- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Regensburg
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
- Psychology
- Biology
- Jurisprudence, Law
Target group
The Master’s degree course is suitable for graduates of a humanities, social sciences or natural sciences subject as well as Law, preferably graduates of degree programmes from the subjects of the participating disciplines.
Annotation
Interdisciplinary Master’s degree course The Master’s degree course is conducted jointly by the following faculties:
- Faculty of Catholic Theology
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Philosophy, Art Studies, Historical Sciences and Social Sciences
- Faculty of Psychology, Education and Sports Science
- Faculty of Languages, Literature and Cultural Studies
- Faculty of Biology and Preclinical Medicine
Admission modus
Selection procedure / qualifying examination
Admission requirements
Proof of a certificate of academic degree or equivalent qualification with a minimum grade of 2.5 or higher in a subject relating to Humanities, Social Sciences or Natural Sciences or at least 5.5 points in the first or second legal examination. Proof of course-specific aptitude by means of a successfully completed aptitude procedure, possibly with a selection interview.
Lecture period
- Winter semester 2025/2026: 12.10.2026 - 05.02.2027
The lecture period is interrupted from 24.12.2026 to 6.01.2027 and on 01.11. 2026. - Summer semester 2026: 12.04.2027 - 16.07.2027
The lecture period is interrupted on 26 May 2026.
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2025/2026)
Application Deadline for Aptitude Test
Expired
The aptitude procedure is carried out once in the summer semester. Applications for admission to the Master’s degree programme in Criminology and Violence Research for the coming winter semester must be submitted in writing to the Faculty of Law by 22.06.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German