Democratic Politics and Communication University of Trier
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Trier
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
Political Science
Focus
Political Participation, Political Communications
Target group
The Master's degree course is aimed at students who would like to explore theoretical and empirical issues relating to the functioning and democratic quality of political communications and participation in a critical, reflective manner. The guiding principle of the degree course is a combination of its core Political Science area with Communications and Media Studies elements. This is designed to also enable students to describe, assess and critically classify the democratically theoretical and normative implications of political communications and participation.
Admission modus
Without admission restriction
Admission requirements
See Art. 2 of the respective examination regulations and Arts. 3 and 4 of the enrolment regulations at: http://www.ordnungen.uni-trier.de.
Lecture period
- 13.04.2026 - 18.07.2026
- 12.10.2026 - 13.02.2027
Application deadlines
Summer semester (2026)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Expired (Universitywide deadline)Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Expired (Universitywide deadline)Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Expired (Universitywide deadline)Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Expired (Universitywide deadline)
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
05.05.2026 - 15.09.2026 (Universitywide deadline)Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
05.05.2026 - 15.09.2026 (Universitywide deadline)Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Expired (Universitywide deadline)
English-language degree courses: 07.05.2025 - 31.05.2025 German-language degree courses: 07.05.2025 - 15.07.2025Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
05.05.2026 - 15.09.2026 (Universitywide deadline)
Languages of instruction
Main language
German
