Political Science / Social Sciences,
Department
Fakultät für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften at the Uni Heidelberg
Institut für Politische Wissenschaft
- Bergheimer Straße 58
- 69115 Heidelberg
- Phone: +49 6221 54-2860




Degree courses with details
Further information provided by the department
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Special features regarding teachingTeaching has a strong research orientation and interdisciplinary networking with numerous other institutions at the university. Regularly offered subjects are complemented by current topics; the course planning takes into account the wishes of students. The degree course offers a wide range of options both between modules as well as within the modules. Characteristics are a variety of methods and good group sizes and supervision ratios (limitation of the number of participants in seminars).
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Exchange universities for stay abroadsAarhus Universitet, Dänemark; Sciences Po/Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, Frankreich; Trinity College Dublin, Irland; Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Israel; Università degli Studi di Bologna, Italien; Universidad de Granada, Spanien; Karls-Universität Prag, Tschechien; Eötvös-Loránd-Universität Budapest, Ungarn; University of Cambridge, Vereinigtes Königreich; Yale University, USA
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Special features regarding research activitiesNumerous research projects are underway at the Institute (including EU, DFG, state of Baden-Württemberg, University of Heidelberg), currently in the research areas of Democratic Transformation, BTI, Civil-Military Relations; Conflict Research, Cybersecurity; Middle Class Discourses, Urban Politics, Police Practices, Migration; Youth Unemployment, Climate, Environmental, Economic and Social Policy, German Government Policy and Policy Theories. The research focus is reflected in the courses offered; students in the M.A. are directly involved in research through the research internship
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Support for foundersStart-ups by students, graduates and staff of Heidelberg University are supported by the university's start-up management; among other things by the transfer agency heiINNOVATION and the newly established office of a prorector for innovation and transfer. The university participates in the Exist programme, including Heidelberg Entrepreneurship and Innovation Centre (HEIC). Cooperation structures exist with successful spin-offs from research areas of the Institute.
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Other special featuresNumerous student initiatives supported by the Institute (e.g. Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research, Forum for International Security Heidelberg, Federal Association for Security Policy at Universities); good learning and working conditions due to limited number of participants and good facilities at the Bergheim Campus. Networking with companies and internship exchange of the institute; comprehensive evaluation system. MA students are involved in ongoing research activities. Good and intensive cooperation between the student council and the institute.
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Further information on research activitieshttps://www.uni-heidelberg.de/politikwissenschaften/projekte.html




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