Political Science - Master of Arts
The M.A. degree program in Political Science is aimed at students with a first degree in social sciences who wish to specialize in the areas of governance and organization, political communication, foreign policy and public policy or digital politics in a research-oriented Master's degree program.
The degree program enables graduates to understand and analyse political, legal, social and economic aspects of the megatrends of globalization and digitalization in their interrelationships.
As part of the merger with the Landau campus, the existing Master's degree program in Political Science established at the Kaiserslautern location was adapted in light of the additional expertise now available at the Landau location and the personnel and content resources located here, and expanded in terms of the content options available to students. The examination regulations adapted on this basis have already been published and apply to those students who will be enrolled for the first time or re-enrolled in the Master's degree program in Political Science at RPTU from the winter semester 2023/2024.
You can find the examination regulations here.
You can find the module handbook here.
If you are enrolled in the Master's program in Political Science (PO 2023) and would like to attend courses at the Landau location in the summer semester 2024, please also register at the Landau location. You can find the application form here!
Students who had enrolled in the Master's degree program in Political Science at RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau before the winter semester 2023/24 can continue and complete their studies on the basis of the examination regulations in force at that time.
You can find the module handbook here.
If you have any questions about the Master's degree program, please contact academic advisor Dr. Steffen Hagemann(steffen.hagemann(at)rptu.de).
Information on enrollment for the summer semester
Unfortunately, it is not yet possible to enrol on the Master's degree course in Political Science in the summer semester. However, subject to the relevant admission requirements being met, it is possible to enrol on the Master's degree program in Integrative Social Science and later switch to the MA in Political Science.
In the context of such a change of subject to the Master's degree course in Political Science, political science courses attended can generally be recognized.
For admission requirements for Integrative Social Science, see Examination Regulations for the Master's degree program in Integrative Social Science at RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau.
Study plan with modules
Study plans for the Master's degree program in Political Science, which will be offered jointly by the Kaiserslautern and Landau campuses from WS 2023/24, can be found here.
The information sheet with a list of courses that students can take as part of supplementary module 5 (PO 2023) in Kaiserslautern and Landau can be found here.
Study plan for students who enrolled in the Master's degree program in Political Science at RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau before the winter semester 2023/24:
RPTU Special features
The research group Political Science offers you:
- Small study groups guarantee an excellent supervision ratio
- Open exchange with lecturers expressly desired
- Pleasant teaching and learning atmosphere
- Strong student orientation, guaranteed by feedback mechanisms, among other things
- Excellent research on public and foreign policy, digital politics and domestic and comparative politics
- Many exciting extracurricular events (summer schools, excursions, conferences, guest lectures)
- International cooperation and the opportunity to study abroad
The Kaiserslautern and Landau campuses offer you
- Short distances and a diverse student life
- Many leisure activities on and off campus
- Sports-loving city with many recreational areas in the countryside
- Diverse cultural offerings and a lively old town
Career prospects
The M.A. degree program in Political Science at RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau prepares you for various professional fields. Depending on the profile you develop during your studies and the focus of your stays abroad and internships, you will have a wide range of opportunities and career prospects in Germany and abroad:
- Research and science (at universities or non-university research institutions, think tanks, etc.)
- Media and journalism
- Public administration and political institutions (e.g. ministries, parliaments, political parties)
- Foundations, associations and non-governmental organizations (e.g. in political education, interest groups, trade unions, etc.)
- International organizations (e.g. UN bodies or the EU, development cooperation)
- Business (e.g. corporate social responsibility and government relations departments, project management, HR departments, public relations, etc.)
- Consulting (corporate and political consulting)
