You must have obtained at least 90 ECTS in political science classes in your first degree, in particular in the areas of political theory, political systems, and international relations.
You must have obtained at least 9 ECTS in empirical political science research classes (quantitative).
Minimum standard period of study: 6 semestеrs.
GPA (German System) 2.00
GPA Comment
A grade point average of 2.0 or better in your first degreе.
Language Requirements
The following certificates are recognized as proof of your language proficiency.
English
CEFR English
min C1
TOEFL iBT
min 95
TOEFL CBT
min 230
TOEFL pBT
min 570
UNIcert
min III
IELTS
min 6.5
Cambridge
min C1 Advanced (CAE)
Cambridge
min C2 Proficiency (CPE)
Telc English B2-C1 University
min C1
TOEIC
min 945
DAAD Language Certificate
min C1
Does the university recognize "other equivalent language certificates"? no
Additional information:
Citizenship of a country where English is an official language (e.g. USA, Great Britain, Canada), having a degree certificate from a university or college with English as the primary language of instruction (e.g. undergraduate degree program taught in English), or by having a higher education entrance qualification (Abitur, see the application info page for further details) can also serve as proof.
Application & Admission
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Explanation regarding the application period
Applicants who have neither a German higher education entrance qualification nor a first university degree taken in Germany, are required to submit an additional application to the International Office before July 15.
Application Procedure & Selection
Mode of Admission:
no admission restriction, but ability test
Application:
directly at university
Application Documents
Curriculum vitae in tabular form.
Copy of the leaving certificate from your first academic degree program with the details of all your examination results ("transcript of records") and the official grade point average. If you do not yet have the first degree leaving certificate at the time of your application, please include an up-to-date transcript of records with the seal and stamp of the responsible examination office and the grade point average of your studies thus far.
Uncertified copy of proof of English language skills (see language requirements).
Only for Double Masters Degree with Universitat Pompeu Fabra: in addition to your application at LMU Munich, please note that you must submit a separate application to the University of Barcelοna.
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