Political Science / Social Sciences, Department
Philosophische Fakultät
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Philosophische Fakultät
Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, Abteilung Politikwissenschaft
Universitätsstr. 1
D-40225 Düsseldorf
https://www.hhu.de
Uni Düsseldorf
Department on the internet
Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, Abteilung Politikwissenschaft
Universitätsstr. 1
D-40225 Düsseldorf
https://www.hhu.de
Uni Düsseldorf
Department on the internet
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Basic information
- Total number of students at the department
1,330
- Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)
150
Teaching in core subjects
- Germany: 25%
- Comparison of political systems: 6.3%
- EU: 25%
- International relations: 12.5%
- Theory/intellectual history: 12.5%
- Methods/statistics: 12.5%
- Other fields/didactics: 6.3%
Support during the study entry phase
- Total score for support in the study entry phase
9/16 points
Research
- Third party funds per academic
115,400 €
- Doctorates per professor
0.8
Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses
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- Overall study situation
- Return rate of the questionnaires
92
Further information provided by the department
Exchange universities for stay abroads
Université libre de Bruexelles, Belgien; University of Tampere, Finnland; Università degli Studi di Milano, Italien; Radbound University Nijmegen, Niederlande; Universidad de Granada, Spanien; Charles University, Tschechien; University of Wroclaw, Polen; Pantheon Universität Athen; University of Akureyri, Iceland; Universität Zagreb, Kroatien
Special features regarding research activities
Parliamentary research; international comparative party research: Political Party Database Project (47 countries) and political systems research; European integration research and the EU, Europe and North Rhine-Westphalia; Peace and conflict research; Psephology; online participation; voting advice applications; political communication and organisation; finance policy; history of democracy; Political Economy; artificial intelligence and policy decisions.
Other special features
The subject of Political Science is integrated into the inter-disciplinary degree course in “Social Sciences”, which is unique in Germany in that it combines the subjects of Political Science, Sociology, Communication and Media Sciences. It is characterised by an empirical orientation, sound methodological training, strong international networking in research and teaching, as well as a focus on parliaments, parties, voting and Europe.
Further information on research activities
Website of the Student Council
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Last Update 2024: Data collected by the
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