Application Master
We are pleased that you are interested in a master's degree at the University of Potsdam. Applying to a master's degree program takes place in various ways, depending on the degree program in which you are interested. It is the end point of a process and requires long-term planning. Our page Paths to the Master's Degree: Preparation and Application offers a first impression, what your preparation and application might entail.
Please select your desired study program for specific application information!
Consecutive Master's Degree Programs
| Degree Program | Application deadlines for Winter Semester 2025/2026 | Application deadlines for Summer Semester 2026 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st semester | advanced semester | 1st semester | advanced semester | |
| Angewandte Kulturwissenschaft und Kultursemiotik | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | Application not possible | February 15, 2026 |
| Anglophone Modernities in Literature and Culture | June 1st, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | December 1, 2025 | February 15, 2026 |
| Astrophysics | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | February 15, 2026 | February 15, 2026 |
| Betriebswirtschaftslehre | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | February 15, 2026 | February 15, 2026 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | February 15, 2026 | February 15, 2026 |
| Bioinformatics | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | Application not possible | February 15, 2026 |
| Chemistry of Functional Molecules and Materials | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | February 15, 2026 | February 15, 2026 |
| Clinical Exercise Science | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | Application not possible | February 15, 2026 |
| Climate, Earth, Water, Sustainability | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | Application not possible | February 15, 2026 |
| Cognitive Science | June 1st, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | Application not possible | February 15, 2026 |
| Cognitive Systems: Language, Learning and Reasoning | June 1st, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | Application not possible | February 15, 2026 |
| Computational Science | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | February 15, 2026 | February 15, 2026 |
| Computer Science | June 1st, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | December 1, 2025 | February 15, 2026 |
| Deutsch-Französischer Masterstudiengang Rechtswissenschaften | September 15, 2025 | Application not possible | Application not possible | March 15, 2026 |
| Data Science | June 1st, 2025 | June 1st, 2025 | Application not possible | December 1, 2025 |
| Digital Health | June 1st, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | Application not possible | February 15, 2026 |
| Digitale Bildung | August 15, 2025 | Application not possible | Application not possible | February 15, 2026 |
| Ecology, Evolution and Conservation | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | February 15, 2026 | February 15, 2026 |
| Economic Policy and Quantitative Methods | June 1st, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | Application not possible | February 15, 2026 |
| Ernährungswissenschaft | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | Application not possible | February 15, 2026 |
| Europäische Medienwissenschaften | July 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | Application not possible | February 15, 2026 |
| Frühkindliche Bildungsforschung | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | Application not possible | January 15, 2026 |
| Geökologie | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | February 15, 2026 | February 15, 2026 |
| Geosciences | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | Application not possible | February 15, 2026 |
| Germanistik | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | February 15, 2026 | February 15, 2026 |
| Geschichtswissenschaften | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | Application not possible | February 15, 2026 |
| Integrative Sport-, Bewegungs- und Gesundheitswissenschaft | Application not possible | August 15, 2025 | February 15, 2026 | February 15, 2026 |
| Internationale Beziehungen | see program website | Application not possible | February 15, 2026 | |
| International Experimental and Clinical Linguistics (IECL) | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | Application not possible | February 15, 2026 |
| International War Studies | July 15, 2025 | July 15, 2025 | Application not possible | January 15, 2026 |
| Jüdische Studien | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | February 15, 2026 | February 15, 2026 |
| Jüdische Theologie | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | February 15, 2026 | February 15, 2026 |
| Linguistics: Empirical and Theoretical Foundations | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | Application not possible | February 15, 2026 |
| Linguistik im Kontext: Erwerb - Kommunikation-Mehrsprachigkeit | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | February 15, 2026 | February 15, 2026 |
| Mathematics | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | February 15, 2026 | February 15, 2026 |
| National and International Administration and Policy | June 1st, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | December 1, 2025 | February 15, 2026 |
| Osteuropäische Kulturstudien | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | February 15, 2026 | February 15, 2026 |
| Philosophie | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | February 15, 2026 | February 15, 2026 |
| Physik | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | February 15, 2026 | February 15, 2026 |
| Politikwissenschaft | June 1st, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | December 1, 2025 | February 15, 2026 |
| Polymer Science | April 30, 2025 | April 30, 2025 | October 31, 2025 | October 31, 2025 |
| Psychologie mit den Schwerpunkten Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie oder Kognition und Verhalten | June 1st, 2025 | June 1st, 2025 | Application not possible | December 1, 2025 |
| Psychologie mit dem Schwerpunkt Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie | June 1st, 2025 | June 1st, 2025 | Application not possible | December 1, 2025 |
| Psychologische Bildungsforschung* | August 15, 2025 | Application not possible | Application not possible | February 15, 2026 |
| Public Health, Exercise, and Nutrition | August 15, 2025 | Application not possible | Application not possible | February 15, 2026 |
| Remote Sensing, geoInformation and Visualization | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | Application not possible | February 15, 2026 |
| Romanische Philologie | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | February 15, 2026 | February 15, 2026 |
| Soziologie | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | February 15, 2026 | February 15, 2026 |
| Toxicology | June 1st, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | Application not possible | February 15, 2026 |
| Vergleichende Literatur- und Kunstwissenschaft | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | February 15, 2026 | February 15, 2026 |
| Verwaltungswissenschaft | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | February 15, 2026 | February 15, 2026 |
| War and Conflict Studies | June 1st, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | Application not possible | February 15, 2026 |
| Wirtschaftsinformatik und Digitale Transformation | June 1st, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | December 1, 2025 | February 15, 2026 |
| Zeitgeschichte | August 15, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | February 15, 2026 | February 15, 2026 |
Continuing Education Master's Degree Programs
| Degree Program | Application deadlines for Winter Semester 2025/26 | Application deadlines for Summer Semester 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Demografieorientiertes Sport- und Gesundheitsmanagement | August 31, 2025 | Febraury 15, 2026 |
| European Film Business and Law (LL.M.) | visit program page | Application for 1st semester not possible |
| European Film Business and Law (MBA) | visit program page | Application for 1st semester not possible |
| General Management (MBA) | June 1, 2025 | Application for 1st semester not possible |
| Intercultural Communication and Management | June 1, 2025 | Application for 1st semester not possible |
| Master of Business Administration (MBA) | visit program page | visit program page |
| Master of European Governance and Administration (MEGA) | visit program page | visit program page |
| Medienrecht und -management- Digital Media Law and Management (LL.M.) | visit program page | Application for 1st semester not possible |
| Medienrecht und -management - Digital Media Law and Management (MBA) | visit program page | Application for 1st semester not possible |
| Rechtswissenschaften | Magister Legum | September 30, 2025 | March 31, 2026 |
| Schul- und Bildungsmanagement | March 31, 2025 | September 30, 2025 |
| Steuerrecht | July 31, 2025 | Application for 1st semester not possible |
| Unternehmens- und Steuerrecht | July 31, 2025 | January 31, 2026 |
* subject to the approval by the MWFK