Political Science, B.A.
Would you like to know why some people vote for a certain party and others for another? Why some countries have (become) democracies and others have not? How social inequality affects attitudes toward politics? How welfare states have changed in recent years? What political approaches exist at the national and international level to limit global warming? Political science, among others, deals with these fascinating questions.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester, summer semester |
| Application | After recognition of the certificate, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €322.18 per semester |
| Campus | JGU Campus |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →About the programme
Political science is the study of the negotiation of binding rules within and between groups of people. It deals with the emergence, acceptance/legitimacy, and consequences of these rules (institutions). In addition, political processes and the content of politics are essential subjects of political science research.
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Key areas of political science are:
- Comparative Political Science
- Political Theory
- International Relations
- Political Economy
- Political Science Research Methods
- The Political System of the Federal Republic of Germany
What will I learn in my political science studies?
- Research into political processes, political structures, and political content
- Familiarization with empirical methods suitable for investigating political phenomena based on reality (survey methods such as questionnaires, expert interviews, or experiments, and evaluation methods such as correlation or regression analyses)
- Internships and courses on Vocational qualifications provide you with insights into possible career fields after your studies.
What you study
You will study this subject in the Dual-Subject Bachelor's program. The program always consists of a core subject and a minor subject, which you can combine based on your interests or career goals, for example.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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You will acquire these career-relevant skills in your political science studies:
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- Knowledge of institutions, policy content, and processes at various levels (from local to international)
- Analytical thinking
- Text analysis
- Excellent research skills
- Academic work
- Presentation and moderation skills
- Statistics as well as data collection and analysis (STATA, Limesurvey, R)
Typical career fields related to this field
- Consultant work in ministries, authorities, parliaments, or political parties
- Political consulting in agencies, think tanks, associations, or civil society organizations
- Press work for newspapers, broadcasting, digital services, and also in companies
- Data analysis for scientific Institutions, political consulting agencies, and companies
- Political education, especially with independent providers and in adult education
- Advice on international cooperation issues for governmental or non-governmental organizations
- Academic careers at universities and research institutions
Other possible career fields:
- Consulting at (international) banks: Which transactions are ethically justifiable?
- Combating cybercrime at the Federal Criminal Police Office: How can the monopoly on the use of force be enforced digitally?
- Human resources departments in companies
Not sure what to do after graduation? Don't worry!
A university degree generally doesn't provide training for a single profession, but rather qualifies you for many different career fields – e.g., in academia, in a typical profession related to your field of study, or in one of the many other academic fields.
Therefore, career orientation is also part of your studies' focus. Practical work experience plays an important role here, which you can gain through internships, student traineeships, part-time jobs, or volunteer work, for example.
The JGU Career Service supports you throughout the entire process with information, advice, workshops, and numerous events – from career orientation and working on your profile and skills to finding your dream job and successfully applying.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Rhineland-Palatinate), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €322.18 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | To study Political Science at JGU, you should have the following: Interest in current affairs and social processes: Political science thrives on current world events. |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | After recognition of the certificate, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2German up to C1 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application after recognition of the certificate until 15.01Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 5Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
Questions about this programme
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When do I need to apply?
Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.01.2027 (93 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.