BSc Politics and Public Policy at University of Münster

Programme overview

Binational joint-degree Bachelor of Science run by the University of Münster's Institute of Political Science and the University of Twente, renamed from Public Governance across Borders from winter semester 2026/27. It trains students to analyse political, legal and economic governance, with a European and international perspective.

Department: Institut für Politikwissenschaft | Duration: 3 years (6 semesters, 180 ECTS) | Intake: Winter semester only | Study mode: full-time; Mostly English-taught | Location: Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Year I in Münster (political science foundations, European integration, German political system, constitutional law, methods and statistics), year II in Twente, a free-choice fifth semester (own focus in Münster or Twente, or internship/Erasmus) and a joint sixth semester for the bachelor thesis. The foundations also draw on economics, law and sociology.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission-restricted subject (Numerus clausus / selection procedure applies). German and equivalent applicants apply online (DoSV) from early May 2027 until 15. July 2027 (final deadline). International applicants without a German university entrance qualification (non-EU/EEA) apply in a separate procedure; deadline for winter semester 2027/28 is 31. May 2027.

Intake: Winter Semester

Duration: 3 years (6 semesters, 180 ECTS)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-muenster.de/studieninteressierte/bewerbung/eu_bewerber_ba.html

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