Politics and Lawpart time, full time

  • Bachelor of Arts | B.A., Bachelor of Laws

    Bachelor
    Degree

  • 6 semesters

    Standard period of study (amount)

  • Frankfurt (Oder)

    Location

  • September 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)

    July 2025 (EU), July 2025 (Non-EU)
    Please enquire

Overview and admission

Study Type

undergraduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study
  • Political Science
  • Jurisprudence, Legal
Focus

Law, Social Sciences, Cultural Studies, Europe, European Law, Democracy, Public Law (law of state organisation/fundamental rights/ international law), Political Sciences

Annotation

Joint degree programme of the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Cultural Studies The Bachelor´s degree course in Law and Politics / Politics and Law provides an introduction to the legal and political structures of modern states and societies, as well as of international organisations, such as the European Union, and international law. It combines legal and political sciences as well as cultural sciences and social sciences in particular. The degree programme teaches the principles of German, European and international law. This involves analysis of European Union policies, understanding the creation and functioning of democracy and studying key conflicts in international politics. The primary objective of the education and training is the acquisition of suitable methods that enable you to identify, formulate and academically process relevant legal, political and cultural studies issues and problems. This degree programme is offered in two study variants. In the course variant Law and Politics, the focus is on legal content, while in the course variant Politics and Law, the focus is on political and social science content. The Law and Politics course leads to a Bachelor of Law academic degree (LL.B.), the Politics and Law degree course leads to a Bachelor of Arts (BA) academic degree Contact: Law Faculty Michaela Ignatius Phone +49 (0) 335 5534 2359 ignatius@europa-uni.de Faculty of Cultural Studies Sönke Matthiessen Phone +49 (0) 335 5534 2251 matthiessen@europa-uni.de

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

General or subject-specific higher education entrance qualification, entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences or similar from a German school or a recognised equivalent foreign school-leaving certificate. For applicants from outside Germany: Proof of command of German by the successful completion of the German Language Test for Admission to Higher Education (DSH) or an equivalent test.

Lecture period
  • 14.10.2024 - 07.02.2025
  • 07.04.2025 - 18.07.2025

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2024/2025)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.06.2025 - 15.09.2025

    Please note that the application deadlines for the individual courses of study may vary. Please check the relevant web pages of the degree courses!

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.06.2025 - 15.07.2025

    With a foreign school leaving certificate / higher education entrance qualification Application via uni-assist e.V. (Applications for Master programmes via viaCampus). Please note that the application deadlines for the individual courses of study may vary. Please check the relevant web pages of the degree courses!

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.06.2025 - 15.07.2025

    With a foreign school leaving certificate / higher education entrance qualification Application via uni-assist e.V. (Applications for Master programmes via viaCampus). Please note that the application deadlines for the individual courses of study may vary. Please check the relevant web pages of the degree courses!

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.06.2025 - 15.09.2025

    The application and enrolment deadlines for university changes are identical to the application and enrolment deadlines for degree programmes.

Tuition fee

No tuition fees, only a semester ticket incl. public transport ticket

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

Further languages

English

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