation at the European University Viadrina and the Université Paris 8 | Vincennes - Saint-Denis! Students begin their studies at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder), where they spend the first two semesters. The third and fourth semesters are spent at the Université Paris 8 Vincennes - Saint-Denis. The languages of instruction are German, French and English.

Language of Instruction: German
admission free
Application for the 1st semester in the Summer Semester
Application for the 1st semester in the Winter Semester

The study

The program addresses different communication contexts (everyday life, institutions, audio-visual media), communicative and aesthetic practices (oral and written, monomodal and multimodal, analog and digital), forms of discourse (everyday conversation, text, audio-visuality, political and public discourse) and social structures (power relations, affiliations and diversity).

In addition to the broad MA program Language - Media - Society, the various specialized tracks of the MA program (Linguistic Research, MICS, MuDiM) can be studied.

Double Degree MuDiM

The binational degree program MuDiM (Multimodality - Discourse - Media) is offered in cooperation at the European University Viadrina and the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3!

MuDiM is a study option of the Master "Language - Media - Society" of Viadrina and a parcours type of the "Master Recherche Mention Langues, Littératures et Civilisations Étrangères et Régionales" (LLCER) of the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3. Subject of the double Master MuDiM are multimodal and medial forms of discourse. This includes audiovisual media as well as linguistic-gestural communication (EUV), multimedia aspects of written and oral language use in different discourse environments (advertising, illustration, picture titles) as well as the analysis of multimodal interaction in everyday language use (Paris 3).

PhD

Please contact the chairs in the respective faculty or the Viadrina Center for Graduate Studies directly with your doctoral project. Enrollment as a doctoral student can be made effective April 1 or October 1, respectively.

Postgraduate studies/Certificates

The Faculty Council of the Faculty of Law decided in its meeting on 6.4.2011 to issue a certificate "European Law" to students for special achievements in European Law.

The Media Law concentration is an additional course offered as part of the legal education and is completed with a university certificate. The purpose of the media law concentration is to familiarize students with the theory and practice of media law issues during their studies, thereby preparing them for possible future practical work in this area.

Language of instruction: German
admission free
Application for the 1st semester in the Summer Semester
Application for the 1st semester in the Winter Semester
standard period of study: 2 semesters

Das Studium

Die Juristische Fakultät der Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) bietet das Aufbaustudium Recht der Wirtschaft als Ergänzung zu dem gemeinsam mit der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät betriebenen Bachelorstudiengang Recht und Wirtschaft | Wirtschaft und Recht oder zu vergleichbaren Bachelorstudiengängen an, die den Erwerb eines rechtswissenschaftlichen Bachelorgrades im Umfang von 180 ECTS-Credits vorsehen.

Achtung: Mit unserem in den Studiengang Rechtswissenschaften integrierten Bachelorabschluss können Sie das Aufbaustudium wegen inhaltlicher Überschneidungen nicht vollständig absolvieren. Der Erwerb des Zertifikats ist in diesem Fall leider nicht möglich.

The major in tax law is an additional offer for students of the Faculty of Law and is completed with a university certificate. Students acquire in-depth knowledge of national, international and European tax law and gain insight into their application-oriented implementation in practice.

The ViAPACS program will be of interest to you if you...

...want to complement your studies with basic knowledge and practical skills to deal professionally with diverging perspectives, competing interests and resulting conflicts and dilemmas.

...wish to work in the field of international cooperation, policy and administration, diplomacy and peacebuilding, social dialogue or a related field.

...are looking for an internship in an organization like the Foreign Office, the GIZ or a peacebuilding NGO.

Language and preparation courses

In order to begin a German-language course of study at Viadrina, you need proof of your linguistic ability to study. For this purpose, we offer you the German Language Test for University Admission (DSH).
In preparation for the DSH, we recommend the DSH Preparation Course. This course offers you intensive, skill-oriented preparation for the various parts of the exam: Listening Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, Scientific Language Structures, Text Production and Oral Language Competence. In the course you will get to know the types of tasks that appear in the DSH and practice important strategies for successfully completing all parts of the exam.

The project week enables first-year students from Germany and all over the world to get to know Frankfurt (Oder) as a place to study, the European University Viadrina and future fellow students. For a successful project work, the participants of all study programs are equipped with the tools of project management and teamwork.

The Viadrina Intensive Track enables international school graduates, who normally cannot study directly in Germany after graduating from school in their home country and therefore have an indirect university entrance qualification, to participate in a 12-month study preparation program. In addition, Polish prospective students with a direct university entrance qualification in Germany as well as prospective students with a refugee background have the opportunity to participate in the Viadrina Intensive Track.

Participants are intensively prepared linguistically, professionally and methodically for studying in Germany. After successful completion of the program, participants have the opportunity to take up studies at the European University Viadrina.

For your successful studies in the German-Polish Law Track, very good German language skills are mandatory. The Viadrina Law Track Online enables you to deepen and expand your existing knowledge in an intensive German course in preparation for your studies. In addition, you can get a taste of the three main areas of law - civil law, public law and criminal law - during specialized lectures and familiarize yourself with your future place of study on both sides of the Oder River as part of an attractive accompanying program.

The Viadrina Fast Track is aimed at students without direct university access in Germany who are interested in studying at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder) directly after graduating from school in their home country. School graduates with a so-called indirect university entrance qualification (HZB) have not been able to study at a German university directly after graduation. Successful participation in the Viadrina Fast Track, on the other hand, makes it possible to study at the European University Viadrina directly after graduating from school. Attendance of a "Studienkolleg" or a previous 1 or 2 year study in the home country are not necessary. The participants complete a 3-month preparatory course (Propädeutikum) from July to September 2023, after the successful completion of which they begin their studies at the European University Viadrina in October 2023.

The Studienbrücke program is aimed at high school students or school graduates with an outstanding academic record who are interested in studying. Participants are specifically prepared in their home country for direct entry into a Bachelor's program at a German partner university in Business Administration and Economics or a MINT subject (Mathematics, Informatics, Natural Sciences, Technology).

Graduates of the Viadrina Studienbrücke program can apply to the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) for the bachelor's degree programs in International Business Administration or Law and Economics | Business and Law.