Political Science (Master)

The Master's program in Political Science is a research-oriented program. Its special profile is characterized by a variety of critical political science approaches in teaching, research and many additional offerings.

Focusing on the analysis and critique of political rule as well as societal transformation, the Master's program offers students the opportunity to develop their own focus in their studies through a combination of required and elective courses. Basic modules cover issues of state, law, democracy and social policy; political economy (of labor), political ecology, gender relations, globalization and North-South relations as well as comparative politics or region-specific phenomena (e.g. EU or Latin America).

Subsequently, students can explore in more detail, for example, post-colonial, feminist, materialist, or post-structuralist perspectives. For this purpose, courses can be chosen from the offerings of the Department of Political Science, it is possible to replace a sub-module with a seminar designed by students themselves, as well as to attend courses from other degree programs and disciplines (after consultation with the respective responsible persons).