IMIB Master
The Master's program at IMIS is an interdisciplinary program involving the disciplines of Sociology, History, Linguistics, Education Science, Geography, Psychology, Political Science, Law, Religious Studies and Economics.
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The Master's program 'International Migration and Intercultural Relations (IMIB)' is dedicated to the multifaceted phenomenon of migration. Migration is understood both as social normality and as a subject of controversy and conflict.
Why is there talk of 'migration crises' in very different historical and geographical contexts? How should effective refugee protection be designed? How do educational institutions deal with diversity and multilingualism? Why is the topic of gender and migration often reduced to the headscarf? How can the concepts of borders, nation states and racism be conceptualized?
These and other questions have global relevance and are an issue in all societies. However, they are often discussed with little differentiation and without the necessary in-depth knowledge. The IMIB Master takes up such questions and answers them from an interdisciplinary and transnational perspective. This is achieved not least thanks to the broad range of specialist expertise and the option of a double degree as part of the transnational EuMiGs Double Degree Program.
The strongly interdisciplinary perspective of the IMIB Master's degree and the broad range of subject expertise represent a unique selling point in the German-speaking university context. Students have the opportunity to gain insights into migration research from the perspectives of Education Science, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, Law, Religious Studies, Linguistics and Sociology. This enables students to examine the topic of migration from different perspectives and to acquire broad specialist skills that also provide a solid foundation for various professional activities after graduation.
There are three options for the IMIB degree program:
- You study all four semesters in Osnabrück.
- You study in the second year at one of the EuMIGS partner universities.
- You stay in Osnabrück for three semesters and study one semester (usually the third semester) at one of our numerous European or non-European partner universities.
The IMIB Master is characterized by numerous other cooperations with other universities within and outside Europe - including those specializing in migration - where semesters abroad are possible:
- For intra-European exchanges, there is the possibility of funding through the Erasmus program.
- DAAD-ISAP funding is available for the semester abroad at Toronto Metropolitan University.
- Due to the broad and long-standing transnational network of IMIS in research and teaching, IMIB-MA students also benefit from lectures by international guest researchers and English-language events.
IMIB students are in high demand in many areas after graduation. Our graduates work in NGOs and civil society organizations, public authorities, academia, political education, the media, international cooperation or the private sector. The Master's opens up a wide range of career prospects.
If you are interested in pursuing a Doctorate and working in academia, the research-oriented Master's is the best preparation. Feel free to talk to lecturers about this. We will be happy to advise you!