Master’s Degrees via Distance Learning
A Master’s degree allows you to deepen or specialize your knowledge, and often builds directly on a previous Bachelor’s degree. On successful completion of this academic course, you will be awarded the academic title of Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Science (M.Sc.) or Master of Laws (LL.M.) by the FernUniversität in Hagen. A master’s degree confers the same qualifications as the former diplom and magister degrees and entitles the holder to start a doctorate.
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Master’s Programs at the FernUniversität in Hagen
In addition to its consecutive master's programs, the FernUniversität in Hagen offers numerous continuing education master's programs.
Master’s programs for professional development with special requirements: The admission requirements and costs are listed in the respective program description. Many of these programs can also be taken outside the regular enrollment periods.
Please note that the master’s degree programmes at the FernUniversität are conducted and assessed in the German language!
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Educational Science with a Focus on Digital Media or Adult/Continuing Education
- History of Europe – Epochs, upheavals, interdependencies
- Medical Ethics
- Modern German Literature in a Media-cultural Context
- Political Science – Governance and Participation (formerly M.A. Governance)
- Philosophy – Philosophy in a European Context
- Sociology – Approaches to Contemporary Society
- Environmental Sciences (German)
Standard duration of study:
Full-time: 4 semesters / part-time: can be arranged to suit your circumstances
Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
Standard duration of study:
Full-time: 4 semesters / part-time: can be arranged to suit your circumstances
(Practical Computer Science, 3 semesters full-time)
Faculty of Psychology
- Psychology (enrollment only possible in the winter semester)
- Business Psychology (from summer semester 2025)
Standard duration of study:
Full-time: 4 semesters / part-time: can be arranged to suit your circumstances
Faculty of Business Administration and Economics
- Business Psychology (from summer semester 2025)
- Business Administration and Economics
- Economics – Major in Digitalization Management
- Economics – Major in Finance and Valuation
- Economics – Major in Accounting, Taxation, and Auditing
- Economics – Major in Risk Management
- Economics – Major in Corporate Management
- Economics
- Business Information Systems
- Economics for Engineers and Natural Scientists
Standard duration of study:
Full-time: 4 semesters / part-time: can be arranged to suit your circumstances
Faculty of Law
Standard duration of study:
Full-time: 3 semesters / part-time 4 semesters
Academic Continuing Education
In addition to its wide array of undergraduate Master’s degree courses, the FernUniversität in Hagen offers a number of postgraduate Master’s degree courses.
More on the topic of continuing education
Admission requirements
- Completed university degree or
- An equivalent foreign academic degree
In addition, further subject-specific requirements may apply to our Master’s degree programs. You can find more information about these on the linked degree program pages.
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