Program Overview

Master Higher Education Program

The Master Higher Education (MHE) program is offered by the University of Hamburg.

Program Overview

The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of higher education, including its concepts, goals, and principles.

Program Structure

The program consists of several modules, including:

• Modul: Didaktik
• Modul: Projekt
• Modul: Lehr-Lernforschung
• Modul: Medienbildungsforschung
• Modul: Hochschulforschung
• Modul: Wissenschaftsforschung
• Modul: Masterarbeit

Program Details

The program is conducted online, and the application phase for the summer semester 2026 starts on December 1, 2025, and ends on January 15, 2026.

Accreditation

The Master Higher Education program has been successfully accredited as part of the University of Hamburg's quality management process.

Welcome and Introduction

The program welcomes new students and wishes them a successful start to their studies.

University Details

The University of Hamburg is committed to innovating and cooperating for a sustainable future in a digital age. The university has various faculties, including:

• Fakultšt fŁr Rechtswissenschaft
• Fakultšt fŁr Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften
• Medizinische Fakultšt
• Fakultšt fŁr Erziehungswissenschaft
• Fakultšt fŁr Geisteswissenschaften
• Fakultšt fŁr Mathematik, Informatik und Naturwissenschaften
• Fakultšt fŁr Psychologie und Bewegungswissenschaft
• University of Hamburg Business School

The university also has various services and institutions, including:

• STiNE
• Surfmail
• Exchange
• KUS-Portal
• Lernplattformen
• Katalogplus
• SharePoint
• Campus-Center
• Career-Center
• PIASTA
• AStA
• Hochschulsport
• Universitštsmusik
• FamilienbŁro
• Sprachenzentrum
• Allgemeinsprachen
• Koordination der Belange von Studierenden mit Beeintršchtigungen
• Bibliotheken
• Healthy Campus

Additionally, the university has various research clusters and institutions, including:

• Exzellenzcluster CLICCS
• Exzellenzcluster CUI
• Exzellenzcluster Quantum Universe
• Exzellenzcluster Understanding Written Artefacts
• Hamburg Research Academy
• Pier Plus
• Hamburger Zentrum fŁr Universitšres Lehren und Lernen (HUL)
• Hub for Crossdisciplinary Learning (HCL)
• Centrum fŁr Erdsystemforschung und Nachhaltigkeit (CEN)
• Museen und Sammlungen
• Universitštsarchiv
• Regionales Rechenzentrum (RRZ)
• Pršsidialverwaltung
• Transferagentur
• Unikontor