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Information Platform for Prospective Students

WELCOME TO THE FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES!

Are you looking for a degree program that will help you understand how societies function from different perspectives?

If you enjoy putting different opinions, social structures, and the way people live together under scrutiny. If you like to read a lot, analyze contexts, and critically question them, and if working with theories and statistical analysis appeals to you, then you are in the right place at our Faculty of Social Sciences. With six departments in the social sciences and an interdisciplinary bachelor’s degree program, the Faculty of Social Sciences in Göttingen offers you a wide range of study options.

What the Faculty of Social Sciences in Göttingen cannot offer you is training in pedagogical work with people. You can find institutions offering this here: Social Work | Social Pedagogy

To help you make an informed decision about your studies, we have prepared comprehensive information on our degree subjects on the following pages, to help you compare the content and requirements of each subject with your own expectations.