Program Overview
The GET MA program is operated by two top universities: the Department of Social Sciences of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and the Graduate School of Social Sciences of the Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara.
Students spend the first year of study at METU before coming to Berlin to finalize their studies. Graduates receive a double degree (Master of Arts) from both universities.
Due to the international profile of GET MA the language of instruction for courses is English. However, students take additional language classes in Turkish or German or a third language throughout the academic year in Ankara and may choose additional language courses in Berlin as well.
The program helps students to enrich their academic experience by providing them with the opportunity to undertake a 6-12-weeks long internship during the summer break before the second year. Thereby, students gain valuable insight into the professional life in Germany, Türkiye or abroad.
GET MA-US-Track
In cooperation with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) the GET MA-US-Track is a variation of GET MA which adds a transatlantic experience to the program. Students in this track spend their first semester at UNC-CH. In their second semester the students join the GET MA group in Ankara and continue their studies at METU and HU. Applications for TAM-GET MA need to be submitted to UNC-CH directly.
Academic Schedule
Semester I | Semester II | Summer | Semester III | Semester IV | |
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Period | Sep-Jan | Feb-Jun | Jul-Sep | Oct-Mar | Apr-Sep |
Place | Ankara | Ankara | TR or D | Berlin |
Berlin |
Academic Program
GET MA offers academic courses on various topics in the field of social sciences such as modernization, Europeanization and migration. Students deepen their empirical knowledge of political processes using Germany, Türkiye and other countries or regions of Europe as examples.
Interdisciplinary Focus
Teaching and research have an interdisciplinary focus: the program covers various sub-disciplines of political science as well as sociology while incorporating cultural and economic questions into the course curricula. This is made possible by engaging highly qualified professors from different academic schools in the program.
Joint-Teaching
A specific characteristic of GET MA is ‘Joint-Teaching’: Each semester one course is taught by faculty members from both partner universities. By experiencing academics from Germany and Türkiye within one course, GET MA students come to understand research topics from different perspectives while benefitting from the long-standing teaching traditions of both universities.
Courses
The courses of the study program offer a specialized perspective on current academic and political debates in these fields by using the examples of Türkiye and Germany:
Looking at the interplay of politics and society in German-Turkish relations as well as the European dimension of domestic and foreign politics in both countries will help students to cultivate the theoretical and methodical tools used in comparative politics, integration studies, and analyses of social and political change.
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Semester I Ankara (Sep-Jan) |
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Semester II Ankara (Feb-Jun) |
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Summer (Jul-Sep) | Internship |
Semester III Berlin (Oct-Mar) |
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Semester IV Berlin (Apr-Aug) | MA-Thesis |
Additional Courses
Most GET MA courses are taught specifically for GET MA students, some may be conducted together with our other international MA programs.
In addition, electives that are related to the topics of the GET MA study program and allow students to acquire a broader perspective can be chosen from the course catalogues of both universities and other universities in Berlin.
Internship
In order to complement their academic experience, students complete a 6-12 weeks internship after their first year of studies, thereby gaining valuable insight into potential careers in Germany, Türkiye, or elsewhere.
Partner Universities
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin | www.hu-berlin.de
- Middle Eastern Technical University | www.metu.edu.tr
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |europe.unc.edu
Sponsoring Institutions
- German Academic Exchange Service | www.daad.de
- Federal Foreign Office | www.auswartiges-amt.de
- Federal Ministry of Education and Research | www.bmbf.de