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Politics University of Jena

Degree
Master of Arts
Standard period of study (amount)
4 semesters
Location
Jena

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

Political Science

Focus

Political Sociology, Foreign Policy and International Relations, European Studies:, International Organisations and Globalisation, Political Systems, Political Theory and the History of Ideas, Comparative Political Science

Target group

The course is aimed at graduates with a first professional degree in
Degree courses in the field of Political Science or one that is equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in the amount of 180 credits and subject-related study at a university or equivalent higher education institution in Germany or abroad.

Annotation

Application deadline: 31.05.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

A subject related requirement is proof of a degree in the social sciences, preferably consisting mainly of modules in the field of political science, which has been completed with a grade of at least 2.5. Furthermore, proof of English language skills at level B2 by means of a recognised language certificate or English-language studies is required. A stay of at least 1 year in an English-speaking country can also be accepted as proof. However, the English certificate can also be acquired during the degree course by participating in a language module in the first semester.
International applicants are required to provide proof of command of German at the level of a DSH test (stage 2), a TestDaF (TDN 4) or a recognised equivalent.

Lecture period

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2027)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.12.2026 - 15.02.2027
    Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/09 Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.12.2026 - 15.02.2027
    Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 / Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.12.2026 - 15.02.2027
    Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.12.2026 - 15.01.2027
    Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 / Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01

Winter semester (2026/2027)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Expired
    Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/09 Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Expired
    Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 / Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Expired
    Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 / Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Expired
    Application period winter semester: 01/04 - 15/07 Application period summer semester: 01/12 - 15/01

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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