Program Overview

Master's Programme in International Administration and Global Governance, Double Degree Track, University of Konstanz

This double degree option offers high-profiled studies for dedicated students. You will study the first year in Konstanz, Germany, and the second year in Gothenburg, Sweden - and gain knowledge, skills, and networks that prepare you for professional careers in international affairs and as well as for post-graduate studies.

About the Programme

This interdisciplinary double degree option focuses on contemporary international relations and global governance. Students learn about areas such as international administration, international institutions, security and environmental, economic, social, and political development. Training in research design and the methodological techniques of social science prepares the students for being doctoral students and qualified independent analysts.

Mandatory Courses

The mandatory courses familiarize you with research about the historical development of the international system, the primary policy theories in areas such as peace and conflict studies, and economic, social, and political development, and social science research design and methodological techniques.

• Basic seminar: International Administration and Conflict Management
• Basic seminar: Comparative Politics and Policy Analysis or Basic seminar International Relations and European Integration
• Theoretical and Historical Perspectives on Global Governance
• International Administration and Policy
• Methods courses: Research Design I & Research Design II
• Master Thesis

Specialize by Choosing Among Elective Courses

You can specialize by choosing among elective courses, for example:

• Democratic Peace – or War? The Politics of Crisis Management and Conflict Resolution in Ukraine
• Diplomatic Blunders and Achievements
• Parliaments in world politics
• Power-sharing in Post-conflict countries
• Gendered aspects of armed conflicts
• Data analysis with R
• Financing Development

Why Choose the Konstanz University Double Degree Option?

This is a top education offering mind-opening courses at two high-caliber universities. It is extra demanding but also extra rewarding because it prepares you for a career within international affairs working in private industry, politics, public administration, or civil society.

Programme Structure and Content

In the first year, the courses are organized by the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Konstanz, Germany. You study together with students from many European countries and overseas and devote much time to learn research design and methodological techniques. In the second year, you study courses organized by the Department of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. You will enroll in the Master's Programme in International Administration and Global Governance (IAGG), and study together with students from all over the world.

Entrance Requirements and Selection

The entrance requirements and selection criteria for this double degree option are the same as applies to the regular Master's Programme in International Administration and Global Governance.

• Your application should include a CV and a Statement of Intent.

International Study Environments and Collaboration

This double degree option is part of two international study environments. If you study this option, you will meet other students from many countries of the world. Both departments are also spearheading the double degree trend among top universities in the world.

• The programme collaborates with renowned academic partners in Asia, Europe, and the USA, including:
  • Keio University
  • Kobe University
  • Korea University
  • Sciences Po Paris
  • Tor Vergata University of Rome
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • The University of Konstanz

Application Process

Information about the selection and Statement of intent is available. Assessment of qualifications for applying is conducted by the Department of Politics and Public Administration.