Political Science
B.Sc.
Overview
The complex interdependencies among individual policy areas and the continual erosion of traditional work spheres call for political scientists with an interdisciplinary background. These are particularly in demand to explain political phenomena across disciplines and to tackle national and international political problems in technologized societies such as digitalization, the energy revolution, or climate change.
Which further expertise and skills will I acquire?
Graduates from this program will be able to understand and apply the fundamental concepts of Political Science. In the areas of specialization they have chosen, they will have learned to analyze and evaluate specific theories and methods and to develop strategies to solve key problems in Political Science. In addition, students will tailor the interdisciplinary program component to their specific interests and thus acquire basic knowledge and elementary skills in areas of the natural sciences and engineering; they will be able to remember these and to place them in context. They will have learned – especially after having attended more advanced Political Science classes - to merge this knowledge with insights from Political Science and to build on this knowledge in order to analyze technopolitical challenges, in particular.
As students will learn together with students from other programs in the interdisciplinary program component, they will not only attain a basic level of expertise in the subject at hand, but also become acquainted with patterns of communication and problem-solving techniques endemic to other disciplines. In addition, they will encounter situations in which they will practice to function as cross-disciplinary “interpreters” when working with colleagues from other fields, by drawing on their (methodological) knowledge from the field of Political Science and thus making a positive impact on joint project work. Thanks to their interdisciplinary expertise, their methodological knowledge, and social skills they will be well prepared for employment at the intersection of politics and technology. They will become full-fledged Political Scientists, yet, at the same time, will be able to grasp fundamental engineering and natural science matters and communication structures.
Structure
As part of their political science studies, students can attend classes offered by TUM’s natural science and engineering schools. Thus, future graduates encounter optimal conditions to meet new political challenges. Besides classical topics in Political Science, the interdependencies between politics, society, the economy, and technology, and the tasks leading-edge technology poses for policy-makers figure prominently in the curriculum. This makes this degree program unique in Germany.
Costs
Tuition
HK$32,449.12
(international)
HK$0.00
(home)
Funding
Admissions
Qualifications
Selection takes place through an aptitude assessment procedure. The aptitude assessment is a two-part procedure evaluating your ability to successfully manage the particular qualitative requirements of the Bachelor’s program.
In the first stage, your overall secondary school grades, your grades in subject-specific courses, and any relevant practical experience or additional qualifications will be evaluated using a point system. Depending on the amount of points accumulated, applicants are either immediately admitted or invited to an admissions interview.
Students who earned their higher education entrance qualification in a non-German language school in another country and whose native language is not German must take part in an admissions interview to assess their subject-specific language skills.
Language requirements
DSH
2