MA Political Science at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

Entry requirements

Admission: Master: Qualification assessment. Application deadline: Winter semester: 15.07.; Summer semester: 15.01.. Requirements: Applicants with a good Bachelor’s degree in political science (first or second subject) with the minimum grade “gut” (good – 2.5 or better) are admitted to the Master’s degree program. This also applies to applicants from other universities who have a Bachelor’s degree in political science or in a degree program involving political science. As a rule, they must have earned at least 70 ECTS credits in political science. Applicants are also required to submit proof of English language proficiency of at least level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (usually UNICERT II or TOEFL iBT). In justified, exceptional cases proof of English language proficiency can be replaced by proof of equivalent skills in another relevant language. Students who cannot submit such proof prior to the start of the degree program may be admitted under the condition that proof of Language: DSH 2 & English C1 (proof: at the latest at the beginning of the 3rd semester)