Politikwissenschaft (Political Science)

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) – 2 field degree program - Minor Field

Are you familiar with the world of politics? Have you always wanted to know how parties campaign for voters and how they are influenced by parties? How ASEAN operates politically, or how Thomas Hobbes, John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau have influenced our political thinking? The Political Science degree at the University of Freiburg offers you wide-ranging studies on which you can learn about every aspect of the subject.

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Political Science sees politics as a social construct and attempts to provide systematic explanations for social and political phenomena. It studies political processes, state and civil society stakeholders and institutions. The aim is to find out how social coexistence is organized and in the best case also to give an idea of how it could be improved.
At the University of Freiburg, unlike other universities, we cover every discipline of political science. You will acquire extensive fundamental knowledge enabling you to pursue your own special interests at the end of your studies.

Fast facts

Language of instruction

German

Academic calendar

Winter Semester

Standard Period of Study

6 semesters required for the full degree programme

Scope of services

180 ECTS-Points for the full degree programme

Admission

Language requirements: Deutsch C1

First semester: Restricted admission
Germans and EU citizens: 90% of study spaces are granted in a selection procedure and 10% after a waiting period. Non-EU citizens (without German school-leaving certificate): do not take part in this selection procedure. Study spaces are granted according to a quota of 8% of the available spaces.
Average grade in the German higher education entrance qualification and, where applicable, extracurricular activities

Further information on the selection procedure for German nationals, non-German nationals educated in Germany and EU nationals can be found in the corresponding selection statutes/admission regulations in the "Statutes" section below.

Higher semesters: Without special prerequisites for admission (free admission)

Please note: University admission requirements may change up to the start of the application period.

Application period

First semester: 1 June – 15 July

Higher semesters: Winter Semester: until 30.09.
Summer Semester: until 31.03.
Important information regarding required application materials for higher semesters.

Application

Application for this degree programme is only possible during the application period and is done online.
You can find more information about the application here.

Faculty affiliation

Faculty of Humanities

Academic content

The goal of the course of study is to provide students with the skills and abilities necessary for engagement with normative foundations, political processes, and decisions and for critical analysis of the functional logic of political institutions, processes, and systems. In particular, political science includes the following three subdisciplines:
- Comparative Political Science
- International Politics
- Political Theory

Subject combinations

An overview of all possible combination subjects for Politikwissenschaft (Political Science):

Statutes

Disclaimer
The versions of statutes with relevance to teaching and learning provided on this page by the Department of Legal Affairs (in particular admission and selection regulations as well as subject and examination regulations) are primarily for information purposes. This means that all amendments subsequently agreed upon by the University Senate have been integrated into the respective text of the original statutes; in the case of the examination regulations for bachelor's and master's degree programmes, this generally relates to extracts of the respective examination regulations (framework examination regulations, subject-specific provisions, and appendices).
The greatest care has been taken in writing these versions. Nevertheless, it cannot be entirely ruled out that errors may have occurred. Consequently, it is solely the officially announced statutes and statute amendments that are legally binding, i.e. as published in the Amtlichen Bekanntmachungen der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Breisgau [de] or, up to the year 2000, in the official gazette of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts.

Module handbook

Contact

Departmental Academic Advising

Marius Fröhle

bachelor-pw@politik.uni-freiburg.de
+49 761 203-67663
Rempartstraße 15 , 79085 Freiburg
(KG IV) Raum 4312
Anmeldung zur Sprechstunde: im Sekretariat, Raum 4308, Tel.: (0761) 203-3475. Für Fragen der Anerkennung von Studienleistungen schreiben Sie bitte an: anerkennung@politik.uni-freiburg.de oder melden Sie sich im Sekretariat zur Sprechstunde an. Die aktuellen Sprechstundentermine finden Sie auf der Webseite.

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Central Academic Advising Office

The University's Service Centre Studies – Central Student Advisory Service (ZSB) provides information and advice on all questions that may arise before, at the beginning of and during your studies. If you have any subject-specific questions, you can also contact the relevant subject advisory service.

Examination Office

Werthmannstr.8/Rückgebäude, 79098 Freiburg
http://www.geko.uni-freiburg.de

Bachelor- und Masterstudiengang, Lehramtsstudiengang gemäß GymPO I
Dr. Tobie Walther
Tel. 203-3221
tobie.walther@geko.uni-freiburg.de
Raum 02 010/2. OG
Sprechstunde: Dienstag 10.15-12.30 Uhr, Donnerstag 14.00-16.00 Uhr

Magister- und Promotionsstudiengang, Lehramtsstudiengang gemäß WPO
Annette Ehinger
Tel. 203-2011
annette.ehinger@geko.uni-freiburg.de
Raum 03 011/3. OG
Sprechstunde: Dienstag 10.15-12.30 Uhr, Donnerstag 14.00-16.00 Uhr

Achtung: In der vorlesungsfreien Zeit gelten gesonderte Sprechstunden, bitte informieren Sie sich rechtzeitig vor einem Besuch.

Additional Infos

Results of the last selection processes

The tables with the results of the last selection processes allow you to see the assigned grade/number of points in the selection process which would have sufficed and what the waiting period would have been to secure admission. The assigned grade/number of points is based by subject on the average grade or weighted grades achieved in the German higher education entrance qualification, on test results and/or outcome of the selection interview, and also on professional or practical experience in the respective subject.

The results of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd succession procedure can be found in the detailed results list

2020/2021: Selection score: 1.6; Waiting period (in half-years): 7 (2.9)

2021/2022: Selection score: 1.5; Waiting period (in half-years): 7 (2.9)

2022/2023: Selection score: 1.5; Waiting period (in half-years): 7 (2.9)

2023/2024: Selection score: 2.1; Waiting period (in half-years): 4

2024/2025: Selection score: 1.7; Waiting period (in half-years): 5

Lottery procedure

Applicants who are not nationals of EU member states or of signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or who are not equivalent to Germans pursuant to Section 1 (2) No. 2-3 HZVO (Baden-Württemberg University Admission Regulations) and/or do not hold a German higher education entrance qualification may not take part in the lottery procedure.

Lottery procedures are conducted in subjects with restricted admission where places are still available. Should places still be available after the final waiting list procedure, these are allocated in a lottery procedure. Application for participation in the lottery procedure must be made online and separately for each degree programme to which admission is sought. The application period for the winter semester is from 1 September to 30 September and for the summer semester from 1 March to 31 March. Applications received earlier or later than stipulated will not be considered.

The online application portal for the lottery procedure is only open during the application period.