Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Focus

Social Structure Conflicts and Political Field Analysis, Problems of Democracy and Emperical Democratic Research, European Integration, International Relations, Gender Relations, Welfare State and Civil Society

Target group

Graduates of a Bachelor's degree course in political science or social science or a comparable German or foreign professionally qualifying certificate of academic degree with a total grade of at least 3.0. The certificate of academic degree must contain political or social science components amounting to at least 60 credit points (CP), of which knowledge of methods of empirical political science (including basic statistical knowledge and practice in the application of syntax-based statistical environments) amounting to 10 CP must be demonstrated. The Examination Board may combine the admission with the condition that additional credits and/or examinations of a maximum of 30 credits must be obtained. In this case, the study period may be extended accordingly.

Annotation

General information: In the Master´s degree programme in Political Science, you will acquire in-depth specialist knowledge of Political Science as well as the ability to independently deal with political science issues in the broad spectrum of political science professional fields. The Master's degree course gains its specific profile from an integrated scientific perspective, i.e. - the combination of different theoretical and methodological approaches in political science, - the linking of international and transnational political perspectives with internal structural conflicts, democratic problems and transformation prospects of modern societies, - the inclusion of social and economic problem constellations in the orientation of the Political Science degree programme and - the systematic integration of gender perspectives. The insight into the connections between social and political life should provide you with qualifications that open up the possibility of working in different professional fields of political science or that qualify you for research or PhD studies. Research focuses: The Master's degree programme in Political Science offers you the opportunity to study the areas of "International and Transnational Politics", "Social Structural Conflicts and Conflict Dynamics" as well as "Democracy Theory, Democracy Research and Critical Domination Research" with a focus on "Analysis and Comparison in and of World Regions", "Gender Research" or "Political Economics".

Admission modus

open admission

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/studienangebot/master/m-polwis

Fees

Currently, the German federal state of Hesse does not charge tuition fees.