Democratic Politics and Communication

full time

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Degree
Master of Arts
Master
Standard period of study (amount)
4 semesters
Location
Trier
Deadlines
September 2026 (Germans and inhabitants)
September 2026 (EU)
expired (Non-EU)
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Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

Political Science

Focus

Political Participation, Political Communications

Target group

The Master's degree course is aimed at students who would like to explore theoretical and empirical issues relating to the functioning and democratic quality of political communications and participation in a critical, reflective manner. The guiding principle of the degree course is a combination of its core Political Science area with Communications and Media Studies elements. This is designed to also enable students to describe, assess and critically classify the democratically theoretical and normative implications of political communications and participation.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements

See Art. 2 of the respective examination regulations and Arts. 3 and 4 of the enrolment regulations at: .

Lecture period

  • 13.04.2026 - 18.07.2026
  • 12.10.2026 - 13.02.2027

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2026)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Expired (Universitywide deadline)

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Expired (Universitywide deadline)

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Expired (Universitywide deadline)

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Expired (Universitywide deadline)

Winter semester (2026/2027)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    05.05.2026 - 15.09.2026 (Universitywide deadline)

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    05.05.2026 - 15.09.2026 (Universitywide deadline)

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Expired (Universitywide deadline)

    English-language degree courses: 07.05.2025 - 31.05.2025 German-language degree courses: 07.05.2025 - 15.07.2025

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    05.05.2026 - 15.09.2026 (Universitywide deadline)

Languages of instruction

Main language

German