Data meets society in the Computational Social Science study program. Discover how computational methods and AI unlock insights into human behavior—and kickstart your career in fields of data-driven decision-making.
Artificial intelligence is currently changing societies around the world—and with them, science. The Master CSS enables students to examine these upheavals in a reflective way. Along the way, the Master CSS also teaches students how to apply AI methods themselves.
The Master's program allows students to choose their own specialization in one or more social science disciplines (communication science, political science, sociology).
Modern methods are central to the Master's program in Computational Social Science: they combine computer science (algorithms, machine learning) with statistics (data analysis, modeling) to quantitatively research social phenomena and recognize complex patterns in data.
Students learn how to use tools for collaborative, replicable and transparent research.
Once again this year, we look forward to welcoming our first-year students at an orientation event hosted by the Faculty of Social Sciences. The slides will be uploaded here after the event.
Thursday, October 1, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
Oettingenstraße 67, Room 061
Please note that the language of study is German. It is not possible to study within this programm without sufficient German knowledge. Guest students (i.e. ERASMUS) find further informationen here.