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MA Demokratie, Recht und Gerechtigkeit at TU Dresden

TU Dresden, Germany

Programme overview

Master programme combining political-science foundations with in-depth study of the core concepts of democracy, law and justice and the interplay of political and legal processes and their normative structures.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Philosophische Fakultät)  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years) full-time; 8 semesters part-time  |  Study mode: full-time (part-time option); German-taught  |  Intake: winter semester  |  Location: Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Students acquire knowledge of comparative systems analysis, regime transformation and research methods, and study the development and theory of the democratic constitutional state.

Career pathways

Graduates are prepared for professional work in academic and non-academic settings.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A first professional degree recognised in Germany in political, legal or social sciences or an equivalent programme, and English at level B2. Numerus clausus: no (open admission). Application deadlines for the first subject semester (German applicants and Bildungsinländer): Application period: 1 June – 15 September. International applicants: Application period non-EU applicants: 1 April – 15 July; Application period EU applicants: 1 April – 15 September (with proof of German for study); 1 April – 15 July (without proof of German for study). Application is made online through the TU Dresden application portal.

Intake: winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years) full-time; 8 semesters part-time

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