Political Science University of Cologne

Overview

The Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences (WiSo Faculty) at the University of Cologne offers wide range of top-ranked English-taught Master’s programmes which combine innovative teaching and world-class research.

This Political Science programme from University of Cologne provides you with:

• training in a comprehensive range of political science subfields and the freedom to choose, which offers a lot of flexibility in pursuing your thematic interests.

• a strong emphasis on empirical-analytical training including research design and logic, qualitative methods, and quanti- tative and computational methods with the statistical software R.

• advanced research projects in which you apply advanced empirical research methods to current research questions in politics, e.g. including training in quantitative text analysis, social media analysis, experiments and causal inference, process tracing, and qualitative comparative analysis.

• an international study environment and the opportunity to complete your degree fully in English

Your family background and financial situation do not play a role in studies. However, you should be aware that despite the fact that there are no tuition fees at German public universities, living and studying in Germany may require substantial funds, especially for international students from outside the European Union who need to take visa regulations into account.

Career Opportunities

• Political Consulting

• Public Administration

• International Organisations

• European Union Institutions

• Political Parties

• Interest Groups

• Data Science Companies

• Private Media Enterprises

Accreditation

EQUIS. AQAS