International Relations & Global Politics | IRGP

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University Zeppelin University - A University between Business, Culture, Media and Politics
Degree Master of Arts (MA) in International Relations & Global Politics

Degree Master of Arts, M.A.
Study Type Second cycle
Mode of admission selection procedure / qualifying examination
Application Deadline for Selection Process The deadline for the Summer Semester 2026 has expired
Standard period of study (amount) 4 semesters
Study Mode (elucidation) full time
Location (main / branches campus) Friedrichshafen
Admission semester winter semester
Subject

Das International Relations gehört zum Studienbereiche Political Sciences der Fächergruppe Humanities and Social Sciences.
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International Relations

Das Political Science gehört zum Studienbereiche Political Sciences der Fächergruppe Humanities and Social Sciences.
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Political Science
Areas of Concentration Development Policy, Environmental and Climate Policy, Global Politics, International Organisations, International Relations, Security Policy, War and Peace

Field of study
- Target group As a consecutive Master's programme, International Relations & Global Politics requires a Bachelor's degree in Political and Administrative Sciences with 240 ECTS.
- kind of Master course according to the KMK consecutive
- Main instruction language English
- Further language(s) German
- Annotation of the Higher Education Institution Global challenges, such as the effects of climate change, migration or the rapid development of digital technologies, are putting the current world order under pressure.
  
  Every day, international organisations, states, civil society and private actors negotiate, advise and argue between their own interests and conflict and crisis prevention when dealing with these challenges of global governance. The Covid-19 pandemic has impressively highlighted the centrality of these domestic and foreign policy processes.
  
  As part of the interdisciplinary two-year Master's degree programme in "International Relations & Global Politics | IRGP", our students learn to independently ask the decisive questions about precisely those challenges and to develop research-based solutions.
- Course Website
- Link to the programme in the Accreditation Council database
- Link to the Higher Education Institution ranking at CHE
Access and Admission Requirements
- Mode of admission selection procedure / qualifying examination
- Admission semester winter semester
- Zeppelin University chooses its applicants through individual selection procedures. Regardless of grades, attention is paid to personality.
  
  As the Master's degree course in "International Relations & Global Politics" is an English-language Master's programme, a very good command of English at C1 level is required. German language skills are desired, but not a mandatory admissions requirement. If you would like to take courses from our other Master's degree programmes, teaching formats may sometimes only be available in German.
  
  We conduct our selection interviews for the Master's degree in "International Relations & Global Politics" in English.
  more information regarding admission requirements
- Completion of first university degree Bachelor/Bakkalaureus
  (and other qualifications, provided that they are recognised as being equivalent)
Programme Dates and Deadlines
- Wintersemester 2025/2026
- - Lecture period
  - 01.09.2025 — 15.01.2026
    Fall 2025 Start 1. September 2025 Spring 2026 Start 24. Januar 2026 | Studienprogramme beginnen jeweils zum Fall-Semester
  - - Application Deadline for Selection Process The deadline for the Winter Semester 2025/2026 has expired
Tuition Fee
- Tuition fee 6.150 EUR / Semester
  more information regarding tuition fees
- Annotation to the tuition fee The tuition fees for the Master's degree courses at Zeppelin University can be pre-financed through various student loans. Zeppelin University also offers various scholarships.
Contact / contact person
- International Students and applicants are kindly requested to contact the International Office:
- International Office
- Street address Fallenbrunnen 3, 88045 Friedrichshafen
- Phone 07541 6009-2041
- Fax 07541 6009-2099
- international-office(at)zu.de
- Internetpage of the institution
- Contact / contact person for this program
- Contact Description Zeppelin Universität Team Admissions
- Contact person Birgit Wallace
- Street address Fallenbrunnen 3, 88045 Friedrichshafen
- Phone +49 7541 / 6009-2000
- Fax +49 7541 / 6009-2099
- admissions(at)zu.de
- Studienberatung und
  Auswahlverfahren
- Street address Am Seemooser Horn 20, 88045 Friedrichshafen
- Phone 07541 6009-2000
- admissions(at)zu.de
- Internetpage of the institution
- Contact Frau Birgit Wallace
- Function Head of Admissions & Examinations
- Responsibility Head of Admissions & Examinations
- Phone 07541 6009-2000
- admissions(at)zu.de
- Internet page

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