GET MA - Global and European Transformations

Program Overview

GET MA - the German Turkish Masters Program in Social Sciences- 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.

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 programme helps students to enrich their academic experience by providing them with the opportunity to undertake a six to 12 weeks long internship during the summer break before the second year.

Academic Programme

GET MA offers academic courses on various topics in the field of social sciences such as modernisation, Europeanisation 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 programme 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 programme.

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 programme offer a specialised 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.

Additional Courses

Most GET MA courses are taught specifically for GET MA students, some may be conducted together with our other international MA programmes.

In addition, elective courses that are related to the topics of the GET MA study programme 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 six to 12 weeks internship after their first year of studies, thereby gaining valuable insight into potential careers in Germany, Türkiye, or elsewhere.

1st Semester Sep-Jan
University: METU, Ankara
Academic Content: Making of modernity in Turkey and Germany

2nd Semester Feb-Jun
University: METU, Ankara
Academic Content: Societies intransformation. Turkey as a regional player.

Summer Jul -Sep
Internship
Academic Content: e.g. NGOs, government organizations, media, research institutions, private companies

3rd Semester Oct-Feb
University: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Academic Content: Germany, Turkey and the EU. German democracy in comparison

4th Semester Apr- Sep
University: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Academic Content: Master Thesis

GET MA welcomes applications from all over the world! Applicants should show interest in obtaining comprehensive knowledge in social sciences from a German and Turkish perspective as well as in experiencing the European dimension of politics in both countries. Application requirements include a BA degree in a relevant area of study and the proof of very good English language skills.

hu-berlin.de/getma >
gtss.metu.edu.tr >

Student Services

Providing advice and support to our international and German GET MA students is very important to us: before, during and after their studies. Due to our open-door-policy we are always available for our students. We help our students with bureaucratic processes (e.g. visa and residence formalities, enrolment at the university, health insurance etc.), but also with personal questions (e.g. finding accommodation, orientation in the new city).

Administrative and professional support is guaranteed during the entire period of study. We are also happy to help with the search for internships or for supervisors for the final thesis.

Tuition Fees

GET MA is a fee-based program. Tuition fees for the two year academic program amount to €2.500 per semester. Students have to cover the costs of living at both sites.

Scholarships

GET MA offers a limited number of DAAD scholarships for non-German students and a limited number of tuition fee reductions for qualified students of all nationalities.

"GEt MA is a promising program offering its students a variety of topics for deepening knowledge. I quickly understood that it is not about Germany and Turkey exclusively but on regional studies, history and comparative social sciences in general. This interdisciplinarity fuels expertise, reflective thinking and research. It made me a professional not only academically but also socially while being in contact with so many people with different inputs and perspectives from all over the world." Serap Yilmaz, GET MA Student from Germany