Bachelor's Degree Programs
This bachelor’s program familiarizes you with key aspects of Christian theology and its influences on and impact on European culture. The program adopts an interdenominational perspective.
Bachelor’s in Christian Theologies from an Ecumenical Perspective (B.A.)
In Siegen, you’ll study social sciences not only in an interdisciplinary way but also with a strong focus on research. Thanks to faculty members who conduct research both in Europe and beyond, you’ll gain insight into the research questions currently being addressed in the social sciences and the methods used to answer them.
Master's Programs
The master’s program in Christian Theologies from an Ecumenical Perspective familiarizes you with in-depth aspects of Christian theologies and their influences on and impact through European culture. The program adopts an interdenominational perspective. As a result, topics are examined from the perspectives of both the Roman Catholic and Protestant theological traditions.
Master’s in Christian Theologies from an Ecumenical Perspective (M.A.)
Why does one person get sick while three others do not? How can we prevent disease and promote health? How can we use digital technologies to improve prevention and care? What impact does digitalization in our daily lives have on health, and how can we use digital health technologies in a way that meets our needs and requirements? These and similar questions are the focus of Digital Public Health.
If you’re interested in the connections between cultural education and educational theory, then our master’s program is the perfect fit for you!
Here, you’ll explore topics such as education in pop culture, popular music, gamification, and art in public spaces, and reflect on ways to facilitate learning in both school-based and non-school-based institutions.
Master’s in Education: Educational Theory and Cultural Practices (M.A.)
In the History of Modernity program, you’ll pursue a question-oriented master’s degree in history with a temporal focus on the modern era. Questions regarding modernity are therefore central to your studies:
What defines modernity, what are its essential aspects, and what does modernity mean for our present?
Our international master’s program in “Human-Computer Interaction” is a four-semester, full-time program for bachelor’s degree holders. As IT permeates every aspect of life and work, this program focuses on designing, implementing, and evaluating user-friendly and efficient software systems, with an emphasis on IT artifacts that support human practices.
In the “Pluralist Economics: Transformation and Sustainability” program, you’ll explore and critically examine various economic theories that go beyond the mainstream. This program is for you if you want to explore current issues such as climate change, sustainability, transformation, digitalization, inequality, and global justice.
The subject matter of psychology is the description and explanation of human behavior and experience. To this end, psychology investigates the internal and external causes of human behavior in order to derive general principles that apply across the entire lifespan and to identify individual differences. As an empirical science, it consists of both natural science and humanities and social science components.
The Master’s program in Psychology, with a focus on Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, aims to deepen and expand the fundamental psychological skills and knowledge acquired in the Bachelor’s program. Students develop the ability to work independently using scientific methods and are prepared for professional practice as psychotherapists. At the end of the program, you will take the licensing examination and thereby qualify for further training in accordance with the PsychThApprO.
Interdisciplinary and supported by the departments of Political Science and Sociology, the Master’s in Social Sciences offers you a graduate program that is both research-oriented and practice-oriented. The program focuses on theories, topics, and methods in international and intercultural comparative political science and sociology.
By choosing history as a minor, you will gain specialized knowledge based on the current state of international research in history. You’ll focus on the areas of “Pre-modern History” and “Political Culture in the Age of Nations,” allowing you not only to deepen your subject-specific knowledge but also to acquire advanced methodological skills and key competencies.
Good Reasons to Study at the University of Siegen
- We are a university that takes its responsibility toward people and society seriously, and where you can get involved in projects, initiatives, and research.
- Whether it’s interdisciplinary projects, research consortia, or collaborations with companies: Here, you’ll benefit from a wide range of practice-oriented teaching formats.
- You’ll study at a university that invests in the quality of education and student support: In rankings, we score exceptionally well in North Rhine-Westphalia when it comes to academic success and student support.
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You’ll study in South Westphalia, surrounded by over 150 global market leaders. Practical projects with regional partners and excellent career prospects are right at your fingertips.
