Study opportunities for foreign students in the field of Governance and Public Policy - “Staatswissenschaften” at the University of Passau Briefing for students and staff from Tomsk State University, Russia 3 July 2013 | 11:15 am – 12:30 pm | (JUR) Room 147b University of Passau | Chair of Political Science Dr Christian Dölle (Assistant Professor) 1
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Study opportunities for foreign students in the field ofGovernance and Public Policy - “Staatswissenschaften ”at the University of Passau
Briefing for students and staff from Tomsk State Un iversity, Russia3 July 2013 | 11:15 am – 12:30 pm | (JUR) Room 147b
University of Passau | Chair of Political ScienceDr Christian Dölle (Assistant Professor)
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Welcome to the University of Passau!
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Welcome to Passau!
Passau, the “Three Rivers City”(ca. 49,000 inhabitants)
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The University: Basic Facts
Bavaria’s youngest university (1978)
approx. 10,000 students
typical campus uni, situated at the Inn:
- close to the historic city centre of Passau
focus on internationality:
- more than 230 international partner institutions
- 37 % of all Passau students spend at least one semester abroad
- current rate of international students on campus around 6 – 7 %
excellent study situation:
- Quality of Study Monitor (HIS): Passau students more content that students at other universities
- Universum Student Survey 2009: Passau among the top 3 universities in Germany
excellent rankings of the university and the political science department:
- e.g. by the Centre for Higher Education (CHE) with regard to the political science department, the overall study situation, student mentoring and library facilities
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Voted Germany‘s most beautiful campus
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B.A. Governance and Public Policy – “Staatswissenschaften”
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Academic Core Disciplines and Basic Facts of the B.A.:
Political Science
Economics
Sociology
History
Public Law
Key Skills: internship, foreign lang-uages, methods of social research
Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Duration of Study: six semesters
accredited by ACQUIN since December 2009
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B.A. Curriculum:
Module Group A: Core Modules
- Lecture: GPP Basics (compulsory)
- Political Science- Economics- Sociology- History- Public Law
→ four out of five disciplines
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B.A. Curriculum:
Module Group B: Focus Modules
- Political Science- Economics- Sociology- History- Public Law
→ one out of five→ subject of your B.A. thesis
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B.A. Curriculum:
Module Group C: Interdisciplinary Extension Modules
- Institutional Analysis- Economic and Social Policy- Global Governance- European Politics- Media and Communiation- Public Administration
→ one out of six
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B.A. Curriculum:
Module Group D: Subject-specificExtension Modules
- Political Science- Economics- Sociology- History- Public Law
→ one out of five
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B.A. Curriculum:
Module Group E: Key Skills Modules
Key Skills:- presentation techniques- basics of software-based data analysis
Internship:- two months in Germany or abroad
Methods of Empirical Social Research:- statistics- quantitative/qualitative methods of empirical social research- epistemology
Online Information on the B.A. and M.A. Curricula “ Governance and Public Policy”:www.uni-passau.de/en/study/study-options/degrees/bachelors/bachelor-governance/www.uni-passau.de/en/study/study-options/degrees/masters/master-governance/
Student Association: GoverNET – Staatswissenschaften Passau e. V.www.governet-passau.de
International Programme Coordinator at the Chair of Political Science:Dr Christian Dölle: [email protected]