Political Science / Social Sciences, Department
Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät
Universität zu Köln
Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät
Albertus-Magnus-Platz
D-50923 Köln
https://www.uni-koeln.de
Uni Köln
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Albertus-Magnus-Platz
D-50923 Köln
https://www.uni-koeln.de
Uni Köln
Department on the internet
Degree courses with details
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Basic information
- Total number of students at the department
1,370
- Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)
260
Teaching in core subjects
- Germany: 1.8%
- Comparison of political systems: 23.7%
- EU: 12.8%
- International relations: 17.4%
- Theory/intellectual history: 7.3%
- Methods/statistics: 27.9%
- Other fields/didactics: 9.1%
Support during the study entry phase
- Total score for support in the study entry phase
12/16 points
Research
- Third party funds per academic
64,600 €
- Doctorates per professor
1.3
Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses
- Teacher support
- Support in studies
- Courses offered
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- Digital teaching elements
- Research orientation
- Introduction to scientific work
- Offers for career orientation
- Practical orientation in teaching
- Support for stays abroad
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- Overall study situation
- Return rate of the questionnaires
53
Further information provided by the department
Special features regarding teaching in the bachelor's degree programme
Freedom of choice, specialisation in either political science or sociology/social psychology during the course of studies; Interdisciplinarity and cross-departmental thinking: Courses such as international economics and business administration can be taken; Crediting of internships and seminars on professional fields for social scientists
Special features regarding teaching in the master's programmes
Various Master's degree programmes: Political Science, Sociology and Empirical Social Research, Sociology: Social and Economic Psychology, European Studies (with Maastricht University), Demography and Social Inequality (with Groningen University)
Special features regarding the international orientation
Double master's programme in "European Studies" with Maastricht University; WiSo's own international academic short programs in New York and London; Standardised credit options in all degree programmes; Guidance and support from a faculty-operated Centre for International Relations; International visiting lecturers; Numerous international student clubs; Membership in renowned international cooperation networks
Exchange universities for stay abroads
Universidad Trocuato di Tella, Buenos Aires, Argentinien; KU Leuven, Löwen, Belgien; FGV-EPPG, Brasilia, Brasilien; University of Tampere, Tampere, Finnland; Institut d'Etudes de Politique, Sciences-Po, Paris, Frankreich; University of Brimingham, Birmingham, Großbritannien; Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata", Rom, Italien; Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spanien; Charles University, Prag, Tschechien; Bogazici University, Istanbul, Türkei
Special features regarding the equipment
Particularly extensive electronic access to professional journals, reference books and databases through the University and City Library of Cologne
Special features regarding research activities
Numerous high-profile research projects, such as the ECONtribute Cluster of Excellence; Cologne as a centre for science: Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, GESIS.
Other special features
Two research centres for the social sciences: Cologne Centre for Comparative Politics (CCCP) and the Institute of Sociology and Social Psychology (ISS). Business ethics is a required subject in all our Bachelor's degree programmes and ethical questions have long been integrated in all existing core courses. Our "Giving Voice to Values" approach teaches students to follow ethical principles, to develop an awareness for their own responsibility and to be able to ethically reflect on their own actions.
Further information on research activities
Information on access restrictions
https://studienorientierung.uni-koeln.de/studienangebot/index_ger.html?app=true&id=153
Website of the Student Council
online-application
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Last Update 2024: Data collected by the
CHE Center for Higher Education
