Politics, Economics and Philosophy
- Starting
- Winter semester
- Mode of admission:
- local admission restriction
- Application:
- directly at the University
- Study mode:
- On campus
Course Description
Requirements
Qualification Requirements
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in political science, economics or philosophy.
Required ECTS credits: 180.
Applicants must demonstrate that at least 60% or its ECTS equivalent (108 ECTS out of 180 ECTS) of their first university degree is in one of the above-named fields of study. Applicants with a first degree in PPE (or similar) should consult the FAQs (see Questions Regarding Admissions Requirements).
Applicants with a first university degree in economics must provide evidence of the successful completion of the following courses:
- Mathematics, statistics, and econometrics with an equivalent of at least 15 ECTS.
- Advanced courses in economics with an equivalent of at least 24 ECTS.
Applicants with a first university degree in political science must demonstrate the successful completion of at least 12 ECTS in courses pertaining to the methods of empirical research in social science/political science.
Applicants with a first university degree in philosophy must demonstrate the successful completion of at least 8 ECTS in formal methods (e.g., logic and argumentation theory, decision theory, mathematics).
In the event that at the time of submission of your application you have not received your degree certificate, you will have to submit this by the end of the first semester of your studies in the M.Sc. PEP program.
Language Requirements
The following certificates are recognised as proof of your language proficience.
EnglishSpecification: With grades A, B or C.
Specification: With at least 6.0 per skill "(Listening, Writing, Speaking, Reading)"
Specification: With at least 22 points per skill "(Listening, Writing, Speaking, Reading)"
Specification: With grades A, B or C.
Specification: With grades A, B or C.
Application & Admission
Application Deadlines
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Application Documents
For documents not issued in German or English, a certified copy of the translation is required.
- Degree certificate or provisional transcript of records: please highlight the courses, which are mandatory for admission. If you are still studying when you apply and cannot yet provide a final certificate containing your grades, please submit your current transcript of records confirming your provisional grade point average. You will then need to submit your degree certificate by the end of the first semester of your master’s program.
Please make sure that the grading scale of your primary degree is available on your degree certificate or the current transcript of records. If the grading scale is not clear on these documents, please submit another proof of the grading scale of your primary degree. - Proof of English language skills (see language requirements).
- Letter of motivation (500 words max., in English).
- Two letters of recommendation from a university lecturer in your primary degree program: the lecturer must hold a PhD and must be full-time employed at an institute of higher education. Please note that the university does not usually accept references from postdocs/research fellows. If in doubt, please contact [email protected]. There are two possible ways to submit the letters of recommendation, either the students upload the letters of recommendation as part of their application documents or lecturers upload their letters confidentially at www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/referenceletter-pep.
- Chinese applicants are welcome to provide an APS Certificate as part of their application documents.
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