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Politics Bamberg University

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

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

Political Science

Focus

Modern Political Theory, International and European Politics, Policy Area Analysis, Political Sociology, Comparative Political Science, Computational Social Science

Annotation

Online application required:
http://www.uni-bamberg.de/studium/interesse/bewerben/bewerbung-fuer-einen-masterstudiengang/

Students are advised to commence studies in the winter semester

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Area of study

  • Partner institution: Radboud University Nijmegen in Kingdom of the Netherlands (International degree: Master of Science in Political Science)
  • Partner institution: Aston University in Birmingham in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (International degree: Double Masters Degree in Governance and International Politics)
  • Partner institution: University of Essex in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (International degree: Double Masters Degree in Political Science)

Admission requirements

The admission requirements can be found under Art. 26 of the study and subject examination regulations:
https://www.uni-bamberg.de/abt-studium/aufgaben/pruefungs-studienordnungen/masterstudiengaenge/politikwissenschaft/

In addition to the general entry requirements:
- six-semester university degree (180 ECTS credits) with an overall grade of "good" (2.5) and proof of achievements in political science including methodological competences (methods of empirical social research and statistics), at least 70 ECTS credits, of which at least 50 ECTS credits must be achievements in political science
or
A six-semester university degree (180 ECTS credits) with an overall grade of "satisfactory" (3.0) with achievements in the subject of political science including methodological competences (methods of empirical social research and statistics), at least 90 ECTS credits, of which at least 70 ECTS credits must be achievements in the subject of political science.

Lecture period

  • 12.10.2026 - 05.02.2027
  • 12.04.2027 - 16.07.2027

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2026/2027)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    18.05.2026 - 02.10.2026
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    18.05.2026 - 02.10.2026
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    18.05.2026 - 02.10.2026
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    18.05.2026 - 02.10.2026

Summer semester (2027)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    15.11.2026 - 25.03.2027
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    15.11.2026 - 25.03.2027
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    15.11.2026 - 25.03.2027
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    15.11.2026 - 25.03.2027

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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