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Universität Hamburg
Universität Hamburg, Hamburg Germany
# 191QS World University Rankings
163Undergrad. & Postgrad. Programmes
14 % International students
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About Universität Hamburg
As a University of Excellence, Universität Hamburg is one of the strongest research universities in Germany. As a flagship university in the greater Hamburg region, it nurtures innovative, cooperative contacts with partners inside and outside...
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As a University of Excellence, Universität Hamburg is one of the strongest research universities in Germany. As a flagship university in the greater Hamburg region, it nurtures innovative, cooperative contacts with partners inside and outside academia. It also provides and promotes sustainable education, knowledge, and knowledge exchange locally, nationally, and internationally.
Universität Hamburg boasts numerous interdisciplinary research projects in a broad range of fields and an extensive partner network with leading research and higher education institutions on a regional, national, and international scale. As part of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State Governments, Universität Hamburg has been granted clusters of excellence for 4 core research areas: CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter (photon and nanosciences), Climate, Climatic Change, and Society (CLICCS) (climate research), Understanding Written Artefacts (manuscript research), and Quantum Universe (mathematics, particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology). An equally important core research area is Infection Research , in which researchers investigate the structure, dynamics, and mechanisms of infection processes to promote the development of new treatment methods and therapies.
For its more than 44,000 students, Universität Hamburg offers approximately 180 degree programs within its 8 faculties:
Opened in 1919, Universität Hamburg was the first democratically founded university in Germany. Nobel Prize winners such as physicist Klaus Hasselmann in 2021, Otto Stern, Wolfgang Pauli, and Isidor Rabi were active at the University. Other well-known scholars also taught here, such as Ernst Cassirer, Erwin Panofsky, Aby Warburg, William Stern, Agathe Lasch, Magdalene Schoch, Emil Artin, Ralf Dahrendorf, and Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, to name but a few.
Universität Hamburg encourages excellent researchers and talented students to join the institution’s vibrant academic community. Find all career opportunities on the University’s job portal.
Read lessAbout Universität Hamburg
As a University of Excellence, Universität Hamburg is one of the strongest research universities in Germany. As a flagship university in the greater Hamburg region, it nurtures innovative, cooperative contacts with partners inside and outside...
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As a University of Excellence, Universität Hamburg is one of the strongest research universities in Germany. As a flagship university in the greater Hamburg region, it nurtures innovative, cooperative contacts with partners inside and outside academia. It also provides and promotes sustainable education, knowledge, and knowledge exchange locally, nationally, and internationally.
Universität Hamburg boasts numerous interdisciplinary research projects in a broad range of fields and an extensive partner network with leading research and higher education institutions on a regional, national, and international scale. As part of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State Governments, Universität Hamburg has been granted clusters of excellence for 4 core research areas: CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter (photon and nanosciences), Climate, Climatic Change, and Society (CLICCS) (climate research), Understanding Written Artefacts (manuscript research), and Quantum Universe (mathematics, particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology). An equally important core research area is Infection Research , in which researchers investigate the structure, dynamics, and mechanisms of infection processes to promote the development of new treatment methods and therapies.
For its more than 44,000 students, Universität Hamburg offers approximately 180 degree programs within its 8 faculties:
Opened in 1919, Universität Hamburg was the first democratically founded university in Germany. Nobel Prize winners such as physicist Klaus Hasselmann in 2021, Otto Stern, Wolfgang Pauli, and Isidor Rabi were active at the University. Other well-known scholars also taught here, such as Ernst Cassirer, Erwin Panofsky, Aby Warburg, William Stern, Agathe Lasch, Magdalene Schoch, Emil Artin, Ralf Dahrendorf, and Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, to name but a few.
Universität Hamburg encourages excellent researchers and talented students to join the institution’s vibrant academic community. Find all career opportunities on the University’s job portal.
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Most undergraduate degrees take 3 years. All programs are divided into an introductory phase (first year), an in-depth phase (second year), and an advanced phase (third year). The final phase is dedicated to writing the bachelor’s thesis. A bachelor’s degree...
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Most undergraduate degrees take 3 years. All programs are divided into an introductory phase (first year), an in-depth phase (second year), and an advanced phase (third year). The final phase is dedicated to writing the bachelor’s thesis. A bachelor’s degree qualifies you to pursue certain careers and apply for graduate programs.
Your choice of subject determines the degree awarded: subjects in the humanities generally award a Bachelor of Arts, subjects in the natural sciences award a Bachelor of Science, and our two interdisciplinary law programs offer a Bachelor of Laws. Teacher training programs also award a special bachelor’s degree.
A Bachelor of Arts program is structured as follows:
Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws programs is structured as follows:
Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws degree programs do not contain a minor component.
Further information and details on applying: https://www.uni-hamburg.de/en/campuscenter/bewerbung/bachelor-staatsexamen/zulassung-einschreibung.html
Read LessArts and Humanities (30)
Bachelor of Arts in African Languages and Cultures - Language Intensified
Bachelor of Arts in Ancient Hebraic Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Art History
Bachelor of Arts in Classical Archeology
Bachelor of Arts in Classical Philology
Bachelor of Arts in Comparing African Languages and Cultures
Bachelor of Arts in Empirical Cultural Science
Bachelor of Arts in English/American Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Finno-Ugric Studies
Bachelor of Arts in French
Bachelor of Arts in General Linguistics
Bachelor of Arts in German Language and Literature
Bachelor of Arts in Historical Musicology
Bachelor of Arts in History
Bachelor of Arts in History, Languages and Cultures of the Near East (Focus on Iranian Studies)
Bachelor of Arts in History, Languages and Cultures of the Near East (Focus on Islamic Studies)
Bachelor of Arts in History, Languages and Cultures of the Near East (Focus on Turkology)
Bachelor of Arts in History/Histoire (HamBord)
Bachelor of Arts in Italian
Bachelor of Arts in Languages and Cultures of India and Tibet
Bachelor of Arts in Languages and Cultures of Southeast Asia
Bachelor of Arts in Neo-Greek and Byzantine Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
Bachelor of Arts in Portuguese
Bachelor of Arts in Pre-historic and Early Historical Archaeology
Bachelor of Arts in Sign Language Interpreting
Bachelor of Arts in Sign Languages
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish
Bachelor of Arts in Systematic Musicology
Bachelor of Science in Geography
Business and Management (2)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Bachelor of Science in Business Informatics
Engineering and Technology (5)
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Computing in Science
Bachelor of Science in Human-Computer Interaction
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Software System Development
Life Sciences and Medicine (6)
Bachelor of Arts in Ethnology
Bachelor of Arts in Human Movement Science
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Bachelor of Science in Bioresources Use
Bachelor of Science in Molecular Life Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Natural Sciences (10)
Bachelor of Science in Business Mathematics
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Bachelor of Science in Earth Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Food Chemistry
Bachelor of Science in Geophysics/Oceanography
Bachelor of Science in Marine Ecosystem and Fisheries Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics
Bachelor of Science in Meteorology
Bachelor of Science in Nanoscience
Bachelor of Science in Physics
Social Sciences and Management (12)
Bachelor of Arts in East Asia (Focus on Japanese Studies)
Bachelor of Arts in East Asia (Focus on Korean Studies)
Bachelor of Arts in East Asia (Focus on Sinology)
Bachelor of Arts in Educational Science
Bachelor of Arts in Media and Communication Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Slavic Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Social Economy
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
Bachelor of Science in Economics
Joint Degree in Law (Hamburg/Istanbul)
After completing a bachelor’s degree, graduates can pursue a Master of Arts or a Master of Science straight away, or take a break and enroll at a later date. As a rule, it takes 5 years to complete a bachelor’s followed by a master’s degree. Universität...
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After completing a bachelor’s degree, graduates can pursue a Master of Arts or a Master of Science straight away, or take a break and enroll at a later date. As a rule, it takes 5 years to complete a bachelor’s followed by a master’s degree. Universität Hamburg offers two different types of master’s degree. Consecutive master’s programs deepen knowledge and skills acquired during a bachelor’s degree and graduates may commence these programs straight after graduation. Professional master’s degree programs are graduate programs that develop existing professional skills in a particular field. Applicants must thus demonstrate at least 1 year of professional experience. The requirements and qualifications are the same for both types of degree.
Read LessMaster’s programs may have admission restrictions and individual subjects also have different admission requirements. You can find more information about master’s programs in our German-language information sheet on master’s and professional master’s degree programs (Master- und Aufbaustudiengänge) or in the bilingual online guide to degree programs at Universität Hamburg.
Arts and Humanities (27)
Master of Arts in Archaeology and Cultural History of the Ancient Mediterranean Region
Master of Arts in Art History
Master of Arts in Empirical Cultural Studies
Master of Arts in English as a World Language
Master of Arts in Ethnolinguistics of Endangered Languages - Uralic Languages and Cultures
Master of Arts in Ethnology
Master of Arts in European Master in Classical Cultures
Master of Arts in General Linguistics
Master of Arts in German Linguistics
Master of Arts in German-Language Literatures
Master of Arts in Greek and Latin Philology
Master of Arts in Historical Musicology
Master of Arts in History
Master of Arts in History, Languages and Cultures of the Middle East
Master of Arts in Languages and Cultures of Southeast Asia
Master of Arts in Manuscript Cultures
Master of Arts in Medieval Studies
Master of Arts in Multilingualism and Education - MOTION: Multilingual Educational Linguistics
Master of Arts in Philosophy
Master of Arts in Pre-historic and Early Historical Archaeology
Master of Arts in Romance Linguistics
Master of Arts in Romance Literatures
Master of Arts in Sign Language Interpreting
Master of Arts in Sign Languages
Master of Arts in Sinology
Master of Arts in Systematic Musicology
Masterr of Science in Geography - Global Transformations and Environmental Change
Business and Management (3)
Master of Arts in International Business and Sustainability
Master of Science in Business Administration
Master of Science in Business Informatics
Engineering and Technology (4)
Master of Science in Computer Science
Master of Science in IT Management and Consulting
Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
Master of Science in Intelligent Adaptive Systems
Life Sciences and Medicine (8)
Master of Science in Bioinformatics
Master of Science in Biology
Master of Science in Cosmetics Science
Master of Science in Health Economics & Health Care Management
Master of Science in Molecular Life Sciences
Master of Science in Molecular Plant Science
Master of Science in Psychology
Master of Science in Wood Science
Natural Sciences (16)
Master of Science in Business Mathematics
Master of Science in Chemistry
Master of Science in Earth Sciences
Master of Science in Food Chemistry
Master of Science in Geophysics
Master of Science in Integrated Climate System Sciences
Master of Science in Marine Ecosystem and Fisheries Science
Master of Science in MathMods - Mathematical Modelling in Engineering: Theory, Numerics, Application
Master of Science in Mathematical Physics
Master of Science in Mathematics
Master of Science in Meteorology
Master of Science in Nanoscience
Master of Science in Ocean and Climate Physics
Master of Science in Physics
Master of Science in Polar and Marine Sciences
Master of Science in Technomathematics
Social Sciences and Management (39)
European Master in Law and Economics
Master of Arts in British and American Cultures: Texts and Media
Master of Arts in Buddhist Studies
Master of Arts in Criminology
Master of Arts in East European Studies
Master of Arts in Educational Science
Master of Arts in Exercise and Sports Science
Master of Arts in Higher Education
Master of Arts in Human Resource Management/Personnel Policy
Master of Arts in Human Rights and Democratization
Master of Arts in Indology and Tibetology
Master of Arts in Integrative Learning Therapy (Extra-Occupational Master's Degree)
Master of Arts in International Criminology
Master of Arts in Japanese Studies
Master of Arts in Jewish Philosophy and Religion
Master of Arts in Journalism and Communication Science
Master of Arts in Korean Studies
Master of Arts in Latin American Studies
Master of Arts in Literature, Language and Culture of Modern Greece (Neo-Greek Studies)
Master of Arts in Media Studies
Master of Arts in Pedagogy for the Disabled
Master of Arts in Political Science
Master of Arts in Religions, Dialogue and Education
Master of Arts in Slavic Studies
Master of Arts in Sociology
Master of Arts in Work, Economy, Society - Economic and Sociological Studies
Master of Education in Teacher Training at Vocational Schools
Master of Education in Teacher Training for Grammar Schools
Master of Education in Teacher Training for Primary and Secondary Level I
Master of Education in Teacher Training for Special Needs Education
Master of European and International Law (MEIL)
Master of International Taxation
Master of Laws in Economics of the Arab Region
Master of Laws in German Law
Master of Laws in Insurance Law
Master of Peace and Security Studies
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Public and Non-profit Studies
Master of Science in Politics, Economics and Philosophy
Part-Time MBA (1)
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Health Management
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Tuition fee and scholarships
One of the important factors when considering a master's degree is the cost of study. Luckily, there are many options available to help students fund their master's programme. Download your copy of the Scholarship Guide to find out which scholarships from around the world could be available to you, and how to apply for them.
In this guide you will find:
Where to look for scholarship opportunities
How to apply to scholarships relevant to you
A list of available scholarships around the world
A scholarship application checklist
Rankings & ratings
Universität Hamburg is one of the top public universities in Hamburg, Germany. It is ranked #191 in QS World University Rankings 2025.
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Campus locations
Faculty of Business Administration (Hamburg Business School) Campus
Von-Melle-Park 5
Hamburg
DE
20146
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