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| Degree: | |
| Standard period of studies: | 6 semesters |
| Start: | Winter and summer semester |
| Applicants with foreign certificates: | Language of instruction: German Required language certificate: DSH-2 Required course for the Assessment Test (Feststellungsprüfung): W-/WW- or W-Course. To find out if you are required to take the Assessment Test, check your Certificate of Recognition. |
| Admission restrictions: | (starting from winter semester 2023/24; subject to the approval of all relevant committees): as a major subject: as a minor subject: |
| Application: | You find information on the application procedure for international students here. |
| Deadlines: | Please keep in mind that you need a certification of recognition for all foreign certificates. The recognition process takes up to six weeks and the certificate must be included in your application. (starting from winter semester 2023/24; subject to the approval of all relevant committees): as a major subject: Winter semester: June 1 - September 1 Summer semester: December 1 - March 1 If you combine a Two-subject Bachelor whose admission is open with one whose is restricted, the deadlines are: Winter semester: June 1 - July 15 Summer semester: December 1 - January 15 as a minor subject Winter semester: June 1 - July 15 Summer semester: December 1 - January 15 |
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| Accreditation: | The accreditation of study programmes for Bachelor and Master Degrees constitutes as a precondition for the granting of state approval. |
Subject Matter
Sociology is the general science of social phenomena. Its subject matter covers everything from elementary social relationships (for example couples or friendships), groups, communities, networks and organizations, to the social structures and processes of world society. Sociology is a pluralistic subject which involves intensive theoretical and methodological debates between social micro- and macro-theories and quantitative and qualitative methods. Taken from a wide variety of specific subject areas, the following fields are taught at the University of Mainz: the sociology of organizations and networks, of families and the gender gap, of knowledge and culture, of education, media and social inequality, and of technology research.
Information
The International Office offers counselling for international students about the application process and general information.
The Academic Advisory Office offers specific information on the subject (List available in German only).
The Student representatives give information from a student perspective (List available in German only).