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Political Science Leuphana University Lüneburg

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Degree
Bachelor of Arts
Standard period of study (amount)
6 semesters
Location
Lüneburg

Overview and admission

Study Type

undergraduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

  • International Relations
  • Political Science

Focus

International Relations, Political Theory and the History of Ideas, Political Sociology/Political Culture, Policy Area Analysis, Comparative Political Science, German Government System in the European Context

Annotation

At Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, the Bachelor's degree is divided into four elements:

✓ Leuphana semester
✓ Major Political Science
✓ Minor
✓ Complementary Studies

An overview of the minor subjects for the major in Political Science can be found at: www.leuphana.de/college-powi

SPECIAL FEATURE
In the major subject of Political Science, you will have the opportunity to spend one year in France at Université Paris-Est Creteil (UPEC) and thus earn a second international academic degree (licence).

Admission modus

Local admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Area of study

Partner institution: Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC) in French Republic (International degree: Licence)

Admission requirements

REQUIREMENT
Proof of English language proficiency

REGISTRATION PROCESS
In the admission procedure at Leuphana College, in addition to the grade of higher education entrance qualification, particular achievements and experience are taken into consideration, such as involvement in school or extra-curricular activities (including being a school representative), stays abroad or completed vocational training.

It is also possible to increase your chances of admission by voluntarily participating in the selection days.

Lecture period

Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 29.01.2027The engineering degree course at the college starts with the Opening Week: www.leuphana.de/openingweek

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2026/2027)

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Expired
    For more information, see www.leuphana.de/college-bewerbung
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Expired
    For more information, see www.leuphana.de/college-bewerbung
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    For all study programmes at the Leuphana, local admission restrictions apply.

Tuition fees

At the Leuphana Universität Lüneburg tuition fees are only charged for the career-integrated degree courses. All other degree courses are only subject to semester contributions.

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

Further languages

English, French

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