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Application Deadlines for Master Programs

Application period for the 2025 winter semester

In the table below you will find the regular deadlines for Master's applications. These differ in the start of the deadline depending on the country of origin of your university degree. Please also note the information on possible exceptions at the end of the table.

Exceptions:

• Aufbaustudiengang Grundzüge des deutschen Rechts (LL.M.) / Postgraduate Course Foundations of the German Legal System (Master of Laws): Procedure exclusively via uni-assist – deadline for all applicant groups begins on April 1st, 2025, deadline ends on July 15th, 2025 
  
• Bildende Kunst / Fine Arts (M.A.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: April 1st, 2025, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: June 2nd, 2025, end of the deadline: July 15th, 2025
  
• Biochemie / Biochemistry (M.Sc.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: May 1st, 2025, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: June 2nd, 2025, end of the deadline: July 15th, 2025
  
• Biodiversität und Naturschutz / Biodiversity and Conservation (M.Sc.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: May 1st, 2025, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: June 2nd, 2025, end of the deadline: July 15th, 2025
  
• Business Informatics (M.Sc.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: May 15th, 2025, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: June 2nd, 2025, end of the deadline: July 15th, 2025
  
• Computer Science (M.Sc.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: May 15th, 2025, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: June 2nd, 2025, end of the deadline: July 15th, 2025
  
• Data Science (M.Sc.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: May 15th, 2025, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: June 2nd, 2025, end of the deadline: July 15th, 2025
  
• Deutsch als Fremdsprache / German as a Foreign Language (M.A.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: April 1st, 2025, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: June 2nd, 2025, end of the deadline: August 22nd, 2025
  
• Deutsch als Fremdsprache – online (Weiterbildungsmaster) / German as a Foreign Language – Online (M.A. CE): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: April 1st, 2025, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: June 2nd, 2025, end of the deadline: September 1st, 2025
  
• Economics, Institutions, and Behavior (M.Sc.): Procedure exclusively via uni-assist – deadline for all applicant groups begins on April 1st, 2025, deadline ends on July 15th, 2025 
  
• Economics of the Middle East (M.Sc.): Procedure exclusively via uni-assist – deadline for all applicant groups begins on April 1st, 2025, deadline ends on July 15th, 2025 
  
• Friedens- und Konfliktforschung / Peace and Conflict Studies (M.A.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: May 1st, 2025, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: June 2nd, 2025, end of the deadline: July 15th, 2025
  
• Humanbiologie / Biomedical Science (M.Sc.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: May 1st, 2025, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: June 2nd, 2025, end of the deadline: July 15th, 2025
  
• International Business Management (Double Degree, M.Sc.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: May 1st, 2025, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: June 2nd, 2025, end of the deadline: July 15th, 2025
  
• International Political Economy (Double Degree, M.Sc.): Procedure exclusively via uni-assist – deadline for all applicant groups begins on April 1st, 2025, deadline ends on July 15th, 2025 
  
• Internationale Literaturen und Buchmärkte / International Literature and Book Markets (M.A.): Application via Goethe University Frankfurt
  
• Klinische Linguistik / Clinical Linguistics (M.A.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: May 1st, 2025, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: June 2nd, 2025, end of the deadline: July 15th, 2025
  
• Kognitive und Integrative Systemneurowissenschaften / Cognitive and Integrative Systems Neuroscience (M.Sc.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: May 1st, 2025, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: June 2nd, 2025, end of the deadline: July 15th, 2025
  
• Molecular Biotechnology (M.Sc.): Procedure exclusively via uni-assist – deadline for all applicant groups begins on April 1st, 2025, deadline ends on July 15th, 2025 
  
• Molekularbiologie zellulärer Systeme / Molecular Biology of Cellular Systems (M.Sc.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: May 1st, 2025, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: June 2nd, 2025, end of the deadline: July 15th, 2025
  
• Molekulare und Zelluläre Neurowissenschaften / Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience (M.Sc.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: May 1st, 2025, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: June 2nd, 2025, end of the deadline: July 15th, 2025
  
• Motologie und Psychomotorik (M.A.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: May 1st, 2025, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: June 2nd, 2025, end of the deadline: July 15th, 2025
  
• North American Studies (M.A.): Procedure exclusively via uni-assist – deadline for all applicant groups begins on April 1st, 2025, deadline ends on August 22nd, 2025
  
• Peace and Conflict Studies (International Joint Degree, M.A.): Application via University of Kent
  
• Psychologie / Psychology (2 Sem.) (M.Sc.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: May 1st, 2025, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: June 2nd, 2025, end of the deadline: July 15th, 2025
  
• Psychologie: Forschung und Anwendung / Psychology: Research and Application (M.Sc.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: May 1st, 2025, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: June 2nd, 2025, end of the deadline: July 15th, 2025
  
• Psychologie: Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie / Psychology: Clinical psychology and psychotherapy (M.Sc.): Procedure exclusively via uni-assist – deadline for all applicant groups begins on May 1st, 2025, deadline ends on July 15th, 2025
  
• Sustainable Development (M.Sc.): Procedure exclusively via uni-assist – deadline for all applicant groups begins on April 1st, 2025, deadline ends on July 15th, 2025