Politics Bamberg University
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Bamberg
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
Political Science
Focus
Modern Political Theory, International and European Politics, Policy Area Analysis, Political Sociology, Comparative Political Science, Computational Social Science
Annotation
Online application required:
http://www.uni-bamberg.de/studium/interesse/bewerben/bewerbung-fuer-einen-masterstudiengang/
Students are advised to commence studies in the winter semester
Area of study
- Partner institution: Radboud University Nijmegen in Kingdom of the Netherlands (International degree: Master of Science in Political Science)
- Partner institution: Aston University in Birmingham in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (International degree: Double Masters Degree in Governance and International Politics)
- Partner institution: University of Essex in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (International degree: Double Masters Degree in Political Science)
Admission requirements
The admission requirements can be found under Art. 26 of the study and subject examination regulations:
https://www.uni-bamberg.de/abt-studium/aufgaben/pruefungs-studienordnungen/masterstudiengaenge/politikwissenschaft/
In addition to the general entry requirements:
- six-semester university degree (180 ECTS credits) with an overall grade of "good" (2.5) and proof of achievements in political science including methodological competences (methods of empirical social research and statistics), at least 70 ECTS credits, of which at least 50 ECTS credits must be achievements in political science
or
A six-semester university degree (180 ECTS credits) with an overall grade of "satisfactory" (3.0) with achievements in the subject of political science including methodological competences (methods of empirical social research and statistics), at least 90 ECTS credits, of which at least 70 ECTS credits must be achievements in the subject of political science.
Lecture period
- Summer semester 2027: 12.04.2027 - 16.07.2027
- Winter semester 2027/2028: 18.10.2027 - 11.02.2028
Application deadlines
Summer semester (2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
15.11.2026 - 25.03.2027Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
15.11.2026 - 25.03.2027Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
15.11.2026 - 25.03.2027Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
15.11.2026 - 25.03.2027
Winter semester (2027/2028)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
17.05.2027 - 01.10.2027Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
17.05.2027 - 01.10.2027Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
17.05.2027 - 01.10.2027Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
17.05.2027 - 01.10.2027
Languages of instruction
Main language
German