Overview

Key Features

The Political Science program from University of Mannheim, with a duration of two years, is research oriented and builds on the School's strength in empirical-analytical approaches, particularly in quantitative methods and comparative research. Substantive areas of concentration include comparative politics, international politics, political economy, European societies and politics, and formal and quantitative methods.

All classes are taught in English. Mannheim has repeatedly been rated as Germany's leading university for Political Science in Germany according to the QS World Ranking, the Times Higher Education Ranking (THE) and the Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Violence

Conflict and the Prospect for Peace

Democracy

Dictatorship and the International System

Exodus: Conflict, Migration and Refugees

Elections in Comparative Perspective

Comparative Government: Political Institutions

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2023-08-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2023-05-15 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

90

Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

International Relations Political Science View 44 other Masters in International Relations in Germany

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

90

Student insurance

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Accidents
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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor's degree in Political Science or a degree in a related field, which was completed with a grade of at least “good” (German grade equivalent: 2.5 or better).
Good level of English.
Proof of good performance in the area of methods of empirical social research, data analysis and statistics as indicated through previous course grades of classes in this area (German grade equivalent of 2.5 or better). Basic working knowledge in data analysis software (e.g., R, Stata, SPSS) is an asset.

Tuition Fee

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International

3000 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1500 EUR per semester during 24 months.
EU/EEA

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 EUR per semester during 24 months.

The semester fee for national/EU students is EUR 194.30.

Living costs for Mannheim

800 - 1100 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.

Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and win up to €10000 to cover your tuition fees.

Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and win up to €10000 to cover your tuition fees.

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Scholarships Information

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