Courses
IPS accepts international students including Erasmus+/Programme students/freemovers to classes, regardless of the agreements your mobility is based on.
Please note that the courses listed in your official Learning Agreement are not automatically reserved for you, even when they are signed by the Departmental Coordinator.
All international students are still required to complete the official course registration (inscription) according to the university’s registration procedures and deadlines.
Regular IPS exchange students (undergraduate and graduate level) have to sign in for IPS courses via WueStudy > „Exchange Programmes“ > „Political and Social Studies“ > „Exchange Political and Social Studies“ in the respective winter or summer term. You will need your personal University of Wuerzburg-studmail-account for this procedure.
If online registration is not accessible (for example because your mobility is not based on an official IPS exchange programme), please sign up for courses by contacting directly the respective lecturer.
It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that they properly register for their selected courses within the designated registration period. Including a course in a Learning Agreement does not guarantee a place in that course. Availability may be subject to capacity limits, scheduling conflicts, or approval by the respective instructor. We kindly ask students to remain flexible and adust their programme if necessary upon arrival in Wuerzburg.
It is our good practice to meet all requirements from Erasmus or your home university as good as we can. Exams may be adjusted to individual requirements within the responsibility of each individual teaching person. Credits for modules are usually 5 ECTS, adjustments are possible.
Courses taught in English
The course and module titles listed here are taken from the 2020 study regulations. Following the introduction of the 2026 study regulations, both sets of regulations are currently in effect.
| Study Programme | Module abbreviation | Title of the Module | Term | Teaching Language | Language of Examination | ECTS Points | Open for students from the following exchange subjects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor Courses | |||||||
| Political and Social Studies (BA) | 06-PSS-FK | Peace and Conflict | summer | English | English | 5 | |
| Political and Social Studies (BA) | 06-PSS-AM-PT3 | Modern and Postmodern Political Theories | summer | English | English | 5 | |
| Political and Social Studies (BA) | 06-PSS-AM-PT5 | Modern and Contemporary Theories of Democracy | summer | English | English | 5 | |
| Political and Social Studies (BA) | 06-PSS-AM-IB4 | Specific Issues of European Integration | summer | English | English | 5 | |
| Political and Social Studies (BA) | 06-PSS-EM-IB2 | European Union: State of Integration and Future Prospects | summer | English | English | 5 | |
| Political and Social Studies (BA) | 06-PSS-EM-IB4 | Regional Studies | summer | English | English | 5 | |
| Political and Social Studies (BA) | 06-PSS-EM-IB5 | Security, Peace and Conflict in International Relations | summer | English | English | 5 | |
| Political and Social Studies (BA) | 06-PSS-AM-VPS1 | Political Institutions in Germany and other Democratic Systems | summer | English | English | 5 | |
| Political and Social Studies (BA) | 06-PSS-BM-SpS2 | Social Structure and Inequality | summer | English | German | 5 | only tutorial held in English, lecture and exam are held in German |
| Political and Social Studies (BA) | 06-PSS-AM-AS2 | Microsociological Theories | summer | English | English | 5 | |
| Political and Social Studies (BA) | 06-PSS-AM-SpS2 | Political Sociology | summer | English | English | 5 | |
| Political and Social Studies (BA) | 06-PSS-AM-Meth1 | Advanced Module in Methods of Empirical Research 1 | summer | English | English | 5 | |
| Political and Social Studies (BA) | 06-PSS-AM-Meth4-262-m01 | Research Design and Advanced Quantitative Methods | winter and summer | English | English | 5 | |
| Political and Social Studies (BA) | 06-PSS-AM-IB6 | Transnational Relations: Specific issues | winter | English | English | 5 | |
| Political and Social Studies (BA) | 06-PSS-EM-IB3 | The EU as an International Actor | winter | English | English | 5 | |
| Political and Social Studies (BA) | 06-PSS-AM-UBS1-262-m01 | Social Inequality | winter | English | English | 5 | |
| Political and Social Studies (BA) | 06-PSS-CH-262-m01 | Contemporary History | winter | English | English | 5 | |
| Political and Social Studies (BA) | 06-PSS-AM-ST10-262-m01 | Contemporary Social Theory | winter | English | English | 5 | |
| Political and Social Studies (BA) | 06-PSS-AM-IB2-262-m01 | European Integration and European Governance | winter | English | English | 5 | |
| Political and Social Studies (BA) | 06-PSS-AM-ST11-262-m014 | Globalisation | winter | English | English | 5 | |
| Political and Social Studies (BA) | 06-PSS-AM-VP2-262-m01 | Institutions and Political Actors | winter | English | English | 5 | |
| Political and Social Studies (BA) | 06-PSS-AM-VP5-262-m01 | Political Processes and Policy Research | winter | English | English | 5 | |
| Political and Social Studies (BA) | 06-PSS-AM-VP-UK-262-m01 | UK Politics | winter | English | English | 5 | |
| Master Courses | |||||||
| Political and Social Sciences (MA) | 06-PSSc-VP1 | Comparative Analysis of Political Institutions | summer | English | English | 5 | |
| Political and Social Sciences (MA) | PSSc-VD1 | Comparative Democracies | summer | English | English | 5 | |
| Political and Social Sciences (MA) | 06-PSSc-PT | Constitutional Democracy | summer | English | English | 5 | |
| Political and Social Sciences (MA) | 06-PSSc-IB1 | Processes, Challenges, and Theoretical Perspectives in International Relations | summer | English | English | 5 |
German Language Classes for Exchange Students
The University of Würzburg’s Language Centre (ZFS), located on the Hubland campus, offers German language classes. For current course and application information, go here.
