STUDIES - A PRESENTATION
POLITICAL SCIENCE
The study programmes in Political Science and Social Studies focus on key aspects of politics and the political system, including its interplay with the broader social setting. The central disciplines included are Comparative Politics and Political Theories, International Politics, Sociology, Public Administration, and Economics. It also includes courses in History of Political Ideas, Law, and Social Science Methodology. Candidates in Political Science and Social Studies find employment in public administration, private organisations, teaching at higher educational levels etc.
BACHELOR AND MASTER OF ARTS DEGREES IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
The study for the Master's degree in political science is divided into two parts. After the first three years of study, the student can obtain the Bachelor degree in political science. In order to enrol for the two-year Master's degree, the student must have completed the Bachelor degree.
The Bachelor degree contains both obligatory and optional subjects. The degree aims to give students a broad fundamental knowledge of the different subjects, theories, and methods which make up the study of political science. The education contains a course in public law, which the students must pass during their MA studies if they have not done so during their Bachelor of Science studies.
The Master's degree in political science consists of nine optional courses (seminars with 20 participants - classes of two hours weekly). The students can choose seminars within the following main areas: Comparative Politics, Sociology, International Relations, Public Administration, and Policy Studies. Normally, the obligatory thesis is written during the last semester. At the suggestion of the student, the subject of this thesis is agreed upon with one of the department's tenured staff members.
THE MA DEGREE IN SOCIAL STUDIES
The major subject in social studies consists of the Bachelor or Arts degree in Political Science and a thesis. It should be combined with a second subject at another faculty.
