University of Regensburg MA Eastern European Studies

What is MA Eastern European Studies at the University of Regensburg?

MA Eastern European Studies is a four-semester, 120-ECTS joint master’s at LMU Munich and the University of Regensburg. Its full-route funding plan is EUR 24,715 (INR 26.26 lakh). Regensburg students complete a major, a supplementary field, language study, a summer school, an internship and a defended thesis.

The official programme page confirms the published course identity and structure. Its admission process tests prior academic preparation and language evidence against a specific route, while the funding figure above is only a planning baseline. It doesn’t cover every personal, travel, housing or mobility expense.

How much does MA Eastern European Studies cost for an Indian student?

The full-route planning total is EUR 24,715, approximately INR 26.26 lakh. It includes zero tuition, current semester contributions, the applicable visa-finance evidence and the national visa fee; that finance evidence remains the student's own living money, not another charge. Insurance, housing deposits, travel and programme-specific mobility remain outside this calculation.

Published-charge plan for 4 semesters

Visa-finance evidence remains the student's money for living costs; it is not an extra fee and is not counted again as a separate living-cost line. Official sources currently conflict on the monthly figure, so use the live consular checklist at filing. Converted at EUR 1 = INR 106.2490, the European Central Bank reference rate dated 22 October 2026. Bank and remittance rates will differ.

“Blocked bank account (‘Sperrkonto’) in Germany with sufficient funds to cover the first year of studies”German Missions in India, study-visa funding guidance

The German Missions in India study-visa guidance publishes EUR 11,904 for the first year and a maximum monthly release of EUR 992. Its national-visa page publishes the EUR 75 adult fee. The conversions use the ECB reference rate of EUR 1 = INR 106.2490 on 22 October 2026.

University guidance publishes no tuition for ordinary master’s programmes and a winter 2026/27 contribution of EUR 208. Future rates can change.

Living-cost guidance recommends at least EUR 1,000 monthly; the immigration floor is not a household budget.

INR uses the ECB reference rate dated 22 October 2026; mobility costs are excluded.

Can an Indian applicant enter MA Eastern European Studies?

Eligibility is cumulative: the qualifying degree, converted grade, subject preparation and language evidence must each satisfy the published rule. Indian applicants also need APS document verification. APS doesn't decide admission, and dMAT can't be treated as required while its affected-field list remains unpublished.

Requirements in checking order

The Regensburg programme regulation makes the conditions cumulative: a 180-ECTS degree at 2.50 or better, DSH-2, English B2, one listed Eastern European language at A2 and a maximum-800-word subject essay. A strong motivation statement can’t substitute for a missing degree, credit threshold, subject foundation or language certificate.

For an Indian degree, the University’s international master’s workflow makes APS a mandatory application document. APS India says it verifies records rather than deciding admission, and its dMAT field list remains unpublished.

Foreign grades are converted by the University, so an Indian percentage isn’t treated as a German grade without formal assessment. Certified awards, transcripts, grading information, language evidence and translations must support the application route described for the intake.

Where applicants get caught

1. This is not a generic international-relations conversion

   This is not a generic international-relations conversion. It requires substantial German, an Eastern European language already at A2, a subject essay, summer school and relevant internship.

2. Foreign grades are converted by the University; an Indian…

   Foreign grades are converted by the University; an Indian percentage is not itself a German grade.

3. APS verifies documents but does not decide eligibility or admission

   APS verifies documents but does not decide eligibility or admission.

How should an Indian student apply for MA Eastern European Studies?

For Winter 2027/28, the joint programme portal accepts applications from 1 May to 15 June 2027. A foreign-degree applicant choosing Regensburg then has a separate formal-admission deadline of 15 July 2027. The academic selection and the University admission step are both required; one doesn't replace the other.

Apply through the joint LMU-Regensburg portal from 1 May to 15 June, choose Regensburg, then complete Regensburg formal admission by 15 July if the degree is foreign.

The allowances are Nbyula planning estimates, not processing times published by University of Regensburg.

The joint application page publishes the 1 May-15 June window, while the document page lists the uploaded transcript, CV, language evidence, Regensburg subject essay and evidence claimed for Eastern-Europe coursework or relevant activities.

A four-month preparation window is prudent for APS, certified records, translations and language evidence. The published deadline remains the final submission point, and missing documents aren’t cured by starting the university stage or visa stage later.

After admission, German Missions in India controls the study-visa procedure. Programme admission, university enrolment, APS verification and the visa are separate decisions, so success at one stage doesn’t guarantee the next.

What outcomes does the University publish for MA Eastern European Studies?

The joint programme names academia, journalism, foundations, communications, international project work and Eastern-Europe-facing private-sector roles. Its practical evidence comes from the two-semester project, international summer school, language modules and regional internship. Neither partner publishes a programme placement rate, starting-salary series or guaranteed employer list.

Published direction and evidence limits

Curriculum and occupational comparisons show direction, not a job guarantee. Work and residence rights are conditional.

The official course description connects the named career directions to assessed academic work. A graduate can point to the programme’s research, applied and final-project evidence, but that portfolio still has to compete in the labour market; the course itself doesn’t supply an employer commitment.

Federal student-work guidance currently permits eligible international students to work 140 full or 280 half days annually, or under the lecture-period hourly route. Those rights are conditional and don’t show how many programme students find work.

Federal graduate guidance describes up to 18 months to seek qualified employment after a German degree. That residence route isn’t a salary forecast, employer commitment or substitute for language, vacancy and regulated-profession requirements.

Who is MA Eastern European Studies for, and who should look elsewhere?

The strongest fit combines Eastern-Europe coursework, an existing regional language and a reason to study two disciplinary groups. A related degree without A2 regional-language evidence is outside the published profile. Applicants seeking general international relations without the summer school and internship should prefer a broader course.

The best match is applicants with sustained Eastern-Europe coursework, an existing regional language and a clear reason to combine two disciplinary groups. The published structure rewards that preparation through specialist assessed work, so transcript evidence matters more than a broad statement of interest.

A borderline applicant has a related degree but one uncertain subject, credit or language component. Written clarification from the responsible programme office can resolve that narrow ambiguity before paid documentation work, but it can’t waive a condition fixed in the admission regulation.

A general international-relations applicant without an Eastern European language at A2 starts outside the published entry profile. The mandatory summer school and regional internship also make this a specialised area-studies route rather than a classroom-only degree.

What will you study in MA Eastern European Studies?

The Regensburg structure totals 120 ECTS: 45 interdisciplinary credits, 45 credits across a major and supplementary disciplinary group, and a 30-ECTS final module with thesis and defence. The table lists all current options, but each student selects two of the three disciplinary groups rather than completing every row.

Published module structure

The official Regensburg module catalogue is reproduced below as a complete module menu. Alternatives, routes and specialisations stay separate because their credits aren’t all accumulated by one student; the applicable combination depends on the chosen pathway and the governing regulation.

History and social anthropology, language and cultural studies, and law and economics form the three disciplinary groups. The major contributes three 9-ECTS modules and the supplementary field contributes two; compulsory language work, project work, summer school and internship sit outside that 45-ECTS choice.

This design matters for planning because the assessed sequence determines prerequisites, workload and the evidence available at graduation. The table preserves published credit values and choice conditions; it doesn’t convert optional modules into compulsory study or promise that every elective runs in every term.

Should you shortlist MA Eastern European Studies?

Regensburg's <a href="https://www.uni-regensburg.de/en/studies/prospective-students/study-programs/master/eastern-european-studies-ma" rel="noopener">official profile</a> supports a shortlist only when the applicant already meets the stated academic and language conditions. The programme's value comes from its specific research and applied assessments, not the institution's name alone. It isn't sensible when a compulsory qualification or intended professional outcome remains unresolved.

Students build evidence through the published coursework, applied component and final research. Those outputs can support later job or doctoral applications, but Regensburg doesn't publish a placement rate, salary cohort or guaranteed employer list. The result should be judged as academic preparation, not as an employment promise.

The shortlist fails if any published degree, language or subject threshold is missing. Mobility, professional recognition and excluded expenses also belong in the decision before application spending begins.

Decision checks complete cost · entry rule · deadline route · outcome evidence

Sources

These sources support the programme, admission, cost and immigration information used on this page.

Sources checked on October 23, 2026. The next intake covered here is Winter 2027/28.