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Master's degrees

Postgraduate degrees that deepen or change a field of study.

408 programs found

Cologne, Germany

  • Finance, Economics and Accounting
  • M.Sc.
  • 4 semesters (120 ECTS)
  • English

A research-oriented master's program on markets, behaviour, public policy and taxation. Students choose their focus freely, with specialisations such as market design, empirical methods and, newly, energy and climate change.

Duisburg, Germany

  • Law and Social Sciences
  • M.A.
  • 1 year full-time (60 credits)
  • English

A one-year master's mixing political science sub-disciplines (development studies, international relations, peace and conflict, public administration, comparative politics) with practice-oriented methods and an optional internship. Four modules cover development, governance, research practice and area studies.

Duisburg, Germany

  • Mathematics and Statistics
  • M.Sc.
  • 4 semesters
  • English

A joint master's of the UA Ruhr universities, administered by TU Dortmund, for quantitatively minded students. Compulsory modules teach statistics, econometrics and time series analysis, with electives in economic theory and in applied and theoretical econometrics, and a six-month thesis.

Joensuu, Finland

  • Natural and Life Sciences
  • Master's degree
  • 2 years / 120 ECTS credits
  • On campus
  • English

A master's programme in Kuopio giving the scientific knowledge and professional skills to carry out human chemical risk assessment. It meets the course requirements for the European Register of Toxicologists and provides a basis for PhD studies.

Fribourg, Switzerland

  • Finance, Economics and Accounting
  • MSc
  • 3-4 semesters (90 ECTS)
  • English

A master that combines data analytics with the economics of markets and organisations, with two compulsory modules and individual electives. Students work with big data, artificial intelligence, Python and R and study platform economics and market strategies.

Fribourg, Switzerland

  • Natural and Life Sciences
  • MSc
  • 4 semesters (120 ECTS)
  • English

A specialised master on changes in cold environments for students with a bachelor in a related discipline such as geology, physics or hydrology. It covers cryosphere processes, mountain geomorphology, natural hazards and land-atmosphere interactions, with measurement, modelling and data analysis tools.

Fribourg, Switzerland

  • Business and Management
  • MA
  • 3 semesters (90 ECTS); 4 semesters (120 ECTS) with the optional double degree
  • English

A management-oriented master with emphasis on international management and business in Europe, combining lectures, group work and case studies in intercultural teams. Selected students can add a double degree with EM Strasbourg Business School or the University of Pavia.

Galway, Ireland

  • Business and Management
  • MSc
  • 1 year, full-time
  • On campus
  • English

A one-year full-time master's of 90 ECTS across two semesters and a summer capstone, teaching analytics tools such as Python and Tableau, with a 30-credit applied project on real datasets.

Oliva Campus, Poland

  • Business and Management
  • Master's degree
  • 2 years (4 semesters)
  • English

A second-cycle, full-time programme from the Faculty of Economics, taught in English, covering international trade, marketing, finance, logistics, human resources and cultural dynamics. Teaching combines lectures by professors and industry experts, case studies, group discussions and supervised thesis work.

Oliva Campus, Poland

  • Natural and Life Sciences
  • Master's degree
  • 2 years (4 semesters)
  • English

An interdisciplinary second-cycle programme run with the Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, built around the blue economy. Topics include marine organisms, aquaculture, microbial biotechnology, molecular and cell biology, marine natural products, plus research cruises and internships.