You don’t have to be a member of a political party to study political science. However, you do need to have a vivid interest in the society around you and a desire to regard things from several angles. The Danish media love to describe this degree programme as the “nesting box of power” because a number of graduates from the department have subsequently thrown themselves wholeheartedly into political careers or achieved top jobs as civil servants.

Politics at a theoretical level

At the Department of Political Science, you study:

• Politics and social conditions in a broad sense.
• Politics at a theoretical level.

Specialising in being a generalist

First and foremost, you learn a number of methodological and analytical tools that enable you to understand and analyse complex organisational and political issues:

• At the Department of Political Science, you specialise in being a generalist, and you acquire skills that you can use in many different contexts.
• The study of political science is an all-round education and gives you an insight into society that you can draw on for the rest of your life.

The science of politics

The main subject in the political science degree programme is politology, the science of politics:

• You gain insight into theories about society, the political system and the interaction between political leadership, organisations, social classes and citizens.
• You learn political theory, sociology, law, economics, international politics, public administration and methodology.

Department of Political Science

Research at the department focuses on the main areas of political science:

• comparative politics
• international politics
• public administration
• public politics
• sociology and methodology
• political theory

Political science or social science

After three years of studying political science, you can call yourself a Bachelor and continue with a Master’s degree programme to get an MSc (Political Science). Some students choose to supplement their Bachelor’s degree with a main subject in social science. Combined with a subsidiary subject, this qualifies you to teach at upper secondary schools, folk high schools or training colleges.

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You can find extensive information about this programme in Aarhus University's Studyguide:

http://studieinfo.au.dk/education.cfm?navigation=introduction&fag=5010&type=bachelor&overskrift=Introduction