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BA Political Science (single-subject) at University of Göttingen

University of Göttingen, Germany

Programme overview

The study of political science offers insights into basic questions, methods and fields of application relating to this subject. Politics is understood as the attempt to solve or at least mitigate various social problems through collectively binding decision-making, which is why politics is sometimes also described as “the art of the possible”. Political science investigates the course and the results of political processes, their general institutional conditions and the participating actors.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Only the winter semester  |  Location: Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany

What you will study

In addition to the professional studies in political science, study of a second subject is required as an extracurricular area of competence.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: restricted admission (application to the University). Winter semester only 1st subject semester: restricted admission (application to the University). 2nd to 6th subject semester: open admission (enrolment without previous application).

Intake: Only the winter semester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/46792.html

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