Political Theorypart time, full time

Degree
Master of Arts
Master
Standard period of study (amount)
4 semesters
Location
Erfurt
Deadlines
January 2026 (Germans and inhabitants)
January 2026 (EU)
January 2026 (Non-EU)

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

  • Sociology, Social Science
  • Economics
  • Jurisprudence, Law

Focus

Society and Economy, Politics and Economy, Law and Society, Law and Politics, Economics and Law

Target group

For this purpose, an above-average Bachelor's degree in a first political science subject (law, social sciences or economics or comparable) of at least 60 LP/ECTS and a second political science subject (law, social sciences or economics or comparable) of at least 30 LP/ECTS is required.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

The degree course can be studied either with one disciplinary focus (variant 1) or with two disciplinary foci (variant 2). Depending on the variant of the degree course and the disciplinary focus, specific admission requirements are required. The requirement for admission to variant 1 is an above-average Bachelor's academic degree in the relevant political science subject of social sciences or economics with a minimum of 90 CP. Of these, 30 CP achieved in economics bachelor modules are required for admission to the major in macroeconomics. The admission requirement for variant 2 is an above-average Bachelor's academic degree in a first political science subject (law, social sciences or economics or comparable) of at minimum 60 CP and a second political science subject (law, social sciences or economics or comparable) of at minimum 30 CP.

Lecture period

  • 13.10.2025 - 07.02.2026
  • 06.04.2026 - 11.07.2026

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2025/2026)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Expired

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Expired

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Expired

Summer semester (2023)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.12.2025 - 15.01.2026

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.12.2025 - 15.01.2026

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.12.2025 - 15.01.2026

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.12.2025 - 15.01.2026

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

Further languages

English

Further study programmes

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Degree:
Bachelor
Standard Period of Study:
6 semesters
Location:
Erfurt
Study Mode:
part time, full time
Deadlines:
September 2026 (Germans and inhabitants)
September 2026 (EU)
September 2026 (Non-EU)

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Degree:
Master
Standard Period of Study:
4 semesters
Location:
Erfurt
Study Mode:
part time, full time
Deadlines:
expired (Germans and inhabitants)
expired (EU)
expired (Non-EU)

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Degree:
Master
Standard Period of Study:
4 semesters
Location:
Erfurt
Study Mode:
part time, full time
Deadlines:
expired (Germans and inhabitants)
expired (EU)
expired (Non-EU)

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