Incomings: Informationen für Erasmus-Studierende aus dem Ausland

INCOMING STUDENTS

Welcome to the website of the Department of Political Science at the University of Mainz!

We are delighted that you are cosidering joining us.

INFORMATION MEETING SUMMER SEMESTER 2025

If you are an Incoming student in Summer Semester 2025, we will meet on Tuesday, 8th April at 2 pm, in Room 4.401 (Georg Forster-Gebäude).

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT COURSES

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.

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

The faculty of Social Sciences offers a range of courses especially for incoming students ( SoWie?So!) :

FB02.05 The Israeli society: Past, Present, and Future

FB02.06 Unrecognised States: a Security Challenge to the International System

FB02.08 SoWi?So! Fit für Statistik

FB02.09 Summer School 2025: War in Ukraine

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

JGU offers German Language Classes for for more information please refer to the website of the International Language and Study Center (ISSK).

Summer semester 2025: 01.04. to 30.09. (Teaching semester: 07.04 to 18.07 )

Courses in English in Summer Semester 2025

Sem (BA/MEd) Introduction to the International Political Economy of Everyday Life

Sem (BA/MEd) China's foreign policy in times of geostrategic competition with the EU

Sem (BA/MEd/MA-EU) Populism in a comparative perspective, citizens and democracy

Sem (BA/MEd/MA-EU) Postcolonialism

Sem BQ/MA-EU: EU- Institutions and Decision Making / EU-Simulation

Sem (MA) Democratic speech and public discourse (normally open to advanced BA Erasmus-students if places are available)

Sem (MA/MA-EU) International Institutions and the Security Development Nexus (normally open to advanced BA Erasmus-students if places are available)

Sem (MA/MEd) EU External Relations (normally open to advanced BA 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 cr. 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). Plaese note that the LP for Mainz students listed in Jogustine may differ from the ECTS cr. for Erasmus students: - 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,
Lectures are completed with an oral exam, a written exam or a take home assigement (4 ECTS cr.).
Information about ECTS cr. for Courses in the SoWie?So! programme and for Language Courses are to be found in Jogustine.

Language Requirements: To participate in our courses, a minimum of B1-level proficiency in the language of instruction is essential.

You can register for courses in political science by sending your request to Dr. Ferretti and using the registration form that you find in the "Documents Dowwload" : Registration Form

Grades:

1, 0 (outstanding performance without errors)

1, 3 (above the average standard but with minor errors);

1, 7/ 2,0 / 2, 3 (generally good work but with some errors);

2, 7/ 3,0/ 3,3 (fair but with significant shortcomings);

3,7/ 4,0 (performance meets the minimum criteria).

5, 0 (failed)

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 (Admission Letter; accomodation etc..) about studying at the University of Mainz: Kontaktformular / How to contact us | JGU International
• Dr. Maria Paola Ferretti (erasmus@politik.uni-mainz.de) for any questions regarding your studies in Political Science.

NOMINATIONS

Please use our online nomination form: https://jgumainz.moveon4.de/form/61d6cccd0e2c940e2711248b/eng * If you have questions about the nominations please contact: international-students@uni-mainz.de

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 JGU 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 (SoWi?So!) angeboten werden:

Englischsprachige Lehrveranstaltungen SoSe 2025: