Political Science University of Gothenburg

Overview

Political Science from University of Gothenburg focuses on quality of government and corruption, democracy and democratization, social dilemmas and environmental politics, and electoral studies and public opinion.

Quick Facts:

• Quality of government. Citizens, politicians, and the media. Varieties of democracy. Institutional responses to environmental problems. Performance of democracies. These are all areas where you can compete for a career within global and domestic politics, public administration, and civil society. The Master's Programme in Political Science (MaPS) prepares you for this.
• A core mandatory course familiarizes you with research in comparative politics, public administration, political behavior, political theory, and international relations. The course guides you from research classics to current research, and has problem-based research assignments that enable you to improve your skills in critically reflected oral and written academic presentations. With this foundation, you then choose from our in-depth elective courses, which rely on strong research profiles in our department. This means that you can develop your academic skills with the help of dedicated professors who are prominent researchers within their fields. 
• Taking one methods course is mandatory, but you can choose to take two. This opportunity provides additional preparation for the job market, where exceptional skills in research methods are as relevant for careers within public policy as the monitoring of political power.