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For inclusion in a master's degree is the completion of studies at the Bachelor's level requirement.
The subject-specific entry requirements are set out in the current Aufnahme-/Zulassungsordnung (admission regulations).
It also includes the different deadlines for the provision of evidence.

If proof of German language skills is required: Information on German language skills.

In the research-oriented Master European Politics you will acquire empirical knowledge and theoretical and methodological competencies that will enable you to analyze political disputes, political decision-making and policy content in the states of Europe and within the framework of the European Union. Some of the courses in the postgraduate program are offered exclusively in English. In the methods course, you can choose to focus on qualitative or quantitative methods. At the end of the first semester, you will take part in a study visit in Brussels, which should provide you deeper insights in the European institutions. In the third semester, you will either study abroad for a semester or do an internship related to your studies. The postgraduate program is closely integrated into the research-strong and internationally oriented social science research landscape of the University of Bremen.  

The MA European Politics is divided in three parts: the obligatory part, which all students need to complete, as well as the elective-compulsory and the “General Studies” parts, in both of which students can further their knowledge in specific areas.

In the first semester, the MAEP imparts advanced knowledge in social and political science methods – students may choose to specialize either in qualtitative or quantitative methods – as well as on the main theories and approaches to European studies (MAEP-M1).
In the second semester, the program provides students with advanced theoretical and empirical knowledge in the field of European studies research through the seminars in the modules MAEP-M3 and -M4, which span both the political system of the EU and the politics of the EU member states.
In the third semester, students acquire competences in research design (MAPW-M7) and carry out either a research internship (MAEP-M6) or a semester abroad (MAEP-M5).
In the fourth semester, students work at their Master Thesis and attend an accompanying seminar that supports them in the process (MAEP-M8).
Finally, the program has an elective area amounting to 12 ECTS ("General Studies"), which can be gathered throughout their studies (s. suggested study plan).

Theories and approaches of European studies

Methods of Political Science

The European Union: Polity, Politics and Policy

The EU and the European states from a comparative perspective

In the MA European Politics students may choose to do a three-month research internship, which will be accompanied by a colloqium.

Students choose between a research internship and a semester abroad. Through the erasmus program, there are several Erasmus places reserved for the Master students, in some cases also Bachelor places (of the BA Integrated European Studies) may be used by Master students. You can find an overview of the Erasmus Cooperations of the Institute of European Studies here: https://www.uni-bremen.de/en/ies/international/partner-universities

Seminars (with some lecture elements), Colloquia, Research Internship

• Studienverlaufsplan_MAEP_ab24-25 [pdf] (60.6 KB)

Exams may be carried out in the following forms: oral exams about specific topics of the module (ca. 30-45 min.); Term Papers concerning a central topic of the module; Research Concept/Proposal (ca. 20 pages); Written exams (ca. 240 min.); written Research Report.

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The MA program prepares graduates for a career in social science research. Besides its research focus on European Politics, also its methods pluralism, which characterizes the research profile of the University of Bremen, is a particularly strong suit of the program.

However, the MA program also qualifies graduates for the non-academic job market. In fact, knowledge in European politics is fundamental for the political and economic actors that work in close contact with European political actors and institutions at the local, regional, national and European level. The MAEP conveys its students this necessary empirical and theoretical knowledge. Hence, graduates of the MAEP are attractive candidates for positions in interest groups, civil society organizations, ministries and parliaments, political parties, administrations and companies at the local, regional, national and European level.

Political Theory
Policy Field Research 
Administration
Comparative Politics 
European Politics
International Relations
Research skills: Design, methods, research process

Professorship of European Politics at the Institute of European Studies; other professors of the Institute of Political Science

Instructors teaching at the MA European Politics come from the following research institutes: InIIS, SOCIUM, Institute of European Studies, ZERP and SFB 1342. All of these institutions have a series of further collaborations at the national and international level. Moreover various courses of the BIGSSS graduate school are open to the students of the Master European Politics.