B.A. Politics

Curriculum

Specialisations

You can further specialise in the following areas:

– Political Communication
– Activism and Political Change
– Sustainable Development

Political Communication

You believe that our world is all about communication: that's why our world needs you when it comes to political change. Not only do you enjoy communicating, but you are also fascinated by the psychological background, new forms of media and social dynamics of communication. With this knowledge in mind, you can work for non-profit organisations, political parties, and also as a critical journalist!

Activism and Political Change

You understand that things need to change and you want to understand the society you live in. You want to analyse how political movements have achieved their goals in the past. But you also want to understand how others think - and create an understanding of how other people see the world. By volunteering for the issues you care about, you inspire and mobilise people to join important causes that will sustainably and constructively change the world.

Sustainable Development

Do you believe that there is an urgent need to make our society more sustainable? Are you fascinated by the role of bottom-up initiatives for more sustainability? Would you like to take responsibility for this and bring people together? But do you also want to understand the global context of sustainable development? Then this specialisation is just right for you!

Semester abroad & internship

For Karlshochschule, international exchange and the associated intercultural experience are fundamental. The integrated stay at a university abroad in the fourth or fifth semester of your bachelor's programme and the continuous support of the International Office make it much easier for you to organise this. Thanks to Karlshochschule's large network, you can choose from around 100 partner universities worldwide.

A semester abroad gives you the opportunity to gain new experiences and broaden your horizons. You can increase your intercultural competence, improve your foreign language skills and familiarise yourself with a new learning culture. You can make international contacts that can help you later in your professional career. Information events and various workshops on intercultural preparation round off the International Office's programme. There are various funding options, and you do not pay any additional tuition fees at the partner universities.

At the end of your study program, you go into the practical semester: three to six months in which you show what you can do under real conditions. For you, this is the best springboard into working life and a good source for the topic of your bachelor's thesis. Karlshochschule is there to advise you in choosing your internship—with the best contacts to international companies, NGOs and cultural institutions. The internship can also be done abroad.

Information material

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Job possibilities

With a degree in B.A. Politics, you can work in the following positions:

– Conflict Analyst
– Mediator
– Director of Civic Engagement
– Outreach Coordinator
– Leader in NGO
– Research assistant for politicians

Good to know

All of our study programmes are designed entirely in English. Our admission regulations therefore require a high level of English language proficiency (at least level C1 according to CEFR).

English with a focus on academic English is also part of the compulsory programme in the first two semesters for students who are not native English speakers (the same applies to native English speakers with regard to German).

From the third semester onwards, the acquisition of a second foreign language from our extensive language canon is compulsory. You can also choose other foreign languages on a voluntary basis.