National and International Administration and Policy (MANIA)

Universitat Potsdam · Potsdam, Germany

Level
Master's
Award
Master of Arts
Language
English
Duration
4 semesters
Campus
Potsdam
Apply by
<p>Application deadline for the winter semester: 1 June (first semester) and 15 August (advanced semester)</p> <p>Application deadline for the summer semester: 1 December (first semester) and 15 February (advanced semester)</p>
Starts
Winter and summer semester

Universitat Potsdam does not publish a fee for this programme on its own. Its published rate for master's programmes is €0 – €9,500 a year for international students.

Entry requirements and how to apply

Entry requirements
All information about the academic admission requirements can be found here .
English language requirement
C1 required, please provide an official language certificate, e.g.: UNIcert® English: UNIcert® III TOEFL iBT Home Edition (before 2026): 95 TOEFL iBT (before 2026): 95 PTE Academic: 76 IELTS Academic: 7 Cambridge English Qualifications: C1 Advanced
German language requirement
A2 required, please provide an official language certificate, e.g.: Goethe-Zertifikat: Goethe-Zertifikat A2 telc Deutsch: telc Deutsch A2 UNIcert® Deutsch: UNIcert® Basis ÖSD Zertifikat: A2 Deutsches Sprachdiplom der Kultusministerkonferenz (DSD): Deutsches Sprachdiplom A2 Reading: A2 Listening: A2 Speaking: A2 Writing: A2
Application period
Application deadline for the winter semester: 1 June (first semester) and 15 August (advanced semester) Application deadline for the summer semester: 1 December (first semester) and 15 February (advanced semester)
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About this programme

This English language degree programme at the University of Potsdam is currently unique in Germany, and it offers you the exceptional opportunity to study Public Administration and Public Policy from an international perspective. As a student in this programme, you will study at one of the most renowned universities in the areas of political and administrative science. You will be in an attractive academic environment and in the immediate vicinity of all levels of government and administration in practice. The interdisciplinary orientation of the programme also allows you to study political and administrative science topics from the perspective of various disciplines. During your studies, you will engage with core topics in political and administrative science research from an international and comparative perspective. The focus is on empirical projects in the areas of administration, public policy, management, and governance using qualitative and quantitative methods and drawing on subject-specific theoretical knowledge. You will build and expand your knowledge of modes of governance, public administration, structures and development of political systems in the 21st century, and the role of civil society interest groups in a national and international or supranational context. You will also gain deeper insight into the underlying legal frameworks. Furthermore, the elective modules make it possible to set your own focus, for example, on questions of modernisation of state and

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