Principles of Politics and Scientific Work
- Faculty
Faculty of Business Management and Social Sciences
- Version
Version 1 of 04.03.2025.
- Module identifier
22B1853
- Module level
Bachelor
- Language of instruction
German
- ECTS credit points and grading
5.0
- Module frequency
only winter term
- Duration
1 semester
- Teaching and learning outcomes
- Politics, policy and polity in a democratic society
- Basics of political ideas and ideologies
- Overview of basic political concepts such as the state and democracy
- Basic features of relevant theories in political science
- Basic features of the political system, its levels (multi-level system), actors (parties, associations, administrations) and institutions
- Overview of political fields and areas
- Overall workload
The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").
- Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 60 Seminar Presence - Lecturer independent learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 90 Preparation/follow-up for course work -
- Graded examination
- Homework / Assignment
- Knowledge Broadening
Students learn the basic features of the political system and political thinking with a special focus on the importance of civil society.
- Knowledge deepening
Students understand the meaning and the changing meaning of political concepts and can understand and critically reflect on political ideas and ideologies.
- Knowledge Understanding
Students can interpret political statements on the background of ideological and theoretical contexts.
- Application and Transfer
Students can argue politically and deal critically with political arguments.
- Communication and Cooperation
Students can classify and assess political information, expert opinions, statements and positions and critically evaluate their practical significance.
- Literature
Bernauer, T., Jahn, D., Kuhn, P. M., & Walter, S. (2015). Einführung in die Politikwissenschaft (Vol. 3917). UTB.
aktuelle ausgew?hlte Fachliteratur
- Linkage to other modules
The module prepares for more advanced modules from the subject area of political and social sciences (e.g. "Practice of Political and Social Sciences").
- Applicability in study programs
- Public Management
- Public Management, B.A.
- Person responsible for the module
- Loer, Kathrin
- Teachers
- Loer, Kathrin