Course content – Public Economics, Law and Politics

Advanced modules Politics

• Theories and Methods of Comparative Political Science (1^st Semester)
• Theories of Democracy (2^nd Semester)
• International Relations and Democracy (3^rd Semester)

Advanced modules Law

• European Law (1^st Semester)
• Public Economic Law (2^nd Semester)
• Constitutional Theory and Law (3^rd Semester)

Advanced modules Public Economics

• Public Economics I: Public Finance and Public Policy (1^st Semester)
• Public Economics II: International Economics and Trade Policy (2^nd Semester)
• Public Economics III: Labor Market and Social Policy (3^rd Semester)

Advanced modules Development Theory and Policy

• Economic Development: Theory, Policy and Evidence (1^st Semester)
• Applications and Cases in International Development I (2^nd Semester)
• Applications and Cases in International Development II (3^rd Semester)

Students must complete at least one module from each of the specialisations Politics, Public Economics and Law and can individually select and freely combine the remaining three modules.

• Concepts of Political Science
• Government and Politics
• International Law
• Public Law and the Economy
• Macroeconomics
• Microeconomics

The discipline-oriented electives (30 CP) aim at training academics to develop in-depth competencies in the individual disciplines of political science, public law and economics. Cooperation with the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) in Hamburg makes it possible to focus on the field of education development theory and policy. This is achieved thanks to a selection of more specialised course offerings. Six individually selectable and freely combinable modules largely convey theories, approaches and methods for analysing the state of academic questions and issues from a disciplinary perspective.

In the first semester, two individually allocated bridge modules (10 CP) convey basic knowledge in political science in the disciplines, which students have not yet or not sufficiently studied in their previous courses.

The second and third semesters see the integration range extending subject offers by an interdisciplinary perspective: In two modules (20 CP), selected topics and issues from the perspective of each of two disciplines are investigated together.

The area "Masters Forum & Research Perspectives" teaches the methodological and organizational skills, which are necessary for the design and implementation of practitioners' own analysis based on political science, as well as research projects. Building on this intensive preparation, the Mastes thesis completed in the fourth semester concludes the Masters Programme.

The Complementary Studies are an essential part of the special teaching model of Leuphana. It supplements and expands students' subject-specific learning with the following three modules (5 CP each) with critical academic and practical perspectives from all faculties:

1. Engaging with Knowledge and Sciences (in the 1st Semester)
2. Reflecting on Research Methods (in the 2nd Semester)
3. Connecting Science, Responsibility and Society (in the 3rd Semester)

Generally, the master's thesis is written at the end of the degree programme. All the information about the master's thesis and how to organise your master's thesis in five steps has been compiled for you on the website Master's thesis.

In addition, helpful courses for writing the master's thesis are regularly offered as part of the GradSkills.

The following link provides access to documents which set out the general conditions for examinations, an overview of the curriculum, as well as detailed and legally binding regulations.

General Assessment Regulations and the Subject-Specific Schedules

In the course catalogue you can get an overview of the courses currently offered and their specific contents.