Courses are held in English.
1 June for the following winter semester
Are you interested in the relationship between culture, the arts and organisation? Do you want to get to know organisational and entrepreneurial practises in a variety of fields? Then our Master's programme in Culture and Organisation just might be right for you.
In this programme, you will learn about different aspects of organisations and organisation. You will analyse the organisation of art, culture and their institutions as well as the culturalisation of organisations. The programme will educate you in the history and methodology of cultural studies, the role of digital media in organisations and organisation, cultural entrepreneurship and much more. The theoretical knowledge is balanced with practical elements, such as museum excursions. In addition, elective modules allow you to choose from different specialisations, for example "Capitalist Dynamics and Social Change" or "Management and Change".
Let us prepare you for an exciting career in academia or in fields such as the cultural and creative industry, the media, the arts, the public sector, urban development, or charitable organisations!
We regularly organise online open days. Please check our website for more information.
There are four components to the Culture and Organisation programme.
In the core area of study, you will explore key topics in the field of organisations and organising culture and the arts, cultural entrepreneurship, digital media and cultural sociology.
There are also three complementary components: electives, integration modules and Complementary Studies. The electives allow you to both focus and broaden your study of culture and organisation, e.g. with modules on organisation theory, digital cultures or critical studies. It is also possible to choose entrepreneurship or business studies modules as electives. The integration modules for cultural studies bring together students from all Master's programmes at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, and they will familiarise you with the history and methods of and current debates in cultural studies. Complementary Studies will enable you to take classes beyond your immediate field of study in order to broaden your understanding of key contemporary challenges for culture and society.
These four components will prepare you for writing your research-based Master's dissertation and participating in the Master's Forum, the accompanying colloquium in which you will present and discuss your dissertation project.
You can choose to complete a semester abroad at one of our partner universities in the third or fourth semester of your studies.
You also have the opportunity to complete a double degree programme by spending the second year of your studies at the University of Genoa, Italy.
You do not have to pay tuition fees. You only have to pay a semester contribution of approx. 370 EUR per semester (subject to change). This will entitle you to receive a semester ticket, which covers public transport in Lüneburg and the surrounding area (e.g., Hamburg, Bremen, Lübeck). The semester contribution also covers almost all regional trains in Lower Saxony as well as participation in a rent-a-bike programme and free entrance to many cultural events in Lüneburg.
Approx. 900 EUR per month to cover personal expenses in Lüneburg:
The Master's programme is open to students from sociology and the general social sciences, from the humanities, and from the fields of business and economics. The curriculum bridges the gap between a cultural theory approach to the study of organisation and the cultural and artistic fields on the one hand and the business and economics-based study of culture and organisation in culture and the creative industries and cultural entrepreneurship on the other.
Even if you have not completed your Bachelor's degree, you may apply for this programme. You have to provide proof of having successfully completed 81% of courses needed to finish your first degree (total performance of 180 CP or 210 CP depending on your study programme).
Language requirements can be found on the application website of the Graduate School.
1 June for the following winter semester
Please start your application on this website: https://www.leuphana.de/master-apply.
There you will find all of the requirements that Leuphana University Lüneburg requests.
Continue your online application through uni-assist.
International students with a residence permit are allowed to undertake a limited amount of paid employment (a maximum of 120 days per year, or alternatively 240 days part-time – up to four hours a day).
Websites and relevant addresses for finding accommodation in Lüneburg are listed on the International Office website.
