The one-year Master's programme starts in the winter semester at the University of Kassel. The second semester will be taught at the Berlin School of Economics and Law.
Forms of teaching and studying: one world seminar; workshops; internships; tutorials; guest lectures; excursions
The Master of Arts will be awarded jointly by the HWR Berlin and the University of Kassel.
Following the first semester, students will go into a six-week internship in Germany, Geneva, Brussels, or a different location. The internships are an integrated and obligatory part of the Master's programme. They offer unique insight into the work and activities of the ILO, international trade union organisations, labour-related research foundations, German trade unions or workers' councils of German-based transnational companies.
During their internships, students work on specially assigned projects that are part of the global activities of the host organisations. At the end of the internships, each student will write an analytical report to be assessed by the participating universities.
The internship offers the opportunity to identify (together with researchers from the host organisations) topics relevant to the global labour movement that might be further expanded in the students' final Master's thesis.
In addition to the possibilities organised by the programme, students may propose internships of their own choice. Alternative internships will be accepted if the proposed institution is able to provide the necessary supervision and guidance for an equivalent internship.