Politikwissenschaft (Political Science)

Political science aims at scientific analysis of the “political” in all of its facets. In particular, the course of study focuses on various forms of government, political institutions, and leadership structures, as well as their social and economic foundations and the values on which they are based. Owing to the methods applied and the questions dealt with in political science, the field has many points of contact with other disciplines, e.g., law, economics, history, sociology, and philosophy. This broad disciplinary scope led one of the early practitioners of political science (Arnold Bergstraesser) to refer to it as a “synoptic science.” However, the field has also been subject to an increasing specialization in the past decades. Today it is common to draw a basic distinction between the subdisciplines “political theory and the history of ideas,” “comparative government” or “comparative analysis of political systems,” and “international politics.” In basic terms, the field of political science deals, first, with the preconditions, criteria, and general framework of politics and political action, second, with the analysis of political processes, and third, with the study of special fields of politics, such as developmental politics, environmental politics, or gender politics. In the first case it is interested particularly in the legal, economic, and societal foundations of politics. The central concept in this context is “constitution,” both in a direct and a metaphorical sense. The analysis of political processes and their actors, on the other hand, focuses on the concepts of “power” and “conflict”: How do politicians acquire, maintain, and pass on power? How are conflicts dealt with and regulated in a national and international context? Finally, research on fields of politics concentrates on the actors involved in the particular fields and the question of how political decisions are reached and implemented in them. These three dimensions refer both to politics in the national and the international sphere. These three areas may be approached from an empirical, historical, or theoretical stance. In order to meet scientific standards, the political scientist must explain which approach is being applied and carefully document each step of the argumentation.

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

• Biology
• Chemistry
• German
• English
• French
• Geography
• History
• Greek
• Computer Science
• Italian
• Catholic Theology
• Latin
• Mathematics
• Philosophy/Ethics
• Physics
• Economic Science
• Russian
• Spanish
• Physical Education
• Chinese

It is possible to study music at the Freiburg University of Music. Make sure to inquire about the admission requirements Please inform yourself in advance about the admission modalities there. You can combine any teaching subject at the University of Freiburg with the artistic subject of music.
Please also note that it is not possible to be admitted as a student teacher with a combination of any of the following fields: Catholic theology, Protestant theology, Jewish theology, Islamic religious studies. It is not possible to combine one of these fields with philosophy/ethics either.

• Zulassungs- und Immatrikulationsordnung (ZImmO)

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• Auswahlsatzung polyvalenter Zwei-Hauptfächer-Bachelorstudiengang Politikwissenschaft

  
  

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• Studien- und Prüfungsordnung polyvalenter Zwei-Hauptfächer-Bachelorstudiengang: Rahmenordnung

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• Studien- und Prüfungsordnung polyvalenter Zwei-Hauptfächer-Bachelorstudiengang: Anlage A

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• Studien- und Prüfungsordnung polyvalenter Zwei-Hauptfächer-Bachelorstudiengang: Politikwissenschaft

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• (Nur bei Studienbeginn vor dem 1. Oktober 2022; Abschluss des Studiums bis spätestens 30. September 2026)

  (Nur bei Studienbeginn vor dem 1. Oktober 2022; Abschluss des Studiums bis spätestens 30. September 2026)

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• Studien- und Prüfungsordnung polyvalenter Zwei-Hauptfächer-Bachelorstudiengang: Anlage C

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• Satzung über ergänzende Regelungen zum Zulassungs- und Prüfungsrecht

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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: 1.8; Waiting period (in half-years): 7 (3.1)

2021/2022: Selection score: 1.8; Waiting period (in half-years): 5

2022/2023: Selection score: 1.9; Waiting period (in half-years): 5

2023/2024: Selection score: 1.8; Waiting period (in half-years): 5

2024/2025: Selection score: 1.8; Waiting period (in half-years): 5

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.