Master-Studium
Upon completion of this Master's degree course, students will have acquired the following skills and competences:
Competence in the field of study, in particular:
Methods competences, in particular:
Competence in sound reasoning and judgment, in particular:
Competence in responsive action, in particular:
The University of Salzburg (PLUS) is the starting point for almost all fields of studies within the PoSIG program of the first year. In the field of Political Science, the PLUS is not only one of the key nodes of the European Poltical Science networks on teaching this field as co-coordinator of www.erasmus-network.eu, but also the main hub for capacity building activities at Western Balkan and in the Black Sea region, offering also European grants for student and staff mobility to support new learning, teaching and research experiences.
This Joint Master's programme gives you the unique opportunity to study in Austria, Slovenia, Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Kosovo. This two-year course targets all international students who have completed their Bachelor's degree in Political Science and who have a certain level of methodology education.
It offers modules (each 18 ECTS) in all areas of Political Science:
In the first year, students will have to cover at least academic studies at one or two EuroPS partners in Salzburg or Lublijana. Courses of the second year take place at at least one or two of the Western Balkan partner universities. These are:
The joint degree is awarded by all the universities attended by a student during the two-year study programme.
Graduates of this MA degree course will have a unique academic profile. This profile draws on the fields of specialisation, the international body of students and lecturers and an individual mobility path between EU and Western Balkan partners. A compulsory internship will ensure practical experience. In this context, graduates will acquire specific expertise about the conditions for social, economic and political processes on the Western Balkans.
Through their master’s thesis projects, students are encouraged to carry out innovative research relevant for the social, economic and political development of the region. With the acquired knowledge, graduates will be able to contribute to the political debate and to processes related to Europeanisation.
The typical professional fields of graduates of the Joint Master’s Programme in Political Science – Integration and Governance are:
Alles, was du wissen musst, um in Österreich ein Master-Studium zu beginnen.
In order to be admitted to the Master's course in Political Science – Integration & Governance, students must hold a Bachelor's degree in Political Science or International Relations with at least 15 ECTS Methodology in Social Sciences.