Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät

Institut für Politikwissenschaft

Uni Göttingen

Platz der Göttinger Sieben 3
37073 Göttingen
Phone: +49 551 39-10611

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General remarks

This department is also featured in the U-Multirank world university rankings.

Basic information

Teaching staff in core subjects

Teaching staff at the department	46
Total number of students	1,650
Number of master degree students	207

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

11/14 points

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	83.9 %
Graduations in appropriate time master's	not calculated due to <10 graduates/year in the surveyed period

International orientation

International orientation	3/9 points
International orientation master's	4/9 Points

Research

Research reputation

0.2 %

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support	2.2
Support in studies	2.0
Courses offered	2.0
Study organisation	2.1
Exams	2.4
Research orientation	2.4
Job market preparation	2.6
Support for stays abroad	2.1
Rooms	1.9
Library	1.7
IT-infrastructure	1.8
Overall study situation	2.0

Degree courses with details

Teacher qualification

Teacher qualification students	290
Teacher qualification programmes	teacher qualification degree courses are offered
Teacher qualification centre	Link
Teacher Qualification Monitor (in German)	Link

Degree courses without details

Further degree courses of the department

none

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About studying Political Science in Germany

About the subject

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching
On the one hand, within the teaching, there is a close relation to research, by which, for example, current research results are discussed. On the other hand, there is always the opportunity to apply acquired skills. This applies to the regularly offered Model United Nations simulation, for example. Courses with interesting guests, such as in the module Politics and Practice, as well as regularly offered excursions provide diverse suggestions as to which professional fields are possible in Political Science. Finally, student mentors provide support for students in the first semester in particular.
Further information about study entry phase
http://www.sowi.uni-goettingen.de/ips
Special features regarding the international orientation
European and international exchange partnerships, international social science summer school
Common partner universities for exchange
Universiteit Gent, Belgien; Kopenhavns Universitet, Dänemark; Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, Frankreich; Uniwersytet Jagiellonski Kraków, Polen; Universidad de Valencia, Spanien; Universidad de Deusto Bilbao, Spanien; Helsingin Yliopisto, Finnland; Universita degli Studi di Bologna 'Alma Mater Studiorum', Italien; Universiteit van Amsterdam, Niederlande; Universität Wien, Österreich
Website with further information on research activities
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/forschung/435533.html
Support for founders
Faculty start-up support: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/existenzgruendungsberatung/426870.html
Characteristics of assistance to differently abled persons
Disadvantage compensation; Promoting accessibility; information for students in special circumstances
Characteristics of diversity advancement
With our own funding, we are aiming in particular to continue to increase the proportion of women in teaching. Regular English-speaking courses facilitate the integration of students from abroad, amongst other things.
Other special features
The programme "Brückenschlag: Studierende der ersten Generation" (Bridging the Gap: Students of the First Generation) supports students who are the first people in their family to start a degree at a university.