Prospective Students

Western industrial societies are facing major structural challenges. Globalization, demographic change and the transition from an industrial to a service and knowledge society require new solution concepts. Organizational and human resources development will play a key role in the future of companies and public institutions.

In the master's programme Organization, Governance, Education you will acquire the necessary skills to evaluate structures, actors and processes in political and economic organizations in order to develop and implement concepts of organizational and human resource development based on these findings.

Graduates are qualified for professionally demanding positions at officer and management level in organizations of all kinds, for example in the areas of

•     Continuing education
•     Organizational development
•     Intervention and evaluation
•     Moderation
•     PR and public relations
•     Project support
•     (Science) consulting
•     Education management
•     Political consulting
•     Referent activity
•     Public affairs
•     Scientific research
•     Personnel development

Semester 1-3

The core area contains the core modules from the four disciplines of sociology, political science, educational science, and educational psychology. In this area, you must choose six modules from at least three of the four disciplines. By choosing three modules within a discipline, you will choose a discipline specialization.

Each module is completed with 9 CP and a joint final module examination.

With the specialist specialization "Sociology", students acquire in-depth knowledge of the analysis, evaluation and design of organizational change as well as organizational cultures. They acquire knowledge and skills for analysis and evaluation in the field of labor market and mobility. Furthermore, students will be qualified to develop specific organizational, personnel and further education concepts as well as to initiate internal organizational learning processes.

Students of the specialization "Political Science" are enabled to apply newer concepts of the coordination of state, market and society to problem areas from national and international politics. They will learn current concepts of cooperation and compliance research. You will be qualified for specialized activities in the field of political consulting and public affairs.

With the specialization "Educational Science", students learn to plan, design and evaluate learning and educational processes in a theory-based manner. They build up action competencies with a view to instruments of educational management, personnel and organizational development. They learn to implement counseling concepts on an individual and organizational level and acquire competencies with regard to different instruments of knowledge transfer.

Students of the specialization "Educational Psychology" acquire central competencies in the planning, implementation and evaluation of educational-psychological interventions. These skills are set out by the basic knowledge in the field of human experience and behavior in organizational contexts.

The Interdisciplinary Area

Modules amounting to 18 CP are completed in the interdisciplinary area. The selection ranges from core modules not yet taken to modules from economics, communication science and culture of technical science. By choosing two further core modules in the interdisciplinary Area, there is the possibility of taking a second subject specialization.

The project module

The project module is about the application and practical testing of the knowledge already acquired within the framework of a project. The project can be integrated into ongoing research projects of the lecturers in the degree program, but students can also choose their own project topics. The project module can result in the five-month Master's thesis. This combination of theory and practice underlines the fact that the degree program is equally research- and practice-oriented.

4th semester - The master thesis

The master's thesis follows at the end of the programme. The goal of the master's thesis is the independent study of a social science or educational science topic and its scientific and methodical treatment. The 5-month processing time is followed by a 45-minute disputation.

• Information flyer for the study program Organisation, Governance, Education
  General information about the subject and the structure of the Master's programme Organisation, Governance, Education at the TU Braunschweig.
• Information brochure about the study program Organisation, Governance, Education
  Detailed notes and information about the study Organisation, Governance, Education at the TU Braunschweig
• Structure of the study program according to the examination regulations of 2023/2024
   

The Master's programme "Organisation, Governance, Education" is admission-restricted. First-year students can begin their studies in the winter or summer semesters. It is also possible to apply for a higher semester in the winter or summer semester.

Application deadline:

• Winter semester: 01 June to 15 July
• Summer semester: 01 December to 15 January

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Requirements:

• a bachelor's degree or equivalent degree in a suitable previous course of study in the field of Social Sciences or Political Science or Sociology or Educational Sciences with a list of completed modules (e.g. Diploma Supplement).

The exact access and admission criteria can be found in the admission regulations [german].

Application documents:

• officially certified copy of the Bachelor's degree certificate and the degree certificate including a list of the modules completed
• Proof of credit points achieved so far
• curriculum vitae in tabular form
• Certificate of enrolment or certificate of exmatriculation from the university previously attended

For 1st semester applications, also (if applicable):

• if the degree certificate is not yet available, a certificate of previous achievements and credit points amounting to 5/6 of the total required achievements (i.e. 150 LP for a 180 LP degree programme) with the resulting average grade.

Applications for a higher semester of study:

• Previously acquired certificates of achievement that are decisive for the semester classification (if not yet available, a list of the achievements to be expected by the end of the semester)

Applications for university transfer students: 

• Confirmation from the previous university that you have NOT definitively failed.