Political Science as a Minor

Bachelor’s program in Psychology
Psychology students can take Political Science as a minor, requiring them to they take courses worth 12 ECTS credits in total.

Bachelor’s program in Sociology
Sociology students can choose Political Science as a minor, requiring them to take courses worth 33 ECTS credits in total. They need to complete the following modules:

1. The basic module Introduction to Political Science

2. One of the following three basic modules:

or

or

3. Two out of three lectures from the advanced modules:

Examination regulations for students whose program started in the 2015 fall semester

Students at the School of Humanities taking Political Science as a minor need to complete the following modules:

1. The basic module Introduction to Political Science

2. One of the following three basic modules:

or

or

3. Two out of three lectures from the advanced modules:

Examination regulations for students whose program started in the 2015 fall semester

Bachelor’s program in Economic and Business Education
1) Mandatory course

• Lecture Einführung in die Politikwissenschaft (6 ECTS credits) in the fifth semester (fall)

2) Students must choose three out of the following four courses:

During the bachelor’s program in Economic and Business Education, students obtain 23–24 ECTS credits in their Political Science minor.

Master’s program in Economic and Business Education
1) Mandatory courses

2) Students must attend one lecture from each of the following three areas respectively:

During the master’s program in Economic and Business Education, students obtain 47 ECTS credits in their Political Science minor.

Mannheim Master in Management program
Students on the Mannheim Master in Management program can take up to three the following courses in their minor in Political Science:

Bachelor’s program in Economics
Economics students need to obtain at least 6 ECTS credits and may obtain up to 33 ECTS credits in their Political Science minor.

1. Mandatory course:

2. Elective courses

• Students who wish to attend an introductory seminar must complete the “Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten” exercise course first.
• In the minor in Political Science, they can take one introductory seminar at most.
• For the introductory seminar to be recognized, they need to attend the corresponding introductory lecture.

Students who wish to attend a lecture from one of the advanced modules are required to have successfully completed the corresponding introductory lecture.

Each semester, you need to register online for those examinations you would like to take at the end of the lecture period. You will need to do so within a period defined by Student Services.
If you are a bachelor’s student, you will also need to register for all courses that you are meant to take in the respective semester as per the degree plan (including social skills courses). That way, the Student Services’ electronic campus management system (Portal²) keeps track of which student has already attended which courses and how often they have taken exams in those courses.

PLEASE NOTE: The exam registration period falls within the lecture period, which means that you cannot register for your examinations via the Student Services’ campus management system before the lecture period starts.
Each semester, the periods during which you can register for exams will be published on the Student Services’ website.
Online registration is done via Portal².