Contributions & Fees for your Studies
Here you will find information on the costs: Semester fee incl. Deutschland semester ticket, costs for part-time studies and postgraduate Master's programmes.
Semester fee
The semester fee consists of the student union fee, student body fee, enrolment and re-enrolment fee and the Deutschland semester ticket.
Student Union Fee (§ 87 Abs. 1 Nr. 3 BbgHG)* | 80.00 Euro |
Student body fee (§ 17 Abs. 4 BbgHG) | 15.34 Euro |
Enrolment and re-enrolment fee (§ 15 Abs. 2 BbgHG) | 51.00 Euro |
Deutschland semester ticket** | 176.40 Euro |
Total semester fee FH Potsdam*** | 322.74 Euro |
Semester fee FH Potsdam without Deutschland semester ticket | 146,34 Euro |
* From winter semester 2024, the student union fee will increase from 50 euros to 80 euros.
** The negotiations regarding the Deutschland semester ticket from summer semester 2024 have been concluded. The price for the Deutschland semester ticket is 60 % of the Deutschland ticket (currently 6 months x 29.40 euros = 176.40 euros). For more information, please visit the AStA's website on the semester ticket or under the information on re-registration.
*** The actual fee to be paid may be reduced due to leave of absence, study abroad, internship, master's degree and/or distance learning, etc. The scope of authorisation and the exemption options are also newly listed in the contract.
Part-time/blended learning study program
For the part-time or blended learning study program, additional material procurement fees must be paid in accordance with the fee statutes:
- BA Social Work (online): 65 euros/online module (total for 17 online modules, approx. 3 per semester).
- MA Social Work with a Focus on the Family: 65 euros/online module (total for 8 online modules, 1-2 per semester)
Master's degree programmes
In addition, the following costs are incurred for Master's degree programmes offering further education in accordance with the fee statutes:
- MA Archival Sciences: 1,200 euros/semester (6 semesters total).
- MA Childhood Studies and Children's Rights: 7,600 euros in total (3 semesters)
- MA Social Management: 1,600 euros/semester (6 semesters in total)
- MA Digital Data Management: 1,975 euros/semester (4 semesters in total)