{"id":1506,"date":"2024-02-01T12:05:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T11:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karlshochschule.de\/unkategorisiert\/politics-political-communication-b-a.html"},"modified":"2025-04-09T11:03:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T09:03:12","slug":"politics-political-communication-b-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karlshochschule.de\/en\/bachelor-programs\/politics-political-communication-b-a.html","title":{"rendered":"Politics (B.A.) | Political Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading nachh1\">Bachelor&#8217;s degree program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You believe that our world is about communication: that&#8217;s why our world needs people like you when it comes to political change. You not only enjoy communicating, but are also fascinated by the psychological background, new media forms and social dynamics of communication. With this knowledge in mind, you can not only work for non-profit organizations or political parties, but also as a critical journalist!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this program, you will learn to promote and mobilize constructive campaigns. You will understand political philosophy, policy development and social movements so that you can develop critical thinking skills to drive change in political and social organizations.  You will learn how to get involved in social networks and take part in current debates. You will also learn to conduct targeted research that leads to change in society. As part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/karlshochschule.de\/de\/unileben\/auslandssemester.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/karlshochschule.de\/de\/unileben\/auslandssemester.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">semester abroad<\/a>, you can deepen your skills at one of our partner universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career Opportunities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Campaign manager for political parties<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lobbyist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Political influencer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Political journalist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copywriter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PR specialist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Head of degree program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Prof. Dr. Nadja Meisterhans<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bachelorgroup\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Politics | Political Communication &#8211; Everything at a glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Application deadline<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>EU: Sept. 1, non-EU: July 15 or later, depending on the visa process of the home country<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Start of studies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>End of September<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Duration of study<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>6 semesters<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tuition fee<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>EU: \u20ac 550 \/ month<br>Non-EU: \u20ac 750 \/ month<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ECTS points<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>180<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teaching language<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>English + other language courses<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Practice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Company projects, practical semester and semester abroad<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lectures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Mondays to Fridays (and block seminars)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/?page_id=2063\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Request information<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/application.karlshochschule.de\/en\/index.php\" style=\"border-radius:0px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apply here!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Politics | Political Communication &#8211; Structure first year &#8211; 60 ECTS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>6 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; Introduction to International Relations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; Political Philosophy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; Citizenship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>4 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; Civic Society<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>8 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; Introduction to Science and Empirical Research (<sup>1st <\/sup>and<sup>2nd<\/sup> semester)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>4 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; German \/ English as a Foreign Language 1.1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; Media and Communication Psychology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; Comparative Politics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; Feminist, Postcolonial and Intersectional Perspectives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>4 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; Strategic Practice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>4 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; German \/ English as a Foreign Language 1.2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Politics | Political Communication &#8211; second year &#8211; 60 ECTS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>6 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; Transformation of Political Communication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; Area Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; Public Policy &amp; Political Organizations  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>12 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; Community Project and Social Impact (<sup>3rd <\/sup>and<sup>4th<\/sup> semester)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>4 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; Policy Simulation (<sup>3rd <\/sup>and<sup>4th<\/sup> semester)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>4 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; Foreign Language 2.1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; Developing Communication Campaigns<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; Autonomous Module<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; Ethics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>4 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; Foreign Language 2.2 or Host Language<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Politics | Political Communication &#8211; third year &#8211; 60 ECTS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>6 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; Communication Elective<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; Politics Elective<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; Elective<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; International Project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; Foreign Language 2.3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>18 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; Internship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>12 ECTS<\/strong> &#8211; Bachelor Thesis including its defense<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/?page_id=2063\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Request information<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/application.karlshochschule.de\/en\/index.php\" style=\"border-radius:0px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apply here!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Politics (B.A.) | Political Communication<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2028,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bachelor-programs","infinite-scroll-item","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karlshochschule.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karlshochschule.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karlshochschule.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karlshochschule.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karlshochschule.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.karlshochschule.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karlshochschule.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karlshochschule.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karlshochschule.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karlshochschule.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}