Politics, Administration and Organization, B.A.
How do governments address the challenges of a globalized world, and what role do civil society organizations play in a democracy? Can the efficiency of administrative apparatuses be empirically proven? These are questions you can explore in the Bachelor's program in Politics, Administration, and Organization.
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 |
| Application | uni-assist (VPD) + the university, winter semester until 15.07 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €372.80 per semester |
| Practical semester | Yes, mandatory |
| Campus | Campus III - Griebnitzsee |
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 →What you study
The single-subject Bachelor's program in Politics, Administration, and Organization encompasses political science, administrative science, business administration, and sociology. This interdisciplinary program provides you with in-depth insights into current research fields. These include, for example, party and policy research, European studies, organizational, administrative, and management research, and research on international relations. Furthermore, you will acquire sound methodological knowledge and the ability to apply scientific working techniques. You will be able to apply empirical research methods in a scientifically reflective manner and develop independent problem-solving solutions.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
As a political science and public administration graduate, numerous career opportunities open up for you. In addition to positions in federal and state ministries, political parties, trade unions, and non-governmental organizations, employment in the media, management consultancies, and European and international organizations is also possible. General social and personal skills are taught, as well as practical skills for handling tasks that arise in the various areas of politics and administration and the associated institutions and organizations. On our career pages, you will find further insights into specific career fields to which your studies could lead.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Brandenburg), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €372.80 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | If you have a strong interest in political and social issues, this is the best prerequisite for starting this program. |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | uni-assist (VPD) + the university, winter semester until 15.07 |
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 uni-assist (VPD) + the university until 15.07uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 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 15.07.2027 (274 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.