- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Potsdam
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
Target group
- Persons with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in an administrative or political science subject, if 30 credits have been acquired in three of the following core areas of Political Science (Political Theory, German Political System, Comparative Politics, International Politics and Public Policy) ) and a total of 12 credits in statistics / methods of empirical social research and methods of working in political science
were acquired
- The conditions for access and admission can be found in the admission regulations: see
- Applicants whose native language is not German: German language skills (DSH 2)
Annotation
Application deadline for winter semester 2019/20: 01.04.2019-01.06.2019
Application deadline for Summer Semester (SOSE) 2020: 01.11.2019-01.12.2019
Lecture period
- 12.10.2026 - 05.02.2027
- 12.04.2027 - 23.07.2027
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.04.2026 - 15.08.2026
For more information on the application platform, please refer to the current range of Master's degree programmes at .
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.04.2026 - 15.08.2026
If you already have credits, please apply to the Department for placement in a study semester before applying, see . For more information on the application platform, please refer to the current range of Master's degree programmes at .
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.04.2026 - 15.08.2026
A prerequisite for application for a higher study semester is placement into a higher study semester by the faculty, see . For more information on the application platform, please refer to the current range of Master's degree programmes at .
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.04.2026 - 15.08.2026
If you already have credits, please apply to the Department for placement in a study semester before applying, see . For more information on the application platform, please refer to the current range of Master's degree programmes at .
Summer semester (2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.11.2026 - 15.02.2027
For more information on the application platform, please refer to the current range of Master's degree programmes at .
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.11.2026 - 15.02.2027
If you already have credits, please apply to the Department for placement in a study semester before applying, see . For more information on the application platform, please refer to the current range of Master's degree programmes at .
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.11.2026 - 15.02.2027
A prerequisite for application for a higher study semester is placement into a higher study semester by the faculty, see . For more information on the application platform, please refer to the current range of Master's degree programmes at .
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.11.2026 - 15.02.2027
If you already have credits, please apply to the Department for placement in a study semester before applying, see . For more information on the application platform, please refer to the current range of Master's degree programmes at .
Languages of instruction
Main language
German