Partner universities

The Department of Sociology cooperates with more than 30 partner universities within Europe and worldwide.

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Along with the links to each partner university, this list provides you with:

  • Number of university places available per semester or year
  • Language of instruction
  • Study level (BA / MA)

We recommend that you make yourself familiar with course selection options when choosing your preferred university. Check whether the focus of the content in the field of sociology or social sciences appeals to you and in which language the courses are taught.

Vienna - Universität Wien, Institut für Soziologie
Language of instruction: DE
Degree: B.A., M.A.
Places: 2 à 1 semester

Gent - Universiteit Gent, Department of Sociology
Language of instruction: EN or NL
Degree: B.A., M.A.
Places: 2 à 1 semester

Antwerp - Universiteit Antwerpen, Faculty of Social Sciences
Language of instruction: EN or NL
Degree: B.A., M.A.
Places: 3 à 1 year (single semester also possible)

PragueCharles University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Sociological Studies
Language of instruction: EN
Degree: B.A., M.A.
Places: 2 à 1 semester

Roskilde - Roskilde Universitet, Department of Social Sciences and Business
Language of instruction: EN, DA
Degree: B.A., M.A.
Places: 2 à 1 semester

Helsinki - University of Helsinki, Swedish School of Social Science
Language of instruction: EN, SV or FI
Degree: B.A., M.A.
Places: 2 à 1 semester

Paris - Université Catholique de Paris, Faculté de Sciences Sociales et Économiques
Language of instruction: FR
Degree: B.A.
Places: 1 à 1 semester

Paris - Université de Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV), Infos Erasmus
Language of instruction: FR
Degree: B.A., M.A.
Places: 2 à 1 year (single semester possible)

Paris - Université de Paris, Faculté des sciences humaines et sociales
Language of instruction: FR
Degree: B.A., M.A., PhD
Places: 1 à 1 semester

Strasbourg - Université de Strasbourg, Faculté des sciences sociales
Language of instruction: FR
Degree: B.A., M.A.
Places: 1 à 1 year (single semester possible)

Caen - Université de Caen Basse-Normandie - Département de Sociologie
Language of instruction: FR
Degree: B.A., M.A.
Places: 1 à 1 year (single semester possible)

Please also note the possibility of studying at our EUGLOH partner university in Versailles.

Durham - Durham University, Department of Sociology
Language of instruction: EN
Degree: B.A.
Places: 2 à 1 year

Exeter - University of Exeter, College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Language of instruction: EN
Degree: B.A.
Places: 1 à 1 year or 2 à 1 semester

Belfast - Queen's University Belfast, School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work
Language of instruction: EN
Degree: B.A., M.A., PhD
Places: 3 à 1 semester

The LMU will be able to offer funding for stays in the United Kingdom in the academic year 2026/27. However, it cannot yet be guaranteed that the entirety of your stay can be funded. (fewer months of funding than for program countries)

Budapest - Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Faculty of Social Sciences
Language of instruction: EN
Degree: B.A., M.A.
Places: 3 à 1 semester

Please also note the possibility of studying at our EUGLOH partner university in Szeged.

Dublin - University College Dublin - Department of Sociology
Language of instruction: EN
Degree: B.A.
Places: 2 à 1 semester

Maynooth - Maynooth University, Department of Sociology
Language of instruction: EN
Degree: B.A.
Places: 4 à 1 semester

Dublin - Trinity College Dublin, Department of Sociology
Language of instruction: EN
Degree: B.A.
Places: 2 à 1 semester or 1 à 1 year; grade average of 2,0 or better

Rome - Università degli studi di Roma 'La Sapienza', Faculty of Political Sciences, Sociology and Communication
Language of instruction: IT
Degree: B.A., M.A.
Places: 1 à 1 semester

Amsterdam - Universiteit van Amsterdam, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Language of instruction: EN or NL
Degree: B.A.
Places: 2 à 1 semester

Maastricht - Universiteit Maastricht, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Language of instruction: EN or NL
Degree: B.A.
Places: 4 à 1 Semester

Warsaw - Universytet Warszawski, Institute of Sociology
Language of instruction: EN
Degree: B.A., M.A.
Places: 1 à 1 Semester

Bilbao - Universidad del Pais Vasco, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y de la
Language of instruction: ES or EN
Degree: B.A.
Places: 1 à 1 year

Uppsala - Uppsala University, Department of Sociology
Language of instruction: EN or SV
Degree: M.A.
Places: 2 à 1 semester or 1 à 1 year

Please also note the possibility of studying at our EUGLOH partner university in Lund.

Basel - Universität Basel, Departement Gesellschaftwissenschaften
Language of instruction: DE
Degree: B.A., M.A.
Places: 1 à 1 semester

Istanbul - Koç University, Department of Sociology
Language of instruction: EN
Degree: B.A., M.A.
Places: 1 à 1 semester

Students interested in staying in Istanbul are asked to observe the travel and safety advice issued by the German Foreign Office.

Bangkok – Chulalongkorn University, Faculty of Political Science, BA Politics and Global Studies
Language of instruction: EN
Degree: B.A.
Places: 2 à 1 semester or 1 à 1 year

If you are interested, please contact the exchange coordinator directly.

The following places are available within the EUGLOH network for the 2025/26 exchange year:

France: Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Curriculum
Language of instruction: FR
Degree: B.A., M.A.
Places: 1 à 1 year (single semester possible)

Hungary: Szeged University, Curriculum
Language of instruction: EN or HU
Degree: B.A.
Places: 1 à 1 year

Portugal: University of Porto, Institute of Sociology
Language of instruction: PT
Degree: B.A., M.A.
Places: 4 à 1 semester or 2 à 1 year

Sweden: Lund University, Institute of Sociology
Language of instruction: EN or SV
Degree: B.A., M.A.
Places: 1 à 1 year (single semester possible)

Testimonials

Further information about our partner universities can be found in the central exchange database for the LMU. For example, you can use the search function to filter by destination, country or faculty.

For each partner university, existing testimonials from students who have completed their exchange there can be found under "More details".