Master's in Law & Politics in Germany

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84
Programmes
78
At public universities
67
Taught in English
48
No tuition fee

All 84 law & politics programmes

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African Studies: Critical Perspectives on Society, Politics, Culture
University of Bayreuth
BayreuthNext deadline:15 Jul 2027
City: Bayreuth
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 163 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jul 2027
Applied Political Science
University of Freiburg (Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg)
Freiburg im BreisgauNext deadline:30 Jun 2027
City: Freiburg im Breisgau
Type: Public
Language: EnglishGerman
Tuition: No tuition fee
Next deadline: 30 Jun 2027
Business Administration: Management and Law
University of Oldenburg
OldenburgNext deadline:15 Jun 2027
City: Oldenburg
Type: Public
Language: EnglishGerman
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 386 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jun 2027
Business Law (LL.M.)
Osnabruck University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule Osnabruck)
OsnabrückNext deadline:15 Jan 2027
City: Osnabrück
Type: Public
Language: EnglishGerman
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 350 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jan 2027
Business Law in an International Context (LL.M.)
Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR Berlin)
BerlinNext deadline:15 May 2027
City: Berlin
Type: Public
Language: EnglishGerman
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 300 EUR
Next deadline: 15 May 2027
Comparative + Middle East Politics and Society (CMEPS)
University of Tubingen
TübingenNext deadline:15 May 2027
City: Tübingen
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: Under 1,500 EUR a semesterSemester fee about 167 EUR
Next deadline: 15 May 2027
Comparative Business Law (M.C.B.L.)
University of Mannheim
MannheimNext deadline:31 May 2027
City: Mannheim
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: 1,500+ EUR a semesterSemester fee about 204 EUR
Next deadline: 31 May 2027
Comparative Public Governance
University of Munster
MünsterNext deadline:15 Jul 2027
City: Münster
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: 1,500+ EUR a semesterSemester fee about 317 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jul 2027
Conflict Studies and Peacebuilding
Osnabruck University
OsnabrückNext deadline:15 Jun 2027
City: Osnabrück
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 350 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jun 2027
Double MA Degree in Political Science
University of Bamberg
BambergNext deadline:20 Jun 2027
City: Bamberg
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 123 EUR
Next deadline: 20 Jun 2027
Economic Geography - (MA, MSc, Double Degree)
Leibniz University Hannover
HanoverNext deadline:31 May 2027
City: Hanover
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: 1,500+ EUR a semesterSemester fee about 250 EUR
Next deadline: 31 May 2027
Economic System
Free University of Berlin (FU Berlin)
BerlinNext deadline:31 May 2027
City: Berlin
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition fee
Next deadline: 31 May 2027
Economics
University of Mannheim
MannheimNext deadline:15 May 2027
City: Mannheim
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: Under 1,500 EUR a semesterSemester fee about 169 EUR
Next deadline: 15 May 2027
ERASMUS Mundus Master of Science in Public Sector Innovation and eGovernance (PIONEER)
University of Munster
MünsterNext deadline:1 Jun 2027
City: Münster
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: 1,500+ EUR a semesterSemester fee about 317 EUR
Next deadline: 1 Jun 2027
Ethics - Economics, Law and Politics
Ruhr University Bochum (RUB)
BochumNext deadline:15 Jul 2027
City: Bochum
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 350 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jul 2027
European and International Economy
Martin Luther University (MLU) Halle-Wittenberg
Halle (Saale)Next deadline:15 Jun 2027
City: Halle (Saale)
Type: Public
Language: EnglishGerman
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 279 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jun 2027
European and International Energy Law, M.BL.
Technical University Berlin (TU Berlin)
BerlinNext deadline:30 Apr 2027
City: Berlin
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: 1,500+ EUR a semesterSemester fee about 232 EUR
Next deadline: 30 Apr 2027
European Film Business and Law
University of Potsdam
PotsdamNext deadline:31 Jul 2027
City: Potsdam
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: 1,500+ EUR a semesterSemester fee about 316 EUR
Next deadline: 31 Jul 2027
European Studies and European Legal Studies (MA/LLM)
University of Hamburg
HamburgNext deadline:30 Jun 2027
City: Hamburg
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: 1,500+ EUR a semesterSemester fee about 340 EUR
Next deadline: 30 Jun 2027
Global Communication: Politics and Society
University of Erfurt
ErfurtNext deadline:15 Jun 2027
City: Erfurt
Type: Public
Language: EnglishGerman
Tuition: No tuition fee
Next deadline: 15 Jun 2027
Global East Asia
Free University of Berlin (FU Berlin)
BerlinNext deadline:31 May 2027
City: Berlin
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition fee
Next deadline: 31 May 2027
Global Political Economy and Developement (Master)
University of Kassel
KasselNext deadline:1 May 2027
City: Kassel
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 318 EUR
Next deadline: 1 May 2027
History of Global Markets
University of Gottingen
GöttingenNext deadline:Closes 15 Nov
City: Göttingen
Type: Public
Language: EnglishGerman
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 400 EUR
Next deadline: Closes 15 Nov
Human Rights Studies in Politics, Law and Society
Fulda University of Applied Sciences (HS Fulda)
FuldaNext deadline:30 Sept 2027
City: Fulda
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition fee
Next deadline: 30 Sept 2027
Insurance Law
University of Hamburg
HamburgNext deadline:31 Jul 2027
City: Hamburg
Type: Public
Language: EnglishGerman
Tuition: 1,500+ EUR a semesterSemester fee about 343 EUR
Next deadline: 31 Jul 2027
International Business
University of Applied Sciences Landshut (Hochshule Landshut)
LandshutNext deadline:15 Jan 2027
City: Landshut
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 82 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jan 2027
International Economic Law (LL.M.)
Leuphana University of Luneburg
LüneburgNext deadline:1 May 2027
City: Lüneburg
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 390 EUR
Next deadline: 1 May 2027
International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Europa University Viadrina
Frankfurt (Oder)Next deadline:Closes 1 Jan
City: Frankfurt (Oder)
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: 1,500+ EUR a semesterSemester fee about 352 EUR
Next deadline: Closes 1 Jan
International Law of Global Security, Peace & Development (LL.M.)
Leuphana University of Luneburg
LüneburgNext deadline:25 Jul 2027
City: Lüneburg
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: 1,500+ EUR a semester
Next deadline: 25 Jul 2027
International Organizations and Crisis Management
Friedrich Schiller University (University of Jena)
JenaNext deadline:30 Apr 2027
City: Jena
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 273 EUR
Next deadline: 30 Apr 2027
International Political Economy
Philipps-University Marburg
MarburgNext deadline:15 Jul 2027
City: Marburg
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 390 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jul 2027
International Security Management
Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR Berlin)
BerlinNext deadline:Closes 15 Dec
City: Berlin
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 300 EUR
Next deadline: Closes 15 Dec
International Sport Development and Politics
German Sport University Cologne
CologneNext deadline:31 May 2027
City: Cologne
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 310 EUR
Next deadline: 31 May 2027
International Studies in Intellectual Property Law and Data Law (LLM)
Technical University Dresden (TU Dresden)
DresdenNext deadline:Closes 15 Nov
City: Dresden
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: 1,500+ EUR a semester
Next deadline: Closes 15 Nov
Labour Policies and Globalisation
Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR Berlin)
BerlinNext deadline:15 May 2027
City: Berlin
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 300 EUR
Next deadline: 15 May 2027
Law and Economics (EMLE)
University of Hamburg
HamburgNext deadline:15 Jan 2027
City: Hamburg
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: 1,500+ EUR a semesterSemester fee about 343 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jan 2027
Management
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg)
ErlangenNext deadline:31 May 2027
City: Erlangen
Type: Public
Language: EnglishGerman
Tuition: 1,500+ EUR a semesterSemester fee about 127 EUR
Next deadline: 31 May 2027
Management in Nonprofit Organizations
Osnabruck University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule Osnabruck)
OsnabrückNext deadline:1 Apr 2027
City: Osnabrück
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 357 EUR
Next deadline: 1 Apr 2027
Master of Arts in European Studies
Europa-Universitat Flensburg (EUF)
FlensburgNext deadline:15 Jul 2027
City: Flensburg
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition fee
Next deadline: 15 Jul 2027
Master of Arts in International Economics and Public Policy (MA IEPP)
University of Trier
TrierNext deadline:15 Jan 2027
City: Trier
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition fee
Next deadline: 15 Jan 2027
Master of European and International Law (MEIL)
University of Hamburg
HamburgNext deadline:15 Jun 2027
City: Hamburg
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: 1,500+ EUR a semesterSemester fee about 343 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jun 2027
Master of International Taxation (M.I.Tax)
University of Hamburg
HamburgNext deadline:15 Jul 2027
City: Hamburg
Type: Public
Language: EnglishGerman
Tuition: Under 1,500 EUR a semesterSemester fee about 335 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jul 2027
Master of Laws in Finance (LLM Finance)
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt am MainNext deadline:Closes 30 Nov
City: Frankfurt am Main
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: 1,500+ EUR a semesterSemester fee about 400 EUR
Next deadline: Closes 30 Nov
Master of Science in Economics (MSE)
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg)
ErlangenNext deadline:31 May 2027
City: Erlangen
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: 1,500+ EUR a semesterSemester fee about 72 EUR
Next deadline: 31 May 2027
Master Political Science
University of Mannheim
MannheimNext deadline:15 May 2027
City: Mannheim
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: Under 1,500 EUR a semesterSemester fee about 194 EUR
Next deadline: 15 May 2027
Peace and Security Studies
University of Hamburg
HamburgNext deadline:31 Mar 2027
City: Hamburg
Type: Public
Language: EnglishGerman
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 343 EUR
Next deadline: 31 Mar 2027
Politics & Technology
Technical University of Munich (TU Munich - TUM)
MunichNext deadline:31 May 2027
City: Munich
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: 1,500+ EUR a semester
Next deadline: 31 May 2027
Politics, Economics and Philosophy
University of Hamburg
HamburgNext deadline:31 Mar 2027
City: Hamburg
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 335 EUR
Next deadline: 31 Mar 2027
Politics, Economics, Philosophy
University of Hamburg
HamburgNext deadline:31 Mar 2027
City: Hamburg
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 343 EUR
Next deadline: 31 Mar 2027
Professional Master in Governance and Human Rights
Leuphana University of Luneburg
LüneburgNext deadline:15 Jul 2027
City: Lüneburg
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: 1,500+ EUR a semesterSemester fee about 210 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jul 2027
Public Affairs and Democracy
Leuphana University of Luneburg
LüneburgNext deadline:1 May 2027
City: Lüneburg
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 390 EUR
Next deadline: 1 May 2027
Public Policy
University of Erfurt
ErfurtNext deadline:30 Apr 2027
City: Erfurt
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: 1,500+ EUR a semester
Next deadline: 30 Apr 2027
Public Policy and Social Change
University of Tubingen
TübingenNext deadline:31 May 2027
City: Tübingen
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: Under 1,500 EUR a semesterSemester fee about 167 EUR
Next deadline: 31 May 2027
Religion & Global Futures
University of Bayreuth
BayreuthNext deadline:15 Jul 2027
City: Bayreuth
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 172 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jul 2027
Resource Efficiency in Architecture and Planning (REAP)
HafenCity University Hamburg (HCU Hamburg)
HamburgNext deadline:1 Jul 2027
City: Hamburg
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 320 EUR
Next deadline: 1 Jul 2027
Roads to Democracies - Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Politics and Culture
University of Siegen
SiegenNext deadline:15 May 2027
City: Siegen
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition fee
Next deadline: 15 May 2027
Social Sciences
University of Oldenburg
OldenburgNext deadline:30 Sept 2027
City: Oldenburg
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 424 EUR
Next deadline: 30 Sept 2027
Standards of Decision-Making Across Cultures
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg)
ErlangenNext deadline:15 Jul 2027
City: Erlangen
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 72 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jul 2027
Sustainability Science: Governance and Law (M.A.)
Leuphana University of Luneburg
LüneburgNext deadline:1 May 2027
City: Lüneburg
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 390 EUR
Next deadline: 1 May 2027
Transition Management
Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU)
GiessenNext deadline:15 Jun 2027
City: Giessen
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 300 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jun 2027
Transnational Law
University of Bremen
BremenNext deadline:30 Apr 2027
City: Bremen
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition fee
Next deadline: 30 Apr 2027
World Studies: Orders, Politics, Cultures
Bielefeld University
BielefeldNext deadline:15 Jul 2027
City: Bielefeld
Type: Public
Language: English
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 301 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jul 2027
(LL.M.) Legal Informatics
University of Passau
PassauNext deadline:15 Feb 2027
City: Passau
Type: Public
Language: German
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 104 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Feb 2027
Democracy and Governance
Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU)
GiessenNext deadline:15 Jan 2027
City: Giessen
Type: Public
Language: German
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 341 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jan 2027
Empirical Political and Social Research
University of Stuttgart
StuttgartNext deadline:15 Jul 2027
City: Stuttgart
Type: Public
Language: German
Tuition: Under 1,500 EUR a semesterSemester fee about 184 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jul 2027
German law
University of Hamburg
HamburgNext deadline:15 Jun 2027
City: Hamburg
Type: Public
Language: German
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 343 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jun 2027
Governance und Public Policy
Darmstadt University of Technology (TU Darmstadt)
DarmstadtNext deadline:1 Jun 2027
City: Darmstadt
Type: Public
Language: German
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 331 EUR
Next deadline: 1 Jun 2027
Insurance Law
TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences
CologneNext deadline:15 Jan 2027
City: Cologne
Type: Public
Language: German
Tuition: 1,500+ EUR a semester
Next deadline: 15 Jan 2027
Interdisciplinary Public and Nonprofit Studies
University of Hamburg
HamburgNext deadline:15 Jun 2027
City: Hamburg
Type: Public
Language: German
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 343 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jun 2027
International Licensing Law
Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (HS Darmstadt)
DarmstadtNext deadline:15 Jul 2027
City: Darmstadt
Type: Public
Language: German
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 382 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jul 2027
Law
University of Freiburg (Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg)
Freiburg im BreisgauNext deadline:15 Jun 2027
City: Freiburg im Breisgau
Type: Public
Language: German
Tuition: Under 1,500 EUR a semesterSemester fee about 200 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jun 2027
LL.M. German Law for foreign graduates
University of Passau
PassauNext deadline:15 Jul 2027
City: Passau
Type: Public
Language: German
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 85 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jul 2027
Political Science
Bielefeld University
BielefeldNext deadline:15 Jan 2027
City: Bielefeld
Type: Public
Language: German
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 301 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jan 2027
Political Science
University of Freiburg (Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg)
Freiburg im BreisgauNext deadline:15 Jul 2027
City: Freiburg im Breisgau
Type: Public
Language: German
Tuition: Under 1,500 EUR a semesterSemester fee about 200 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jul 2027
Political Science
University of Hamburg
HamburgNext deadline:31 Mar 2027
City: Hamburg
Type: Public
Language: German
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 343 EUR
Next deadline: 31 Mar 2027
Professional MA in Criminology
University of Hamburg
HamburgNext deadline:1 Jul 2027
City: Hamburg
Type: Public
Language: German
Tuition: 1,500+ EUR a semesterSemester fee about 343 EUR
Next deadline: 1 Jul 2027
Public Planning and Participation
University of Stuttgart
StuttgartNext deadline:15 Jul 2027
City: Stuttgart
Type: Public
Language: German
Tuition: Under 1,500 EUR a semesterSemester fee about 184 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jul 2027
Social Law and Social Economy (LL.M.)
Fulda University of Applied Sciences (HS Fulda)
FuldaNext deadline:15 Jan 2027
City: Fulda
Type: Public
Language: German
Tuition: No tuition feeSemester fee about 341 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jan 2027
Compliance & Corporate Security (LL.M.)
RFH University of Applied Sciences
CologneNext deadline:15 Jan 2027
City: Cologne
Type: Private
Language: English
Tuition: 1,500+ EUR a semesterSemester fee about 225 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jan 2027
Executive Master in Future Energy
ESCP Business School
ParisNext deadline:1 Feb 2027
City: Paris
Type: Private
Language: English
Tuition: 1,500+ EUR a semester
Next deadline: 1 Feb 2027
Master of Public Policy (MPP)
Hertie School of Governance
BerlinNext deadline:15 Jan 2027
City: Berlin
Type: Private
Language: English
Tuition: 1,500+ EUR a semester
Next deadline: 15 Jan 2027
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Witten/Herdecke University
WittenNext deadline:15 Aug 2027
City: Witten
Type: Private
Language: English
Tuition: 1,500+ EUR a semester
Next deadline: 15 Aug 2027
Tax Law (LL.M.)
RFH University of Applied Sciences
CologneNext deadline:15 Jan 2027
City: Cologne
Type: Private
Language: EnglishGerman
Tuition: 1,500+ EUR a semesterSemester fee about 225 EUR
Next deadline: 15 Jan 2027
Taxation
University of Applied Sciences FHDW
MindenNext deadline:15 Jun 2027
City: Minden
Type: Private
Language: German
Tuition: 1,500+ EUR a semester
Next deadline: 15 Jun 2027

Universities with the most law & politics programmes

University of Hamburg
Hamburg · 12 programmes
Leuphana University of Luneburg
Lüneburg · 5 programmes
Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR Berlin)
Berlin · 3 programmes
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg)
Erlangen · 3 programmes
University of Freiburg (Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg)
Freiburg im Breisgau · 3 programmes
University of Mannheim
Mannheim · 3 programmes

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Studying law & politics in Germany

Law and politics study how rules are made, how they are used and how power is shared. A Master's in this field can focus on laws between countries, laws of Europe, laws for companies, government plans, or how countries work with each other.

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Yes. 67 of the 84 programmes are taught in English, or in English and German.

48 of the 84 programmes have no tuition fee. You still pay a small semester fee to the university.

43 public universities teach law & politics. Together they have 78 programmes.

University of Hamburg (12 programmes), Leuphana University of Luneburg (5 programmes) and Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR Berlin) (3 programmes).

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