Please note that students not enrolled in the Political Science program are generally allowed to attend only lectures and first- and second-year B.A. courses, as well as the special course designed for incoming Social Sciences students. These students may earn a maximum of 15 ECTS credits in Political Science.

The final list of courses is published about one month before the semester begins. However, you can get a good idea of what to expect by checking the course archive from the previous academic year-only minor changes are usually made.

For incoming students with limited proficiency in German, we offer a variety of advanced Bachelor’s and Master’s courses conducted in English. Please see the list below.

You can find the complete list of courses in the Social Sciences in Jogustine Course Catalogue [LINK Jogustine Eng).

A list of courses in English and intermediate level German is available at JGU Courses for International Students.

In the summer term of 2025, the faculty of Social Sciences offers a range of courses especially for incoming students (SoHow?So!):

• FB02.05 The Israeli Society: Past, Present, and Future

• FB02.06 Unrecognized States: A Security Challenge to the International System

• FB02.08 SoWi?So! Fit for statistics

• FB02.09 Summer School 2025: War in Ukraine

• FB02.10 SoWi?So! Term Papers: Academic Writing for Internationals

Find German Language Classes here:

Note: The summer term of 2025 starts on April 1 and ends on September 30, 2025. Lectures and classes start on April 7 and end on July 18.

• Sem (B.A./M.Ed.) Introduction to the International Political Economy of Everyday Life

• Sem (B.A./M.Ed.) China’s Foreign Policy in Times of Geostrategic Competition with the EU

• Sem (B.A./M.Ed./M.A.-EU) Populism in a Comparative Perspective, Citizens and Democracy

• Sem (B.A./M.Ed./M.A.-EU) Postcolonialism

• Sem B.Q./M.A.-EU: EU- Institutions and Decision Making / EU-Simulation

• Sem (M.A.) Democratic Speech and Public Discourse (normally open to advanced B.A. Erasmus students if places are available)

• Sem (M.A./M.A.-EU) International Institutions and the Security Development Nexus (normally open to advanced B.A. Erasmus students if places are available)

• Sem (M.A./M.Ed.) EU External Relations (normally open to advanced B.A. Erasmus students if places are available)

Seminars, as a rule, are completed with a term paper or a take home assignment. The amount of ECTS credit points depends on the exam. For seminars you will have the choice between a shorter term paper (10 pages/ 5 ECTS) or a longer term paper (20 pages and 9 ECTS). Please note that the LP for Mainz students listed in Jogustine may differ from the ECTS credit points for Erasmus students:

• take-home assignments: 3 ECTS
• short term paper of roughly 10 pages: 5 ECTS
• long term paper of roughly 20 pages: 9 ECTS

Lectures are completed with an oral exam, a written exam or a take home assignment (4 ECTS each).

Further information on ECTS for classes in the SoWie?So! program and for language courses can be found in Jogustine.

In order to participate in our classes, a minimum of B1-level proficiency in the language of instruction is essential.

You can register for classes in political science by sending your request to Dr. Ferretti and using the registration form that you can also find in the “Documents Download.”

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