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CHE University Ranking

Political Science / Social Sciences, Department

School of Business, Social & Decision Sciences

Constructor University

School of Business, Social & Decision Sciences
Campus Ring 1
D-28759 Bremen
https://constructor.university/
Constructor Univ./Bremen (priv.)
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Basic information

Total number of students at the department

50

Teaching in core subjects

  • Germany: 14.1%
  • Comparison of political systems: 9.4%
  • EU: 14.1%
  • International relations: 24.6%
  • Theory/intellectual history: 4.7%
  • Methods/statistics: 22.5%
  • Other fields/didactics: 10.5%

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

8/16 points

Research

Third party funds per academic

83,800 €

Doctorates per professor

0.4

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support
Support in studies
Courses offered
Study organisation
Exam organisation
Digital teaching elements
Research orientation

Introduction to scientific work
Offers for career orientation
Practical orientation in teaching
Support for stays abroad
Rooms
Library
IT-infrastructure
Overall study situation
Return rate of the questionnaires

22

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching in the bachelor's degree programme

The constructor university sees itself as a community of teachers and students. Due to the excellent teacher-student ratio, there is direct contact between students and professors. Each student is also supported by a professor during the entire length of studies. Students are involved in current research projects. The degree programme includes interactive learning formats and excursions.; Small class sizes are an advantage. Curricula have an inter and trans-disciplinary structure. Emphasis is placed on methods.

Special features regarding the international orientation

In the third year, all students in the fifth semester can study at a foreign university or carry out a study-related external work placement. You can choose from various exchange programmes. Partner universities include Fudan University, Rice University, Edinburgh University, Vassar College, Sciences Po and Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Exchange universities for stay abroads

University of Aberdeen, UK; University of Edinburgh, UK; Sciences Po, France; St. Petersburg State University, Russia; University of San Andres, Argentina; iCLA Yamanashi Gakuin University, Japan; Rice University, USA; Amsterdam University College, Netherlands

Special features regarding the equipment

Free access to SPSS and R for all students; Access to numerous databases through the library.

Special features regarding research activities

International relations theory; Global Governance; neuroscience and political theory; visual empathy; Information Technologies; Global Visual Communication; online social network sites and political movements; political participation; political culture; political & social values, value change; energy geopolitics and environmental policy; transnational movements; Climate Change; qualitative content analysis; visual methods; transformation studies; China; Eastern Europe; innovation studies; international sanctions; immigration and extreme right-wing parties; tropical marine conservation.

Other special features

English-language campus university; students from over 100 countries; trans-disciplinary, problem-orientated courses and research; individual student support; diverse student activities in the fields of Economics, Politics, Society, Culture, Sport, Sustainability, Responsible Leadership, etc.; diverse economic cooperation initiatives; alumni networks.

Further information on research activities

Further information about study entry phase

online-application

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Last Update 2024: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education
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