Willkommen auf den Webseiten des Instituts für Politikwissenschaft der Universität Mainz!
Wir freuen uns, dass Sie im Rahmen unseres Erasmus-Programms bei uns studieren wollen.
Nachfolgend finden Sie Links zu den allgemeinen Informationen über das Studium in Mainz, zu unseren Lehrveranstaltungen sowie zu den ECTS-credits, die wir für unsere verschiedenen Veranstaltungstypen vergeben.
Wenn Sie Fragen haben, bitte wenden Sie sich an
• die Abteilung Internationales, wenn es um das Studium im Allgemeinen geht.
• Dr. Ferretti (erasmus@politik.uni-mainz.de) wenn Sie Fragen speziell zur Politikwissenschaft haben.
Kurse: Jogustine Course Catalogue
Unser Kursangebot für das kommende Sommersemester finden Sie in
Bitte beachten Sie auch die Veranstaltungen des Fachbereichs, die speziell für Incomings angeboten werden:
Englischsprachige Lehrveranstaltungen SoSe 2025:
- BA/MEd Seminar China's Foreign Policy (Hackenesch)
- BA/MEd Seminar International Political Economy (Kremers)
- Europa-MA/BA-Seminar Postcolonialism (Schmitt)
- Europa-MA/BA-Seminar EU-Institutions and Decision Making/EU-Simulation (Niemann)
- Europa-MA/BA-MEd-Seminar Populisms (Filip)
- Europa-MA/MA PÖiB Seminar International Institutions (Muntschick)
- Europa-MA Projektseminar Issues of European Politics (Niemann)
- BEd/MEd-Seminar Bilinguale Fachdidaktik (Rapp)
- MA PÖiB/MEd EU External Relations (Niemann)
- MA Seminar Democratic Speech (Ferretti)
Bitte beachten Sie, dass Seminarteilnehmerinnen und -teilnehmer die Unterrichtssprache mindestens auf B1-Niveau beherrschen müssen. Weitere Informationen zu den Seminaren erhalten Sie, indem Sie die Titel der Seminare anklicken sowie auf folgendem Infoblatt:
ECTS-credits: siehe Link ganz unten auf dieser Seite
Welcome to the website of the Department of Political Science at the University of Mainz!
We are delighted that you are cosidering joining us.
For incoming students with limited proficiency in German, we offer an introductory course in "International Relations," along with a variety of advanced Bachelor’s and Master’s seminars conducted in English. We invite you to explore our website for further details.
You can find our course offerings for all incoming students in the Social Sciences in Jogustine Course Catalogue
Courses in english in Summer Semester 2025
- BA/MEd Seminar China's Foreign Policy (Hackenesch)
- BA/MEd Seminar International Political Economy (Kremers)
- Europa-MA/BA-Seminar Postcolonialism (Schmitt)
- Europa-MA/BA-Seminar EU-Institutions and Decision Making/EU-Simulation (Niemann)
- Europa-MA/BA-MEd-Seminar Populisms (Filip)
- Europa-MA/MA PÖiB Seminar International Institutions (Muntschick)
- Europa-MA Projektseminar Issues of European Politics (Niemann)
- BEd/MEd-Seminar Bilinguale Fachdidaktik (Rapp)
- MA PÖiB/MEd EU External Relations (Niemann)
- MA Seminar Democratic Speech (Ferretti)
Seminars, as a rule, are completed by submitting a term paper or by preparing take home assignments. Here, the amount of ECTS cr. depends on the work load that needs to
be shouldered to complete the task:
- take-home assignments: 3 ECTS cr.
- short term paper of roughly 10 pages: 5 ECTS cr.
- long term paper of roughly 20 pages: 9 ECTS cr
Language Requirements: To participate in our courses, a minimum of B1-level proficiency in the language of instruction is essential.
Please note that students not enrolled in the Political Science program are generally allowed to attend only lectures and first- and second-year BA 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.
Below, you will find links to general information about studying in Mainz, including details about the city, enrollment procedures, accommodation options, and information about our course programmes, as well as the number of ECTS credits awarded per course.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact
• the University's International Office for to general questions about studying at the University of Mainz.
• Dr. Maria Paola Ferretti (erasmus@politik.uni-mainz.de) for any questions regarding your studies in Political Science.
Links
- Willkommen in Mainz - Welcome to Mainz
- Studieren in Mainz
- Studying in Mainz
- ECTS cr./course - ECTS Punkte/Veranstaltungstyp
- Dowloads: http://Downloadcenter: jgu.to/studium/erasmus-dokumente