Module Name

Module Contents

CP

Module 1: Theoretical Paradigms

• Theoretical understanding and paradigms within political science
• Paradigms (including their methodical aspects) within political theory, e.g. normative political theory, critical theory, post-structuralism, feminist theory, system theory and rational choice

Students must produce proof of participation in two courses and sit a written, course-related end-of-module examination.

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Module 2:
Political Theory and Philosophy

• Classical political theories (historical and systematic)
• Main currents and basic concepts of political philosophy and social philosophy (historical and systematic)

Students must produce proof of participation in two courses and sit a course-related end-of-module examination.

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Module3:
State and Democracy

• Institutional and state theory
• Normative and empirical theories of democracy
• Current political challenges

Students must produce proof of participation in two courses and sit a course-related end-of-module examination.

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Module 4:
Globalisation and International Politics

• Democracy and justice in a trans- and supra-national perspective
• World order and global domestic policy, globalisation processes
• International relations theories, peace and conflict theories

Students must produce proof of participation in two courses and sit a written, course-related end-of-module examination.

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Compulsory Electives (Module 5a, 5b or 5c)

Module 5a:
Social Theory

• Classical social theories (historical and systematic)
• Recent developments in social theory

Students must produce proof of participation in two courses and sit a written, course-related end-of-module examination.

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Module 5b:
Constitutional and Legal Theory

• Basic questions of constitutional and legal theory (including philosophy of law)
• Recent developments in constitutional and legal theory

Students must produce proof of participation in two courses and sit a written, course-related end-of-module examination.

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Module 5c:
Economic Theory and Political Economy

• Classical economic theory and political economy approaches (historical and systematic)
• Recent developments in economic theory and political economy

Students must produce proof of participation in two courses and sit a written, course-related end-of-module examination.

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Compulsory Electives (Module 6 or Modules 7-9)

Module 6:
Semester Abroad
(instead of Modules 7-9)

• Advanced studies of Modules 1-4 under particular consideration of recent Anglo-American research literature

Students must produce proof of participation in three courses and take two written, course-related end-of-module examinations in English.

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Module 7:
Recent Developments in Political Theory

• Advanced studies of Modules 1-4 under particular consideration of recent Anglo-American research literature

Students must produce proof of participation in a course and sit a written, course-related end-of-module examination.

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Module 8:
Advanced Studies

• Advanced studies of Modules 1-5 and 7

Students must produce proof of participation in two courses and sit a written, course-related end-of-module examination.

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Module 9:
Internship

• Work in a potential professional field, e.g. at a public institution, political party or parliament, association, non-governmental organisation, journalistic or specialist editorial office, proofreading agency, private sector company, etc., possibly also abroad
• Scale: 10 weeks

Students must prepare a report on their internship, which is approved by a university lecturer via the Examination Office or the Examination Secretariat.

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Completion of Studies

Module 10:
Final Module

• Composition of a master’s dissertation on a topic of one’s own choice
• Discussion of and reflection on one’s own research project

Students must produce proof of active participation in a colloquium. The end-of-module examination is the composition of the master’s dissertation and its defence in the form of an oral examination.