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Master's Programme Political Science

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The Master's programme in Political Science gives students an in-depth insight into the subject areas of comparative, European and international politics. In addition, students are taught a broad spectrum of social science methods for the analysis of politics.

Master of Arts

Duration/ECTS-Credits
4 semesters/120 ECTS-Credits

Mode of Study
Full-time

Language
German

Requirements
Relevant bachelor's degree/equivalent and Language Certificates

Faculty
Faculty of Social and Political Sciences

Level of qualification
Master (Second Cycle)
ISCED-11: Level 7, EQF/NQF: Level 7

ISCED-F
0312 Political sciences and civics

Study Code
UC 066 824

Dates and Deadlines for admission
Masterstudium Politikwissenschaft

FAQ

Apart from subject-specific skills, graduates possess skills in other field. They are able to convey the knowledge acquired in the master’s programme clearly and explicitly to experts and the lay public. In addition to the field of European and international politics, they are able to reflect the ethical and social consequences and requirements of the use of their knowledge well-founded. They can successfully manage complex unpredictable working and learning contexts.

The core of the Master’s Programme Political Science: European and International Studies are social science studies of political orders, institutions, actors and processes on a national, regional, European and global level. The study programme conveys extracurricular social skills such as knowledge transfer and presentation skills, personal development, team skills, development of rhetorical and written skills as well as individual leadership skills.

The skills acquired in the study programme enables graduates to elaborate scientific issues independently, to evaluate scientific knowledge and to apply it in terms of new, in particular research-related contexts.

The Master’s programme prepares for activities in scientific institutions and/or positions requiring leadership, planning, analysis and consultation in public administration and in international non-governmental and governmental organizations (e.g. the European Union, the United Nations etc.) and in transnational party or trade union federations.

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Law, Politics & Sociology

This degree programme falls within the field of Law, Politics and Society. Related programmes cover law, political science, sociology, international relations and peace studies.

At the University of Innsbruck, research into law, politics and society is primarily carried out at the Centre for Political Science (Research Area: Economy, Politics and Society (EPoS)) and the Centre for Social Policy (Research Area: Cultural Encounters – Cultural Conflicts).

In addition, there is the Center Interdisciplinary Gender Studies, a Research Platform run by the University.

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